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.
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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:
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Morgantown-based West Virginia University Medicine broke ground on a $233 million eye institute, according to a Jan. 24 report from WVNews.
Robert Daroff, MD, a neuro-ophthalmologist at Cleveland-based University Hospitals, has died at 88, according to a Jan. 21 report from Cleveland.com.
SightMD Connecticut acquired a multi-location ophthalmology practice in the state.
The ASC market is estimated to grow by $25.4 billion through 2028, according to a Jan. 16 market report fromTechnavio.
The University of Southern California/LA General Medical Center in Los Angeles and the University of Illinois Chicago have partnered with global nonprofit HelpMeSee to establish simulation-based surgical training locations.