Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary
Hospital in Illinois, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary (IEEI) is a center of ophthalmology and otolaryngology research and clinical practice.
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Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary | |
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Geography | |
Location | 1855/1905 W Taylor St. Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Organization | |
Funding | Public hospital |
Type | Specialty, teaching |
Affiliated university | University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine |
Services | |
Emergency department | Eye trauma |
Public transit access | CTA Pink |
History | |
Opened | May 1858 (1858-05) |
Links | |
Website | eyecare |
Lists | Hospitals in Illinois |
Located in the Illinois Medical District, the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary is the major referral center in the Chicago metropolitan area for eye emergencies and the only Level 1 eye trauma center in the region. The General Eye Clinic also serves as the only emergency eye clinic in all of Chicago. The Chicago Curriculum in Ophthalmology (CCO) meets at the Infirmary where all Chicago area ophthalmology residents are invited. The Illinois Eye Review is also held at the Infirmary. The Infirmary is one of the oldest hospitals of its kind in treatment of disorders of the eye, ear, nose, throat, and head/neck. The Infirmary houses the departments of ophthalmology and otolaryngology of the University of Illinois College of Medicine.
LASIK surgery was invented by Gholam A. Peyman, while he served as the Professor of Ophthalmology at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary. The Department of Ophthalmology has a NIH-funded K12 research program, one of only 7 in the United States. There are partnerships with global programs through Dr. Marilyn Miller, including exchange programs with Keio University in Tokyo and the Federal University of São Paulo. Other exchange programs exist with Nigeria, India, Brazil, Thailand, Iran, Philippines, Guatemala, and Nepal. The Millennium Park Eye Center is staffed by faculty affiliated with the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary.