From New York to California, 175 optometrist and ophthalmologists have been named the best eye doctors in America for 2022 by Newsweek.
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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.
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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.
Albert Wu, MD, PhD, has joined Turn Biotechnologies, a cell rejuvenation company, to oversee development of ophthalmic therapeutic products.
U.S. News & World Report released its latest list of the best hospitals for ophthalmology, plus seven more ophthalmology updates Becker's has reported on in the last 30 days: