Ophthalmology

Ophthalmologist Steven Couch, MD, has joined Washington University Physicians, the primary care and specialist physicians who are members of the full-time faculty at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, according to a news release.

Reed Eye Associates has opened a new eye care center in Newark, N.Y., according to a Messenger Post report.

San Francisco General Hospital recently opened a new pediatric eye center, according to a Mission Loc@l report.

Eye surgeon Jacob K. Thomas, MD, has received board certification from the American Board of Ophthalmology, according to a news release.

Southwestern Eye Center, based in Mesa Ariz., has announced it has acquired Southwest Eye Clinics in Las Cruces and Santa Teresa, N.M., according to a news release.

Glaucoma specialist Andrew Bainnson, MD, has joined the medical staff of North Shore Eye Care, which has several locations on Long Island, N.Y., according to an organization announcement.

OptiMedica Corp. has announced it has closed a $35 million growth round of financing, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologists Edward K. Isbey III, MD, and Robert E. Wiggins Jr., MD, have received the 2012 American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award, according to a news release.

Kala Pharmaceuticals, a developer of ophthalmic treatments, has announced the appointment of Bernard Gilly, PhD, to its board of directors, according to a news release.

Prevent Blindness America has announced it has elected four new members to its national board of directors, according to a news release.