Ophthalmology

Greenville, S.C.-based Eye Health America has acquired an ophthalmology-focused ASC in Georgia. 

The highest-paid ophthalmologist in Sacramento, Calif., earns $687,800 per year, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $312,120 ophthalmologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Greenville, S.C.-based Eye Health America has acquired a multi-location ophthalmology practice in Florida, according to a Feb. 24 report from Business Observer.

St. Louis-based EyeCare Partners has named a new chief medical officer and chief physician relations officer.

Ophthalmology department technicians at the Regional Eye Center at Confluence Health Wenatchee (Wash.) have voted 38-2 to form a collective bargaining unit, according to a Feb. 18 report from radio station KPQ.

McKesson Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire an 80% stake in Prism Vision Holdings from Quad-C for approximately $850 million.

Toms (N.J.) River Surgical Center, an affiliate of management organization SightMD, has added advanced bladeless LASIK. 

Richard Cohen, MD, founder of Boca Raton, Fla.-based Cohen Laser and Vision Center, is retiring.

Here are five updates for ASC leaders to know about the ophthalmology industry, as reported by Becker's in January:

Morgantown-based West Virginia University Medicine broke ground on a $233 million eye institute, according to a Jan. 24 report from WVNews.