For 150 years, the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary has been the leader in treating the most difficult and complex ophthalmology cases. Today, ophthalmologists from across the country consider our ophthalmology specialists to be the most skilled in their fields and the most qualified for reviewing and treating complex medical conditions. This is how the Best Doctors in America® are selected, and 18 of our ophthalmologists are Best Doctors – in cornea, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology, oculoplastic surgery, pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus, retina, and uveitis.
We see over 55,000 patients each year on the UIC Medical Center Campus and at our downtown Chicago office, the Millennium Park Eye Center. The attending staff for the Infirmary’s General Eye Clinic and nine subspecialties includes 35 full and part-time physicians. Highly specialized services in Inherited Retina Disease, Ocular Oncology, Retinoblastoma, and Ocular AIDS offer unparalleled care for some of the most difficult to diagnose and manage ophthalmic conditions.
Vision loss remains one of the most feared disabilities, according to the National Eye Institute. Every day, our doctors are helping patients with serious eye diseases and injuries save their sight. Please take time to learn about our services and meet some of our patients. If you have any concerns about your vision, please schedule an appointment with one of our physicians.
They were by my side every step of the way. I got the feeling from them that they wouldn’t put my sight in jeopardy. There was a lot of trust involved in the process.
—Carissa Poroko, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary Patient