Ophthalmology

Apellis Pharmaceuticals' Syfovre, a treatment for geographic atrophy, has received FDA approval. 

The Central Alabama Veterans Healthcare System has become the first in the nation to add ophthalmic lasers for the treatment of glaucoma at its Montgomery-based VA clinic. 

From  a new OCLI Vision acquisition to renewed medical partnerships, here are 16 ophthalmology updates Becker's has reported on since Feb. 1. 

Optical instrument designer and manufacturer Precision Optics has entered into a production and technology licensing agreement with a global medical company. 

Ophthalmologist Andrew Johnston, MD, has joined Knoxville, Tenn.-based provider Drs. Campbell, Cunningham, Taylor & Haun. 

The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in Worcester has partnered with Israel-based AEYE Health to research an artificial intelligence retinal camera screening. 

Sunvera Group, an ophthalmology-focused management service organization, added Castleman Eye Center in Southgate, Mich., to its network.

Sandy Springs, Ga.-based Woolfson Eye Institute is a rapidly growing physician-owned practice serving patients in the Southeast. Here are seven things to know about the practice: 

Sandy Springs, Ga.-based Woolfson Eye Institute is opening a new office in Canton, Ga. In 2000, Woolfson opened its first office in Canton through the acquisition of the private practice of Mark Weiner, MD. 

Bausch & Lomb has agreed to purchase AcuFocus, a manufacturer of devices to treat cataracts, Orange County Business Journal reported Feb. 6.