Ophthalmology

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.

Ophthalmologist Allen Beck, MD, has been appointed a permanent member of the executive committee of the Childhood Glaucoma Research Network, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist Steven E. Feldon, MD, has been was named to the National Institutes of Health's neurology, ophthalmology imaging and technology study section, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center Pulse report.

Ophthalmic surgery centers often depend heavily on Medicare reimbursement due to the age of their clientele, meaning administrators must work particularly hard to cut costs to make up for low payment rates. Here Kathy Stout, RN, administrator of The Eye…

The National Institutes of Health has announced the appointment of ophthalmologist Janine Clayton, MD, as director for the Office of Research on Women's Health and associate director for Research on Women's Health, NIH, according to a news release.

UT Medical Group, based in Memphis, Tenn., has added three physicians to its ophthalmology department, according to a Memphis Daily News report.

Mississippi Vision Correction Center has purchased a LenSx laser, a piece of equipment that allows physicians to use 3D image-guided technology to perform precise incisions that would normally be made with a blade, according to a release.