Private equity firms MoonSail Capital and Plenary Partners partnered with Chicago Eye Institute and Arbor Centers for EyeCare, forming a Chicago-area investment platform called Ocular Partners.

Drug delivery and infusions provider AIS Healthcare has acquired ophthalmology-focused compounding pharmacy Hunt Valley PharmaLAB, based in Hunt Valley, Mich.

Eyevance Pharmaceuticals added Julie Speed to its executive team as the chief commercial officer, onboarding a leader with more than 21 years of experience.

Seven ophthalmology ASCs recently opened or announced:

Annapolis, Md.-based Vision Innovation Partners acquired Busack Eye Center in Frederick, Md.

Thirty-nine percent of ophthalmologists reported being very or extremely happy at work, according to the Medscape "Ophthalmologist Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report 2020."

Sun City-based Arizona Eye Institute & Cosmetic Laser Center will hold its 31st Anniversary Gala March 6, in Sun City West, The Wickenburg Sun reports.

Wichita, Kan.-based Cypress Surgery Center will perform a free cataract surgery on Leslie Gray, a homeless woman, local CBS affiliate KWCH reports.

Seven ophthalmology leadership moves:

Aerie Pharmaceuticals made a pair of executive appointments, naming Nina Ohara, PharmD, director of marketing and Gregory Jones director of tax.

Ophthalmologists are among the top earning specialties, with the majority of them choosing to work in an office based single-specialty group, according to Medscape's 2019 ophthalmologist compensation report.

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals and Vision Center Network of America, a clinically integrated network, reached an agreement to supply Dexycu 9 percent to nine surgery centers in New York and New Jersey.

University of Rochester (N.Y.) ophthalmologist and retina specialist Mina Chung, MD, 51, died in a skiing accident Feb. 13 in Italy, local news station WXXI reports.

Boca Raton, Fla.-based West Boca Eye Center is expanding its patient base to treat patients in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Delray Beach, all in Florida.

Prism Vision Group entered into a partnership with Baltimore-based Retina Care Center Affiliates in early February.

SightMD, a multispecialty ophthalmology platform backed by private equity firm Sight Growth Partners, has partnered with the New York City-based practice of Spencer E. Sherman, MD, marking the company's third acquisition in the city.

Eye Surgery Center in Swansea, Ill., is planning a change in ownership, state documents show.

The Firmament Group, an investment firm specializing in small and medium-sized businesses, invested in an ASC and three ophthalmology practices in St. Louis and appointed a CEO to lead its eyecare strategy.

A building housing an ophthalmology ASC and clinic in Sandusky, Ohio was sold last week, according to Healthcare Real Estate Advisors.

Howard Jacobson, MD, the owner of a Washington D.C.-based private, non-surgical ophthalmic practice, partnered with Eyecare Services Partners Management on Oct. 10.