Ophthalmology

Andrew G. Cheek, MD, and Kandon Kamae, MD, have joined Washington's Spokane Eye Clinic, according to a Spokeman-Review report and Spokane Eye Clinic announcement.

An FDA panel has recommended approval of Second Sight Medical's Argus II retinal prosthesis system, according to a CBS Evening News report and Second Sight's website.

The Retina Group of Washington, with locations in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., has opened a new office in Vienna, Va., according to a Connection Newspapers report.

William Beaumont Army Medical Center in Fort Bliss, Texas, has opened its own Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Clinic, according to a news release.

Don Kikkawa, MD, and Robert Weinreb, MD, work with the UC San Diego Department of Ophthalmology's Shiley Eye Center, an academic institution that also provides clinical care for eye disorders.

LensAR has announced cataract surgeons have completed the first laser cataract surgeries using the company's LensAR laser system, according to a news release.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology's political action committee has sponsored a new television ad supporting ophthalmologist Rep. Nan Hayworth, according to a Capital New York report.

Ophthalmologist Thomas S. Boland, MD, of Pennsylvania's Northeastern Eye Institute, has performed the organization's first iCataract procedure, according to a news release.

Christenbury Eye Center in Charlotte, N.C., has announced it has invested in a Zeiss VisuMax femtosecond laser, according to a news release.

Paul Cadorette, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, COSC, CASCC, director of education for mdStrategies, discusses five steps to make sure surgery centers are maximizing ophthalmology reimbursement.