Ophthalmology

Cataract surgery cost an average of $3,500 to $7,000 per eye in 2022, according to data from eye research company MyVision.org.  

Retina Consultants of America has added its 30th partnership with the announcement of Retina Group of New England joining its national network of physicians in a Dec. 30 release. 

A physician at N.C.-based Wilmington Eye performed the first successful implant of the iStent Infinite at Wilmington Eye Surgery Center. This marks the first time a glaucoma device has been implanted in either of the Carolinas.

The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has been named the top ophthalmology residency program in the U.S. for 2022 by Ophthalmology Times. 

The Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore has been named the top overall university ophthalmology program in the U.S. for 2022 by the Ophthalmology Times. 

Vision Innovation Partners is a company providing management and support services to the leading comprehensive eye care providers in states across the Mid-Atlantic Region. Here are seven facts about the growing company, according to its website:

Watchmaker Omega has renewed its partnership with eye care nonprofit Orbis International for another five years, pledging $2.5 million in support to the eye care provider.

Atlanta-based EyeSouth Partners has affiliated with Pittsburgh-based North Park Ophthalmology.

Clinical trial research organization Parexel has partnered with vision healthcare organization MyEyeDr to collaborate on recruitment for diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration clinical trials. 

ASC and ophthalmology management services organization Sunvera Group has partnered with Mentor, Ohio-based Ophthalmic Physicians Incorporated and its affiliates.