Boston-based virtual reality company FundamentalVR announced new surgery simulation programs for ophthalmology, according to an Oct. 20 statement.

David Hinkle, MD, was named the Oliver and Carroll Dabezies Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology, according to an Oct. 13 press release from Tulane University in New Orleans.

Pueblo, Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Eye Center is expected to hold a virtual ribbon-cutting for its new Walsenburg, Colo., office Oct. 13, The Pueblo Chieftain reports.

Middleburg Heights, Ohio-based North Coast Eye Surgery will occupy a renovated building near its current location, according to an Oct. 8 report from cleveland.com.

Salt Lake City-based John A. Moran Eye Center announced the death of Alan Crandall, MD, in a statement Oct. 2.

Surgeons at Venice, Fla.-based Center for Sight Foundation performed 120 free cataract surgeries, according to an Oct. 1 report from WINK News.

Separate payment status for the use of the cataract surgery drug Omidria in ASCs expired Oct. 1, according to an update from Omeros Corp.

Nextech Systems released its IntelleChartPRO ophthalmology EHR charting solution for ASCs.

Connecticut Eye Consultants in Danbury is bringing in a pediatric ophthalmologist, according to a Sept. 29 press release from the practice.

Bausch Health's agreement to acquire Allegro's ophthalmology assets will help its long-term strategy for growth, according to an analysis Sept. 30 published in Pharmaceutical Technology.

University of Michigan ophthalmologist Thomas Gardner, MD, is working to make a safer device to screen for vision-threatening conditions, according to a Sept. 28 news release from the university.

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals is attempting to raise $86 million through an initial public offering, Nasdaq reports.

Florida Retina Specialists is developing a 10,000-square-foot medical office building in Viera, Fla., to open a new location, SpaceCoastDaily.com reports.

Sarasota, Fla.-based, physician-led US Eye added Carolina Eyecare Physicians to its network, according to a Sept. 17 press release in the Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News.

Ophthalmologist Paul Wade Wyatt, MD, allegedly performed unauthorized eye surgeries that blinded or damaged the vision of seven patients, according to local CBS affiliate KUTV.

Private equity-backed EyeSouth Partners partnered with Medical Center Ophthalmology Associates to add its seven clinics to EyeSouth's network.

There have been seven ophthalmology deals in the last 90 days:

St. Joseph's Ophthalmology Clinic cut the ribbon on its new Buckhannon, W.Va., location Aug. 20, MyBuckhannon reports.

Gramercy Surgery Center in New York City's Queens borough onboarded Ian Chan, MD, as its first retina specialist.

BVI launched an intraocular lens in the U.S. market for patients in need of cataract surgery.