Welcome
to UC Irvine's Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
UC
Irvine’s Gavin Herbert Eye Institute is
Orange County’s
premier eye-care provider, offering state-of-the-art ophthalmic
services, ranging from routine ophthalmic evaluations to complex
medical management and surgical care. Our faculty of internationally
recognized physicians, surgeons and scientists provide highly
specialized training to future ophthalmologists, access to leading-edge
clinical trials as well as sight-saving treatments and therapies
for virtually any eye disorder.
Eye surgeons, stem cell researchers, geneticists, infectious
disease specialists and engineers are working on technologies
and treatments for macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy,
glaucoma, corneal disease and cataracts as well as a vaccine
to prevent eye and genital herpes infections. These efforts have
vaulted UC Irvine into the top echelons of U.S. institutions
receiving National Institutes of Health grants for vision research.
It is part of the institute's academic mission to work collaboratively
with the eye-care industry in
Orange County, which has highest
concentration of technology and pharmaceutical companies devoted
to vision care. Our goal is to spark innovation and continue
to revolutionize patient care.
The range and depth of clinical and scientific
expertise among faculty members, many of whom regularly appear
on the list of
the nation's "Best Doctors," enable the institute to
offer the most advanced training and treatment in the following
areas:
It is the mission of the UC Irvine's Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
to develop programs, technologies and clinical solutions that
enhance the visual health and visual performance of patients
in Orange County and the world through cooperation with medical
professionals, the vision care industry and the community.
UC
Irvine’s Gavin Herbert Eye Institute is
