The University of Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary - 150 years history of tradition of excellence
The Infirmary opened 150 years ago in a single room of a frame building at 60 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL in May 1858. The Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary is the oldest unit within the University of Illinois at Chicago. As we celebrate our 150th anniversary, the infirmary carries forward its internationally renowned tradition of excellence as a leader in ophthalmic care, physician training and vision science research.

The University of Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary is dedicated to combating vision loss and blindness by providing the most advanced and compassionate patient care, conducting exemplary research, and offering the best possible physician education programs. The Eye Center and its satellite clinics see more than 50,000 patients each year, offering general eye care and services in 11 subspecialties. The department is consistently ranked among the best hospitals for eyes by U.S. News & World Report , and physicians in our department are named among the Best Doctors in America™ every year. Department faculty conduct a wide range of laboratory-based and patient-based research studies in ophthalmology. NIH recently ranked the department 10th nationally in overall research funding to ophthalmology departments. More than a dozen clinical studies and trials are regularly underway in the department as well, including six NEI-funded study centers. Medical students, residents and clinical fellows receive training in the department under the direction of 30 full-time clinical and research faculty, many of whom are recognized as leaders in their area of specialization. The department's residency program is among the most sought after in the country, with 600 applications for the six positions available in 2007.

The University of Illinois at Chicago is a major academic research center created in 1982 by the merger of University of Illinois Chicago Circle and the University of Illinois Medical Center Campuses. Since then it has grown to 25,000-student campus just west of downtown Chicago with an annual budget of $1.3 billion. UIC research productivity has grown extremely rapidly by a series of strategic investments. In 1998, total research expenditures were $96.8 million; by 2005, research expenditures had grown to $237 million, an increase of 145%. UIC is committed to the continuation of this rapid growth that is moving UIC into the top rank of US research universities.

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