Ophthalmology

ASCs Inc. and JH Winokur have closed a real estate sale-leaseback transaction for condominium units housing two Anchorage-based ASCs: Alaska Eye Surgery Center and Laser Center and Alaska Lasik & Cataract Center.

Eye device company New World Medical has received FDA clearance for its implant-free Streamline goniotomy system and is nearing full commercial release, Ophthalmology Times reported March 1.

Gadsden (Ala.) Eye Associates, which includes Northeast Alabama Eye Surgery Center, has joined Atlanta-based EyeSouth Partners.

New York ophthalmologist David Kwiat, MD, is suing Jason Houle, a butcher shop worker, for $250,000 over a request that the physician wear a mask, according to court documents.

Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore received the largest amount of funds from the National Institutes of Health in 2021, according to data from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.

Annapolis, Md.-based Vision Innovation Partners acquired Fredericksburg, Va.-based eye and laser center SIEHT.

New Jersey Vision Associates opened a new location in Bloomfield, N.J.

An eye clinic specializing in diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration is opening in a Westchase, Fla., CVS location, ABC affiliate WFTS reported Feb 22.

Groups representing optometrists and ophthalmologists have been butting heads in state legislatures for years over the scope of optometrists' practice. Vermont is home to the most recent skirmish.

The ophthalmology market saw sustained transaction activity throughout the fourth quarter of 2021, according to a market update from Provident.