Ophthalmology

Richmond-based Virginia Eye Institute, the largest ophthalmology and optometry clinic in the state, has integrated eClinicalWorks as its electronic health record system to manage prescriptions, track inventory and use special modules within eClinicalWorks' EHR. 

Here are five statistics offering insight into the field of ophthalmology recently:

Montecito Medical has acquired a medical office building 100 percent occupied by the Williams Eye Institute.

A new trend on TikTok has some users claiming that rubbing castor oil, a type of vegetable oil, on your eyelids, eyelashes and under your eyes can treat vision problems including dryness, floaters, cataracts, poor vision and glaucoma, according to…

The American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology are praising insurer Humana for rolling back a prior authorization requirement for cataract surgery for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in Georgia, according…

Miami-based Bascom Palmer Eye Institute-University of Miami Hospital and Clinics has been named the top hospital for ophthalmic care in 2023 and 2024 by U.S. News & World Report, according to a ranking released on Aug. 1. 

Management services organization US Eye has opened its second ophthalmic operating room at the Center for Visual Surgical Excellence, a Chesapeake, Va.-based ASC. 

Diane Blanck, executive director of the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society, connected with Becker's to answer, "What is the biggest problem ASCs face today?"

Quantum Vision Centers, based in Swansea, Ill., is being sued for negligence after a patient allegedly lost vision in her left eye following a cataract surgery in May 2021, according to a July 31 report from the Madison-St. Clair Record.

An optometry clinic in Anderson, S.C., was involved in a ransomware attack that leaked the private information of over 60,000 patients, according to a July 27 report from Cybernews.