The Cleveland Clinic’s Cole Eye Institute has completed construction of its latest outpatient facility in Cleveland, the Jeffrey and Patricia Cole Pavilion. According to a news release by HGA, the architecture firm behind the new center’s design, the facility began…
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Ophthalmic device company BVI Medical has earned FDA clearance for its new glaucoma surgical system, Leos, its brand name for the laser endoscopy ophthalmic system. Leos is the only laser system that lowers intraocular pressure through addressing aqueous humor production…
ModMed is donating the use of its ophthalmology-focused EHR system to three community colleges in Illinois. Participating colleges include Elgin Community College, Glen Ellyn-based College of Dupage and River Grove-based Triton Community College, according to an April 16 press release. …
Eye Physicians of Lancaster (Pa.) closed its doors April 7, according to a notice and pdf letter posted to its website, signed by Thomas Krulewski, MD. He gave no reason for the closure. “I regret to inform you that effective…
The highest-paid ophthalmologist in Fort Worth, Texas, earns $785,600 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $301,500 ophthalmologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here is what…
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McKesson has completed an $850 million acquisition of general ophthalmology and retina management services company PRISM Vision Holdings. Through the acquisition, McKesson will own 80% of PRISM, according to an April 2 news release. PRISM will retain the other 20%. …
St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine has named Aaron Lee, MD, as head of its ophthalmology and visual sciences department. Dr. Lee currently serves as endowed professor of ophthalmology at Seattle-based University of Washington. He is also the director…
Eye health company Bausch + Lomb has issued a voluntary recall of a series of intraocular lenses, according to a March 27 report from Global Data. The recall is associated with its enVista platform following a number of reports of…
Maurice John Jr., MD, an ophthalmologist from Louisville, Ky., died on March 24 at age 81, according to an obituary published by the Courier Journal. Dr. John was a “visionary” in the specialty, according to the obituary. He earned his…
Jersey City, N.J.-based Character Biosciences has raised $93 million in a series B financing round. The funding will be used to advance the company’s pipeline of therapies to treat degenerative eye diseases, starting with age-related macular degeneration, according to a…