Ophthalmologists are facing profit hurdles because of payer prior authorization requirements and declining reimbursements. 

From reimbursements to staffing, six ophthalmology leaders spoke with Becker's ASC Review on the biggest issues facing the ophthalmology industry today.

Southlake, Texas-based Retina Consultants of America recently expanded into North Carolina with the addition of a nine-office practice to its network.

Sarasota, Fla.-based Center For Sight performed free cataract surgeries for patients below the poverty line, according to an Aug. 11 LinkedIn post. 

The American Academy of Ophthalmology has asked two government agencies to prohibit policies pushing the use of biosimilars to Avastin in Medicare plans.

Two Oklahoma ophthalmologists affiliated with Precision Vision were selected as some of the first surgeons to offer a light-adjusted lens implant to patients.

Christina Rapp Prescott, MD, PhD, has been appointed vice chair for education and director of the cornea service for the department of ophthalmology at NYU Langone Health in New York City.

Engineers and ophthalmologists at Duke University in Durham, N.C., have created a robotic scanner to detect diseases in the eye, according to an Aug. 5 Medical Press report.

Medscape's physician salary explorer tool provides information about physician specialty pay based on years of experience and practice setting.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery are asking Congress to urge Aetna to rescind its prior authorization requirements for cataract surgery. 

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals has welcomed seven doctors to its recently formed executive scientific advisory board.

The American College of Radiology Data Science Institute and the American Academy of Ophthalmology are collaborating to expand artificial intelligence technology.

An active-duty ophthalmologist serving in the U.S. Navy recently died of COVID-19 complications, the Stars and Stripes reported July 28.

Cornerstone Eye Associates is offering a new lens implant at its recently opened surgery center in Rochester, N.Y., Spectrum News 1 reported July 27.

U.S. News and World Report recently released its Best Hospitals list for 2021-22.

Eye Consultants of Atlanta suffered a data breach after hard copies of medical records were improperly discarded.

Here are 12 ophthalmology ASCs opened or announced in 2021, as reported by Becker's ASC Review.

Physician services organization Covenant Physician Partners added Marietta (Ga.) Eye Clinic, according to a July 13 news release.

Twenty-four percent of ophthalmologists are still paying off their school loans, according to Medscape. 

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia recently appointed Gil Binenbaum, MD, as its new chief of ophthalmology.