Ophthalmology

Ophthalmologist Martin O'Malley, MD, has joined Crosby (Minn.) Eye Clinic, according to a Brainerd Dispatch report.

Ophthalmologist Dylan Yu, MD, has joined Genstler Eye Center, which has locations in Topeka and Manhattan, Kan., according to a Topeka Capital-Journal report and the Genstler Eye Center website.

Ophthalmologist Joseph L. Sokol, MD, is the first surgeon to perform canaloplasty in New Haven County, Conn., according to a New Haven Register report.

A new computer-based simulation tool allows users to safely practice phacoemulsification cataract surgery in real scenarios, according to a news release.

The auditorium at UHS Binghamton (N.Y.) General Hospital has been dedicated to ophthalmologist Francis Gilroy, MD, according to a news release.

The Boston Globe has named David G. Hunter, MD, PhD, co-founder of REBIScan, as a top innovator in Massachusetts for 2012, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist Erik Bergman, MD, has died, according to a Herald-Mail obituary.

Kentaro Yamada, MD, has joined Ramona (Calif.) Eye Care, according to a Ramona Sentinel report.

Ophthalmologist Kenneth Morrow, MD, has died, according to a Bellingham Herald obituary.

June is Cataract Awareness Month, according to the National Institutes of Health's MedlinePlus.