Ophthalmology

From management service company acquisitions to new executive appointments, here are 14 ophthalmology updates Becker's has reported from the month of June: 

Ophthalmology management services organization EyeCare Partners haslaunched a yearlong ophthalmology fellowship program that will provide training to residency graduates. 

Office-based lens surgery for cataracts, refractive lens exchanges and phakic IOL implantation is as safe as lens surgery at other sites, according to a new study conducted by iOR Partners and led by Medical Director Lance Kugler, MD. 

Members of Congress are taking action to push CMS and the Department of Health and Human Services to reform prior authorization rules as several well-known medical organizations, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, have warned of safety impacts to patients…

Unifeye Vision Partners has partnered with Chaska, Minn.-based Southwest Eye Care and Fargo-based Eye Consultants of North Dakota, solidifying its seventh and eighth partnerships in the Midwest. 

Boston-based Mass Eye and Ear appointed CarolAnn Williams as its next president starting July 1. 

Statista and Newsweek have partnered to name the 200 best optometrists in the U.S.

Statista and Newsweek have partnered to name the 200 best ophthalmologists in the U.S.

Ophthalmologist David Aizuss, MD, was elected as secretary of the American Medical Association board of trustees. 

Here are the top executives leading five ophthalmology management services organizations: