Ophthalmology

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals has appointed Jay Duker, MD, to be its COO, the eye care pharmaceutical company said Nov. 1.

Dean Ouano, MD, a surgeon with CarolinaEast Surgery Center in New Bern, N.C., performed the state's first iris transplant, the center said in a Nov. 2 news release.

St. Louis-based EyeCare Partners will acquire CEI Vision for $600 million, Invision magazine reported Oct. 22.

In an Oct. 20 Florida House Professions and Public Health Subcommittee panel discussion, two optometrists said insufficient access to advanced eye care across the state is a major reason their profession should be allowed to do procedures traditionally reserved for…

Retina Consultants of America has added Colorado Retina Associates to its network, the Southlake, Texas-based organization said Oct. 20.

Portland-based Oregon Eye Specialists reported an email data breach involving customer information.

Green Bay, Wis.-based eye care chain Shopko Optical plans to open an eye center in Taylorville, Wis., according to The State Journal-Register.

Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Nvision Eye Centers has acquired a majority interest in Los Angeles-based East West Eye Institute, Vision Monday reported Oct. 12.

Indianapolis-based Eye Surgeons of Indiana recently added the Williamson Eye Institute in Lafayette, Ind., to its network.

A group of international researchers have created an artificial intelligence system that provides heightened detection of retinal diseases, ZDNet.com reported Oct. 11.