Ophthalmology

U.S. Vision, an optical retailer with about 250 locations across the country, is immediately ceasing operations, according to a June 15 report from Vision Monday.  The company is closing all of its optical centers, including freestanding locations and those located…

Annapolis, Md.-based Vision Innovation Partners has appointed Brad Foster, MD, as chief medical and strategy officer.  Dr. Foster will collaborate with Vision Innovation Partners’ physicians to establish clinical performance benchmarks and drive greater accountability through standardized processes, according to a…

Florida saw the largest year-over-year increase in the average annual salary for ophthalmologists from 2024 to 2025, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Across the U.S., the average annual salary for ophthalmologists grew $3,150, slightly increasing from…

Ophthalmologists have the highest annual mean wage in outpatient care centers, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In outpatient care centers, ophthalmologists earn an average of $414,630, more than $100,000 higher than the next highest-paying practice…

James Aquavella, MD, a pioneering ophthalmic surgeon and longtime faculty member at University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medicine, died May 14 at age 94. Dr. Aquavella retired in 2024 after a nearly 70-year career in ophthalmology, according to a University of…

Florida has the highest hourly mean wage for ophthalmologists in the U.S., while Minnesota has the highest hourly mean wage for the profession when adjusted for cost of living, according to new data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.…

The average annual wage for ophthalmologists in the U.S. reached $304,650 in 2025, a slight increase from an average of $301,500 in 2024, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.   Ophthalmologists earned the most in Florida, bringing in…

New Providence, N.J.-based PRISM Vision Group has closed a transaction with Retina Macula Institute.  Retina Macula Institute, founded by Ron Gallemore, MD, PhD, is an ophthalmology practice with locations in Los Angeles and South Bay, Calif., according to a May…

Wilmington, Del.-based Simon Eye has secured an investment from private equity firm Brightstar Capital Partners.  Founded in 1987, Simon Eye is an integrated vision care platform with a network of ophthalmology and optometry clinics across the Mid-Atlantic, according to a…

MaineGeneral Eye Center in Fairfield will close July 31, leaving around 4,500 patients without access to local ophthalmology care, the Central Maine reported May 8. MaineGeneral Health cited losses of up to $1 million annually, driven by low insurance reimbursement…