Ophthalmology

The estate of a South Carolina patient has filed a lawsuit against Charleston, S.C.-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare, the Retina Eye Center of Charleston (S.C.), Carolina Eye Care Physicians and Lowrey King, MD, accusing Dr. King of operating on the…

Beauty brand Clinique has added ophthalmologist Ashley Brissette, MD, to its leadership team as its inaugural guiding ophthalmologist. 

Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute has added Jonathan Lam, MD, to its team.

The first in-human results for a technology that allows intraocular lenses to more closely replicate a crystalline lens were presented at the American Society of cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting in San Diego, according to an Aug. 21 report from…

Here are five compensation statistics ophthalmologists should know, using data from Medscape:

Atlanta-based Georgia Eye Partners has become the first facility in the region to implant the Apthera IOL aperture lens for cataract surgery.

Vantage Surgical Solutions, an Effingham, Ill.-based surgical provider focused on rural communities, has rebranded its ophthalmic division to be Vantage Clear.

The Belmont Eye Clinic in Liberty Township, Ohio, has closed after operating for more than 50 years, according to an Aug. 14 report from ABC affiliate WKBN.

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: