Greenville, S.C.-based Eye Health America has partnered with Janet Betchkal, MD, a glaucoma specialist in Jacksonville, Fla. Dr. Betchkal has more than 30 years of experience and has been in private practice for more than two decades, according to a…
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Eye care surgical and vision care product company Alcon has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Staar Surgical, an ophthalmic surgery company and lens manufacturer. In the agreement, Alcon will purchase all outstanding shares of Staar common stock for…
Philadelphia-based Wills Eye Hospital has named Julia Haller, MD, as CEO. In the role, Dr. Haller will oversee patient care, strategic planning, financial performance and philanthropic advancement, according to a July 17 news release from the hospital. Dr. Haller has…
The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute was ranked at the top of U.S. News & World Report’s list of the “Best Hospitals for Ophthalmology” in 2025-26. The publication released the list July 29, which ranks the best 11 eye hospitals and…
The average yearly pay for ophthalmologists was $409,000 in 2024, the same figure as 2023, according to Medscape’s Ophthalmologist Compensation Report 2025. Here are nine more pay stats to know:
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A new study published by researchers at Brown University in Providence, R.I., found that commercial insurance payments for common ophthalmology procedures vary widely across the U.S., Medscape reported July 8. The study analyzed data from Blue Cross Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare,…
Outcome Capital, a life sciences and healthcare advisory and investment banking firm, has launched its first ophthalmology practice. The ophthalmology practice aims to address eye disease. Vision impairment impacts more than 2 billion individuals globally, according to a July 8…
The UCI Health Physician Network has added SoCal Eye as a founding affiliate of its network. SoCal Eye is an ophthalmology practice with locations in Long Beach and Los Alamitos, Calif., providing eye care services including cataract surgery, LASIK, glaucoma…
Hickory, N.C.-based Graystone Eye has opened a new location in North Wilkesboro, N.C., The Wilkes Record reported July 1. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place on July 8. The new location will be led by Megan Swaringen, OD. The new…
Nancy Williams-Wallace, MD, is closing her ophthalmology practice, Tampa Bay Eye Associates, located in Palm Harbor, Fla., according to a public notice published June 18 in the Tampa Bay Times. Patients can request copies of their medical records to be…