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How 2 Illinois eye practices are weathering the pandemic
Bloomington, Ill.-based VisionPoint Eye Center and Ottawa, Ill.-based Gailey Eye Clinic took several precautions to ensure they reopen after the COVID-19 pandemic begins to subside, WGLT reports. -
CDC issues contact lens guidance for COVID-19 pandemic
The CDC recently issued guidance for ophthalmology patients concerning contact lenses. -
Cataract surgery may be considered urgent, new AAO list says
With elective procedures restricted in more than 30 states, the American Academy of Ophthalmology compiled a master list of which procedures can be considered "urgent" or "emergent." -
AAO creates patient guide for ophthalmologists fielding COVID-19 questions
The American Academy of Ophthalmology created a guide with answers to commonly asked questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Florida eye practice alters operations due to COVID-19
Boca Raton, Fla.-based West Boca Eye Center altered its daily operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Mayo Clinic's 8-year ophthalmology chair accepts new role in Arizona
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson selected Jonathan Holmes, MD, to serve as chair of its ophthalmology department, effective July 31. -
Stanford Medicine launches center for optic disc drusen
Stanford (Calif.) Medicine used a $10 million gift to launch a medical center focusing on optic disc drusen, a poorly understood eye disease. -
Court upholds state's decision to grant Iowa ophthalmology surgery center CON
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, Bloomberg Law reports. -
Michigan eye group pivots to telemedicine
Private equity-backed Blue Sky Vision made a series of changes at its practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Retinal specialists must weigh vision loss, COVID-19 risk when deciding which patients to see
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. -
Pennsylvania eye ASC, clinic join Spectrum Vision Partners network — 3 details
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. -
Kugler Vision ASC shifts to telehealth for COVID-19, offers free supplies
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. -
Perspective: Eyecare practices should prepare for more patients after 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. -
Private equity firm acquires two South Carolina eye practices
Eye Health America, a private equity firm formed in 2008, has acquired two South Carolina eyecare practices. -
EyeCare Partners keeping ASCs, clinics open for emergency surgeries
EyeCare Partners in St. Louis is adhering to CDC guidance on the coronavirus pandemic and keeping its ASCs and ophthalmology clinics open for emergencies and ceasing noncritical patient visits. -
Ophthalmology organization: Cease non-urgent care 'immediately'
With backing from more than a dozen other industry groups, the American Academy of Ophthalmology on March 18 urged ophthalmologists to immediately end all non-urgent care. -
Henry Ford Health System performing outpatient surgeries, testing for COVID-19 cases
The Henry Ford Health System in Detroit will proceed with surgeries at its outpatient locations but will postpone procedures that are not time-sensitive as it makes adjustments due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to C&G Newspapers. -
$4M ophthalmology surgery center opens, gets accreditation
The Surgery Center at Gateway in Clinton, Iowa has opened its doors and recently received accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. -
Nebraska eye center's data breached
The Randleman (N.C.) Eye Center sent a notice to their patients about a security breach. -
Vision Innovation Partners suspends all nonemergency appointments, elective procedures
Annapolis, Md.-based Vision Innovation Partners is combating the COVID-19 pandemic by suspending all nonemergency appointments and elective surgeries throughout its network of affiliated practices, effective March 16.
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