Ophthalmology

Sarasota, Fla.-based Center For Sight performed free cataract surgeries for patients below the poverty line, according to an Aug. 11 LinkedIn post. 

The American Academy of Ophthalmology has asked two government agencies to prohibit policies pushing the use of biosimilars to Avastin in Medicare plans.

Two Oklahoma ophthalmologists affiliated with Precision Vision were selected as some of the first surgeons to offer a light-adjusted lens implant to patients.

Christina Rapp Prescott, MD, PhD, has been appointed vice chair for education and director of the cornea service for the department of ophthalmology at NYU Langone Health in New York City.

Engineers and ophthalmologists at Duke University in Durham, N.C., have created a robotic scanner to detect diseases in the eye, according to an Aug. 5 Medical Press report.

Medscape's physician salary explorer tool provides information about physician specialty pay based on years of experience and practice setting.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery are asking Congress to urge Aetna to rescind its prior authorization requirements for cataract surgery. 

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals has welcomed seven doctors to its recently formed executive scientific advisory board.

The American College of Radiology Data Science Institute and the American Academy of Ophthalmology are collaborating to expand artificial intelligence technology.

An active-duty ophthalmologist serving in the U.S. Navy recently died of COVID-19 complications, the Stars and Stripes reported July 28.