Atlanta-based Georgia Eye Partners has become the first in the state to debut the iTrack Advance Canaloplasty Device, a minimally invasive glaucoma surgical device used to reduce intraocular pressure. 

Chatbots like ChatGPT might be as good as physicians when it comes to giving ophthalmology patients advice, according to an Aug. 25 report from Medscape. 

The Dean McGee Eye Institute, based in Oklahoma City, partnered with OU Health to become one of the 17 centers in the nation to provide a new treatment to reverse vision loss in patients, according to an Aug. 25 report from The Oklahoma City Sentinel.

A third-party vendor of Cumming, Ga.-based Milan Eye Center experienced a data breach that compromised patient information, according to an Aug. 24 article from an attorney from Console and Associates published by JD Supra.

The estate of a South Carolina patient has filed a lawsuit against Charleston, S.C.-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare, the Retina Eye Center of Charleston (S.C.), Carolina Eye Care Physicians and Lowrey King, MD, accusing Dr. King of operating on the wrong eye, according to an Aug. 22 report from local news affiliate WCSC. 

Beauty brand Clinique has added ophthalmologist Ashley Brissette, MD, to its leadership team as its inaugural guiding ophthalmologist. 

Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute has added Jonathan Lam, MD, to its team.

The first in-human results for a technology that allows intraocular lenses to more closely replicate a crystalline lens were presented at the American Society of cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting in San Diego, according to an Aug. 21 report from Healio.

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Atlanta-based Georgia Eye Partners has become the first facility in the region to implant the Apthera IOL aperture lens for cataract surgery.

Vantage Surgical Solutions, an Effingham, Ill.-based surgical provider focused on rural communities, has rebranded its ophthalmic division to be Vantage Clear.

The Belmont Eye Clinic in Liberty Township, Ohio, has closed after operating for more than 50 years, according to an Aug. 14 report from ABC affiliate WKBN.

Richmond-based Virginia Eye Institute, the largest ophthalmology and optometry clinic in the state, has integrated eClinicalWorks as its electronic health record system to manage prescriptions, track inventory and use special modules within eClinicalWorks' EHR. 

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Montecito Medical has acquired a medical office building 100 percent occupied by the Williams Eye Institute.

A new trend on TikTok has some users claiming that rubbing castor oil, a type of vegetable oil, on your eyelids, eyelashes and under your eyes can treat vision problems including dryness, floaters, cataracts, poor vision and glaucoma, according to an Aug. 5 report from NBC News.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology are praising insurer Humana for rolling back a prior authorization requirement for cataract surgery for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in Georgia, according to an Aug. 3 press release sent to Becker's. 

Miami-based Bascom Palmer Eye Institute-University of Miami Hospital and Clinics has been named the top hospital for ophthalmic care in 2023 and 2024 by U.S. News & World Report, according to a ranking released on Aug. 1. 

Management services organization US Eye has opened its second ophthalmic operating room at the Center for Visual Surgical Excellence, a Chesapeake, Va.-based ASC. 

Diane Blanck, executive director of the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society, connected with Becker's to answer, "What is the biggest problem ASCs face today?"