Ophthalmology

U.S. News & World Report released its 2020-21 Best Hospitals rankings July 28.

Colorado Eye Consultants will anchor a new medical building in Littleton, Colo.

Eye device company BVI partnered with Haywood Vocational Opportunities to provide personal protective equipment to healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Albany, N.Y.-based Ophthalmic Consultants of the Capital Region appointed Robert Feldman, MD, and Andrew Krouner, MD, partners in the practice, The Saratogian reports.

The National Eye Institute awarded Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center a $1.4 million grant to improve vision after macular hole repair.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology joined a coalition opposing CMS' proposal to drastically cut payment rates for general and specialty surgeons in 2021, including a 6 percent pay cut for ophthalmologists.

Waxahachie-based Texas Eye and Cataract was the first practice in North Texas to use the Durysta bimatoprost implant.

Bausch Health plans to spin off its eye care businesses to better focus on its other flagship products.

Ophthalmology practice management company ReFocus Eye Health acquired Waterbury, Conn.-based OptiCare Eye Health & Vision Centers.

Ophthalmologist E. Matthew Zimm, DO, is developing an outpatient surgery center in Millcreek Township, Pa., GoErie.com reports.