Ophthalmology

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: 

A 40,000-square-foot medical office building in Danbury, Conn., has sold for $15 million, according to a June 15 report from the NewsTimes.

Greenfield, Mass.-based Pioneer Valley Ophthalmic Consultants has filed a notice of data breach with the Vermont attorney general following a data security incident at third-party vendor Alta Medical Management, according to a June 12 update written by the Console and…