Ophthalmology

Boca Raton, Fla.-based West Boca Eye Center altered its daily operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson selected Jonathan Holmes, MD, to serve as chair of its ophthalmology department, effective July 31.

Stanford (Calif.) Medicine used a $10 million gift to launch a medical center focusing on optic disc drusen, a poorly understood eye disease.

The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the state Board of Health's decision to grant a certificate of need to Fox Eye Surgery Center, finding the center would offer less costly and more convenient care than other facilities in the state,…

Private equity-backed Blue Sky Vision made a series of changes at its practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The American Society of Retina Specialists developed guidelines for retinal specialists to follow when determining whether to see patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, Medscape reports. 

Spectrum Vision Partners expanded into Pennsylvania through affiliations with Allentown-based Lehigh Valley Eye Center and Bethlehem-based Valley Eye Surgical Center, according to a March 30 announcement.

The Kugler Vision refractive surgery center in Omaha, Neb., is postponing elective procedures and using telehealth for the next six weeks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sumit Garg, MD, an associate professor at the Department of Ophthalmology for the University of California-Irvine shared his thoughts on the coronavirus pandemic with Medscape.

Eye Health America, a private equity firm formed in 2008, has acquired two South Carolina eyecare practices.