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.

Marshalltown, Iowa-based Wolfe Eye Clinic is adding ModMed's ophthalmology software suite to its locations, the Boca Raton, Fla.-based healthcare services company said Oct. 6.

OCLI Vision is adding Floral Park, N.Y.-based Comprehensive Eye MD to its practice, Spectrum Vision Partners said Oct. 5.

Cathleen McCabe, MD, became the first in Manatee and Sarasota, Fla., counties to implant RXSight's light-adjustable lens, Florida-based practice the Eye Associates said in an Oct. 3 LinkedIn post.

Ophthalmologist Omar Shakir, MD, opened a cataract surgery suite in Greenwich, Conn., Greenwich Time reported Oct. 4. 

Sarasota, Fla.-based US Eye recently added the Retina Center of Charleston (S.C.) to its network, its 50th location, the company said Sept. 30.

Ophthalmology is the specialty with the second highest projected physician deficit by 2025, according to a report by physician search and consulting firm Merritt Hawkins.

Annapolis, Md.-based Vision Innovation Partners completed its 20th acquisition with the addition of See Clearly Vision to its network, the company said Sept. 27.

Patricia Bath, MD, will be one of the first black women to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in May, the organization said Sept. 21.

Sarasota, Fla.-based US Eye recently added practices in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida to its network, the company said Sept. 21.

The next few years will be pivotal for the survival of independent eye practices and surgery centers, as many are joining larger organizations and private equity groups.

The FDA has approved a ranibizumab biosimilar, its first ophthalmologic biosimilar, according to a Sept. 20 report from the Center for Biosimilars.

King of Prussia, Penn.-based Kremer Eye Center is one of the first practices in the area to offer light-adjustable implants, the center said Sept. 17.

Kevin Skelsey, MD, completed his first implant of RxSight's light-adjustable lens at the Summit Eye Center in Lee's Summit, Mo., the lens developer said Sept. 16.

Sarasota, Fla.-based US Eye recently added two practices based in South Carolina and Virginia to its network, bringing the organization's footprint to more than 50 affiliated practices.

From acquisitions to accreditations, here are nine updates happening at ophthalmology practices:

Greenville, S.C.-based Eye Health America recently acquired Nielsen Eye Center, which has locations in Clearwater and Largo, Fla., the company said Aug. 27.

Wabash, Ind.-based Midwest Eye Consultants has entered a partnership with New York City-based private equity firm Sentinel Capital Partners to fund the eye group's continued growth, the firm said Sept. 13.

Robert Friedman, MD, was recently awarded a certificate of recognition for performing more than 100 Xen Gel Stent procedures, according to a Sept. 3 LinkedIn post from Eye Health America.