Ophthalmology

University Hospitals Eye Institute in Cleveland has added five physicians to its staff, according to a Westlake Patch report.

Ophthalmologist Mario del Cid, MD, has joined the Retina Group of Florida, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist Ira Younger, MD, has joined the network of hospital-owned physician practices of Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Ind., according to a news release.

Bausch + Lomb, has announced the launch of its new enVista TORIC intraocular lens, according to a news release.

The Knights Templar Eye Foundation, based in Flower Mound, Texas, has provided a $60,000 grant to Qiuhua Zhang, PhD, to support research into the optimization of superselective intraophthalmic artery chemotherapy, according to a news release.

Massachusetts Eye and Ear and the Joslin Diabetes Center, both based out of Boston, have announced they will form a clinical and research alliance focusing on eye care, according to a news release.

University of California, Irvine has received a grant of $17.3 million to cultivate therapeutically potent retinal progenitor stem cells to treat the blinding effects of retinitis pigmentosa, according to a news release.

Here are 40 ambulatory surgery centers performing 50 percent or more ophthalmology, of all total cases. There is no fee to be included in or to market this list. There are never fees involved with Becker's lists.

The first patient in Northern California has received a miniature telescopic eye implant, according to a media advisory.

Ophthalmologist and eye surgeon William "Bill" Lewallen, MD, has died, according to Pueblo Chieftain obituary.