VisionMed has appointed Tony Burns as strategic advisor for ambulatory and office-based surgery. According to a May 1 news release, Mr. Burns brings more than three decades of experience in ambulatory surgery centers and office-based procedural environments. He is the…
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As ASCs nationwide grapple with sicker patients, anesthesia shortages and the operational complexity of rapid growth, leaders like Leah Shaler are finding that standardization and smart automation are the keys to staying ahead. Ms. Shaler, senior vice president of ASC…
Lake Worth, Fla.-based See Vision Eye Institute has opened a new surgery center, according to an April 17 report from The Town-Crier. The 15,000-square-foot facility, also located in Lake Worth, has six beds, two operating rooms and a laser suite.…
Surgical robotics company ForSight Robotics’ platform has been used to complete the world’s first fully robot-assisted cataract surgery performed on a human patient. Dr. Alexey Rapoport performed the surgery with the JASPER Platform, which provides surgeons with advanced imaging, precision…
Female ophthalmologists who work in academic settings earn less than their male counterparts at all ranks, according to new research published March 26 in JAMA Ophthalmology. Researchers at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., utilized data from…
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A proposed bill in the Maine State Legislature would authorize optometrists to perform certain eye procedures. LD 1803 specifies 18 procedures that would still only be allowed to be performed by ophthalmologists, including retina laser procedures, penetrating keratoplasty and surgery…
Atlanta-based EyeSouth Partners has continued its network growth with the addition of a practice in LaPlace, La. The eye care-focused MSO partnered with Aslett-Kurica Eye Center, marking its third affiliation in Louisiana and 69th across the U.S., according to a…
Conshohocken, Pa.-based pharmaceutical services company Cencora signed a definitive agreement with Atlanta-based EyeSouth Partners to acquire its retina business for $1.1 billion. Once the transaction is completed, retina physicians affiliated with EyeSouth Partners will join Concora’s MSO, Retina Consultants of…
Atlanta-based EyeSouth Partners has affiliated with an ophthalmology practice in Erie, Pa. The MSO partnered with Laser Eye Surgery of Erie, which is led by Robert Haverly, MD, according to a March 17 news release from EyeSouth Partners. The practice…
California, Florida and Texas each had more than 20 facilities ranked on the “2026 Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers” list published by U.S. News. The publication evaluated more than 4,400 ASCs for treatment for procedures in four specialty areas, using three…