Ophthalmology

Ophthalmologist Michelle Cho, MD, has joined Altru Health System in Grand Forks, N.D., according to a news release.

Eye Associates, with offices throughout New Jersey, has invested in a new cataract surgery tool, the Optiwave Refractive Analysis system, according to a Daily Journal report.

Ophthalmologist Shachar Tauber, MD, has received the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Achievement Award, according to a Springfield News-Leader report.

A team led by a scientist at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pa., is working to develop an artificial retina, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.

Ophthalmologist Chetan Soni, MD, MS, MHA, will join the medical staff of Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Mo., according to a news release.

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences in Chicago now offers LenSx laser cataract surgery, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist J. William Harbour, MD, has received a research grant from the Melanoma Research Foundation, according to a Missourian report.

Ophthalmologist David Gamm, MD, PhD, has been selected as director of the University of Wisconsin Eye Research Institute, according to a news release.

Costs are rising at a rate faster than reimbursements can be made, creating major challenges for surgical organizations. Ambler Surgical, together with members from its Advisory Board of ophthalmic industry experts, suggest the following list of high supply costs in…

Two University of California, Irvine ophthalmologists have implanted miniature telescopes in the eyes of patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration, according to a news release.