Steven DeVries, MD, PhD, has been awarded a $75,000 grant from Research to Prevent Blindness to support international study of treatments for blinding disorders, news-medical.net reported Dec. 14.

Mildred Olivier, MD, has been appointed associate dean of the Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the school said Dec. 14.

Southpoint Surgery Center in Jacksonville, Fla., gifted 30 patients free LASIK cataract surgery Dec. 11, News4Jax reported.

Largo-based Eye Institute of West Florida has joined St. Louis-based ophthalmology group EyeCare Partners.

John Kitchens, MD, performed the world's first implant of a sustained-release treatment for age-related macular degeneration, ABC affiliate WTVQ reported Dec. 9.

Stamford, Conn.-based ReFocus Eye Health is bolstering its cornea services in Waterbury, Conn.

Midwest Vision partners has acquired Kansas City, Mo.-based Discover Vision Centers and its three ASCs and nine ophthalmology practices, Midwest Vision said Dec. 8. 

Sarasota, Fla.-based multispecialty practice US Eye has expanded into North Carolina with the closing of its acquisition of Elizabeth City, N.C.-based Albemarle Eye Center and Precision Eye Care, according to a Dec. 9 Chowan Herald report.

Fort Myers-based Southwest Florida Eye Care is joining US Eye, the Sarasota, Fla.-based company announced Dec. 8.

The past six weeks have been busy for ophthalmology acquisitions, with an average of one per week covered by Becker's ASC Review.

Spect recently completed a $3.5 million seed funding round to support its AI-powered telemedicine platform used to diagnose eye diseases, the data science company said Nov. 30.

Quigley Eye Specialists has reached 42 partner specialists and expanded into Palm Beach County with its acquisition of Visual Health, the Fort Myers, Fla.-based practice said Nov. 19.

Two Texas ophthalmologists must pay $170,553,350 in penalties for fraudulently billing Medicare, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas said Nov. 18.

Spectrum Vision Partners has added Stahl Eyecare Experts to its network, the Garden City, N.Y.-based eye care network said Nov. 18.

Pacific Northwest Retina in Seattle has joined Southlake, Texas-based network Retina Consultants of America, the company said Nov. 16. 

The Eye Institute of West Florida is joining St. Louis-based ophthalmology group EyeCare Partners, according to a Nov. 15 news release.

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Comprehensive EyeCare Partners said Nov. 10 it has entered a strategic partnership with Eye Associates Northwest.

EyeCare Partners recently added the Eye Institute of West Florida to its network, the St. Louis, Mo.-based eye care group said Nov. 10.

Atlanta-based EyeSouth Partners has made several moves to grow its company this year.