Ophthalmology

Ophthalmologist Asher Ze'ev Rabinowitz, MD, has died, according to a Vindy.com report and his obituary.

Pediatric ophthalmologist Robert W. Hered, MD, will join Eye Physicians of Central Florida on August 27, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist Lisa Reaves, MD, has joined the Jackson (Ohio) Outpatient Clinic, according to a Jackson County Times-Journal report.

Ophthalmologist Alexander Filipp, MD, has joined Ophthalmic Consultants of the Capital Region of Troy, N.Y., according to a news release.

The National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has announced it is holding a contest seeking the most compelling one-page ideas to advance vision science, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist Jacob K. Thomas, MD, has joined Missouri's Mattax Neu Prater Eye Center, according to a Springfield News-Leader report.

Ophthalmologist Michael W. Border, MD, has joined Harrington HealthCare System in Southbridge, Mass., according to a news release.

President and CEO Cory M. Lessner, MD, and Medical Director Andrew C. Shatz, MD, of Sight Trust Eye Institute in Sunrise, Fla., discuss the benefits and challenges of investing in an office-based procedure center.

Ophthalmologist Robert Knape, MD, has joined the Virginia Eye Institute, according to a news release (pdf).

Alex V. Levin, MD, of the Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia, is the recipient of the Prevent Blindness America 2012 Investigator Award, according to a news release.