COPHy 2023: Traveling the path to new restorative therapies
March 24th 2023In a keynote lecture at the 14th Annual Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology in Lisbon, Hendrik Scholl, MD, co-founder and director of the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel, discussed its mission to unravel the mysteries of vision and human eye disease.
Ophthalmology practice agrees to pay more than $2.9 million to settle kickback allegations
March 24th 2023The U.S. Attorney' Office Eastern District of Texas reported Kleiman Evangelista Eye Centers has agreed to pay $2,902,505 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it offered and paid kickbacks to optometrists. In a statement, the practice said it settled the the civil action to avoid a protracted legal battle and remains committed to optimizing patient outcomes while continuing to work with its patients’ valued optometrists when patients choose to have their care co-managed.
MedPAC: Physician payments should be linked to inflation-based index
March 16th 2023To support congressional action, 135 health organizations – including the American Academy of Ophthalmology – sent a letter to congressional leaders pointing out that a full inflation-based update is the primary solution to the ongoing problem with the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
Trends in corneal treatment include cutting-edge advancements
March 15th 2023Kamran M. Riaz, MD, a clinical associate professor and director of Medical Student Research at the Dean A. McGee Institute at the University of Oklahoma, recently discussed with Ophthalmology Times some of the latest trends in cornea treatment.