Ophthalmology

Bloomfield, Iowa-based practitioner Tom Juhl, OD, will permanently close his optometry practice in June, leaving the county without an optometrist, according to an April 16 report from The Bloomfield Democrat.

Atlanta-based EyeSouth Partners affiliated with Community Eye Care Specialists, which has five clinics and a surgery center in Pennsylvania.

Healthcare improvement company Premier has partnered with EyeProGPO, an ophthalmology-focused group purchasing organization.

Two artificial intelligence chatbots, Google's Gemini and Bard, have shown success in answering questions from the U.S. ophthalmology board certification exam, according to an April 13 study published in Eye.

Hauppauge, N.Y.-based ophthalmology provider SightMD has added Madhavi Jaspal, OD, to its team. 

The Justice Department has filed a False Claims Act complaint against Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.

Iowa is the highest-paying state for ophthalmologists in 2024, offering an average yearly salary of $430,910 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Eye Physicians of Libertyville (Ill.) acquired Northern Illinois Eye Clinic in Mundelein.

Optometrist Alana Curatola, OD, has filed a gender discrimination and workplace retaliation lawsuit against Sequim, Wash.-based Northwest Eye Surgeons alleging she was fired the day after returning back to work from parental leave, according to an April 1 report from…

Central Utah Eye opened a location in Ephraim, Utah, its fourth practice, according to a March 27 report by the Daily Herald.