Department of Ophthalmology Visual Sciences
Overview
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center strives to be among the leading vision care, research and educational centers in the U.S. To achieve this goal, the department provides and supports:
- Educational programs in ophthalmology for residents and fellows, medical students, ophthalmologists-in-residence, and health care professionals.
- Basic, clinical and translational research on diseases of the eye and the visual system
- A full range of eye care, including complex surgical procedures and transplantations
- Public education focused on prevention of eye disease and injury
- Community service to address disparities with access to health care.
Department Highlights
Currently, faculty is receiving more than $23 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health primarily from the National Eye Institute (NEI)
10 NEI grants have been awarded to our 6 basic science faculty
Our basic science faculty participate in multidisciplinary research underway in a number of Einstein's centers
Our new office of clinical trials is designed to set up and perform a wide-range of ophthalmology clinical trials
Beginning in 2011, the department is supported by the Research to Prevent Blindness Unrestricted Grant
Contact Us
Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467
