Ophthalmology

Ophthalmologist Sahar Kohanim, MD, has joined Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, according to a news release.

Georgia's Thomas Eye Group has announced it is set to open a new office in Atlanta, according to a news release.

According to a new market report published by All Market Research, the global ophthalmology market is expected to reach $18 billion in 2018. Specifically, the United States is expected to have a 32.8 percent share of that market.

Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City has received a $287,000 grant to help physicians better diagnose and treat diabetic retinopathy, according to a news release.

Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center, an Arizona ophthalmology practice, has announced the opening of a new facility in Flagstaff, Ariz., according to a new release.

Ophthalmologist Veeral Sheth, MD, has joined University Retina in Illinois, according to a news release.

Retired ophthalmologist Terry Sorom, MD, has received the Luther College Distinguished Service Award, according to a news release.

The results of a new study show donor corneas not suitable for transplants may serve as a more effective alternative to traditional tissue for patients needing tissue to cover a glaucoma shunt, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist Mike Carroll, MD, has died, according to a Beverly Review report.

Researchers at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Vision Research Center have received a grant from the National Eye Institute at the National Institutes of Health, according to a news release.