According to May 2020 numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 36,690 working optometrists across the country. BLS does not keep ophthalmologist employment data separate from other physicians.

Pennsylvania saw more ophthalmology deals in the last 30 days than any other state, and its largest city landed a top spot for ophthalmologist pay. 

Two state bills under consideration in Virginia could change the state's eye care landscape, NBC affiliate WWBT reported Jan. 19.

Boston has been named the best paying city for early-career ophthalmologists by Medscape.

CMS removed a type of corrective lid surgery from the hospital outpatient department prior authorization list Jan. 7. 

Elmhurst, Ill.-based Kovach Eye Institute is the first ophthalmology practice in the state to perform small incision lenticule extraction to correct nearsightedness, the Daily Herald reported Jan. 7. 

Annapolis, Md.-based ophthalmology group Vision Innovation Partners acquired Harrisburg, Pa.-based Memorial Eye Institute.

St. Louis-based ophthalmology and optometry group EyeCare Partners acquired Sabates Eye Centers, based in Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City Business Journal said Jan. 6.

Garden City, N.Y.-based OCLI Vision acquired Dailey Harvey Eye Associates in Camp Hill, Pa.

Robert Wiggins Jr., MD, has begun his one-year term as president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Newswise reported Jan. 6. 

Ophthalmic medical device company RxSight has added Tamara Fountain, MD, and Shweta Singh Maniar to its board of directors, the company said Jan. 4. 

The University of California San Diego Shiley Eye Institute received a $10 million donation from philanthropist Darlene Shiley, Times of San Diego reported Jan. 4. 

Spectrum Vision Partners has expanded its Pennsylvania footprint with the addition of Associates in Ophthalmology to the OCLI Vision network, the Garden City, N.Y.-based organization said Jan. 4. 

Several ophthalmology groups added practices and providers to their networks in 2021, reaching new milestones and expanding their footprint in the U.S.

Vision Innovation Partners, a provider of ophthalmology, optometry and optician services in the Mid-Atlantic region, has acquired Bel-Air, Md.-based Advanced Eye Care, Vision Innovation Partners said Jan. 2. 

Stan Truhlsen, MD, an ophthalmology leader and former professor at the Omaha-based University of Nebraska Medical Center, died Dec. 23 at the age of 101.

Fort Collins, Colo.-based management services organization Panorama Eyecare folded eight practices into its network, according to a Dec. 22 Denver Gazette report.

Alan Brown Scott, MD, an ophthalmologist who developed Botox for medical use, died Dec. 16 at the age of 89.

The U.S. Justice Department is suing a 24-facility Arizona eye care center for alleged discrimination against patients with disabilities who need assistance in transferring from their wheelchairs to the surgical table for eye surgery, the department said Dec. 20.

Panorama Eyecare, a group of eight ophthalmology practices, has received a $150 million capital investment to fuel its growth in Colorado and Wyoming, the Daily Camera reported Dec. 16.