Ophthalmology

The results of a new study show Medicare patients 65 years and older who underwent cataract surgery had lower odds of sustaining a hip fracture one year after the procedure than patients with cataract who did not undergo the procedure,…

Researchers from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Loyola University Chicago Health Sciences Division and collaborators have isolated a gene that causes a common form of Leber congenital amaurosis, according to a news release.

Alcon has announced it has acquired Endure Medical Systems, according to a news release.

The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Harvard Medical School in Boston has been granted a $250,000 Research to Prevent Blindness Career Development Award, according to a news release.

Toyos Clinic is set to open a full-service ophthalmology clinic in Franklin, Tenn., according to a Memphis Business Journal report (subscription required for full access).

Louisiana State University's Bogalusa (La.) Medical Center will close its ophthalmology clinic, according to a The Daily News report.

University of Michigan eye researcher Tom Gardner, MD, has been named scholar at Taubman Institute, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist and eye surgeon Harold J. Ward has died, according to a Pasadena Star-News report.

Indiana University's schools of optometry and medicine are creating a new academic exchange program with four eye institutes and hospitals in India, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist Mark L. Jaggers, MD, has died, according to a Courier-Journal obituary.