Welcome to the UC San Diego Department of Ophthalmology at the Donald P. and Darlene V. Shiley Eye Center.
The Shiley Eye Center is the only academic institution in the San Diego area with comprehensive programs for the clinical care of patients with eye disorders, cutting edge research on surgical techniques and treatments of eye diseases, education in the field of ophthalmology and innovative outreach to the community.
The Shiley Eye Center is a full service facility that offers basic eye exams from experienced optometrists, the ability to purchase contact lenses and glasses on site, the most advanced diagnostic testing equipment, a sophisticated out patient surgery center, world renowned faculty ophthalmologists and well trained staff - all at one convenient location.
The 91,000 square foot Shiley Eye Center complex consists of the main Shiley facility with the new wing, the Anne F. and Abraham Ratner Children’s Eye Center, the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Retina Center and the Hamilton Glaucoma Center. The Department of Ophthalmology also serves the UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center, the Veterans Hospital on the UCSD campus and the traveling EyeMobile for Children.
UC San Diego Names Robert N. Weinreb Chair of Ophthalmology
Robert N. Weinreb, M.D. – a clinician, surgeon and scientist who is internationally renowned for his work with glaucoma – has been selected as the new chair of the department of Ophthalmology and director of the Shiley Eye Center at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. Weinreb is currently Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and holds the Morris Gleich, M.D. Chair of Glaucoma at UC San Diego. He replaces outgoing chair Stuart I. Brown, M.D., who steps down as Shiley Eye Center director after 28 years at the helm.
View the press release. Weinreb Named Chair
The Shiley Eye Center community mourns the loss of one of our generous benefactors, Anne F. Ratner, who passed away on November 9, 2011.
If you would like to make a donation to the Ratner Children’s Eye Center Fund 4276, please make checks payable to the UCSD Foundation (with “Fund 4276” in the memo) and send to:
Shiley Eye Center,
9415 Campus Point Drive, Room 241B, Mail Code 0946,
La Jolla, CA 92093-0946.
Donations also can be made online at www.givetoucsd.ucsd.edu. In the drop down menu, find Ratner Children’s Eye Center Fund 4276.
View the full press release. Anne Ratner Passes at 100
