Lynchburg, Va.-based Harman Eye Center opened a practice in Altavista, Va., offering a range of eye care services, The Altavista Journal reported Dec. 22.

  Ophthalmologists in Tulsa, Okla. developed a series of over-the-counter products to fight the spread of COVID-19, according to a Dec. 18 report from Fox 23.

Artificial intelligence will leave its mark on ophthalmology in 2021, according to predictions from Joshua Mali, MD, in the Ophthalmology Times. 

Thomas Reynolds, MD, an ophthalmologist at Chattanooga (Tenn.) Vision Center at Northgate Park, had three complaints filed against him for distributing a series of articles that claimed mask-wearers were more likely to get COVID-19, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported Dec. 14. 

  Outcomes Matter Innovations and Horizon Health Services launched a value-based model focusing on improving care and reducing costs for Horizon members, according to a Dec. 9 announcement.

  Cleveland Eye Clinic opened its eighth location, according to a Dec. 7 report from Cleveland.com.

Ocular Partners has partnered with two Chicago practices, according to a Dec. 8 press release.

Dothan, Ala.-based Eye Center South is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2020, the Dothan Eagle reported.

  Former chair of ophthalmology at Wayne State University's School of Medicine in Detroit Robert Jampel, MD, PhD, died Nov. 26 at 94 years old.

Jacksonville-based Florida Eye Specialists grew its LASIK program during the COVID-19 pandemic citing a 35 percent increase in procedures since May, local NBC and ABC affiliate FirstCoast News.

  The University of California San Francisco opened a new eye center, according to a Nov. 9 press release.

  Six residents in Lynchburg, Va., were surprised with free LASIK procedures from Piedmont Eye Center, according to a Nov. 8 report from WSLS.

  Melbourne, Australia-based PolyActiva completed its phase 1 clinical study for the Latanoprost FA SR Ocular Implant, according to a Nov. 5 press release.

Annapolis, Md.-based Vision Innovation Partners completed its 16th post-formation transaction, acquiring Baltimore-based Omni Eye Specialists.

  Tyler, Texas-based Christus Trinity Clinic is welcoming a new ophthalmologist to its Longview location, according to a Nov. 1 report from the Tyler Morning Telegraph.

  Maastricht, Netherlands-based Chemelot InSciTe institute is working on three projects on treating and preventing eye disease, according to an Oct. 28 report from Innovation Origins.

  Lance Kugler, MD, of Omaha, Neb.-based Kugler Vision, is slated to be the first surgeon in eastern Nebraska to use Acrysof IQ Vivity Lens from Geneva, Switzerland-based Alcon, according to an Oct. 27 press release.

  LASIK Vision Centers of Cleveland is reporting an uptick in LASIK procedures despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an Oct. 27 report from Cleveland.com. 

  Rupa Wong, MD, an opthalmologist who operates a private practice in Honolulu, has launched a community to empower women in medicine while raising three kids with her husband, according to a profile by People.

  Researchers at New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University have sequenced the RNA of the human retina, according to an Oct. 22 report by the Yale Daily News.