Ophthalmology

Since 2010, 504,000 clinical trials have started in the U.S., according to a report from Definitive Healthcare. 

Here are the top five ophthalmologists in the U.S. in 2022, according to a survey of more than 10,000 ophthalmologists conducted by Newsweek.

From New York to California, 175 optometrist and ophthalmologists have been named the best eye doctors in America for 2022 by Newsweek. 

Leon Rafailov, MD, an oculoplastic surgeon at SightMD who specializes in minimally invasive procedures, has become one of the first physicians in Long Island (N.Y.) to perform a corneal neurotization. 

The drug market is not impervious to worldwide supply chain issues, and ophthalmologists are experiencing drug shortages like most other physicians this year. 

New Providence, N.J.-based Prism Vision Group, a vertically integrated eye care services organization, has added Seidenberg Protzko Eye Associates to its platform.

Multi-practice ophthalmology group OCLI Vision has acquired New York City- based NY Vision Group, according to an Aug. 23 press release. 

Eye care products maker Alcon has agreed to acquire Aerie Pharmaceuticals for $15.25 per share, a valuation of $770 million. 

The American Society of Retina Specialists has voiced its opposition to a bill under consideration in the California Senate that would allow optometrists to perform surgical procedures on the eye, including procedures that require the use of a scalpel, injection…

While some physician specialists struggled with declining pay in 2022, ophthalmologists saw an average salary of $417,000 in 2022, up from $379,000 a year ago.