Glaucoma Research Foundation

Ophthalmology Times ranks 2008's Best

The following lists result from Ophthalmology Times’ annual survey. This survey appeared in the October 15, 2008 issue of Ophthalmology Times, and ranks the nation’s ophthalmology programs by reputation.

Best Overall Programs

1. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/University of Miami, Miami FL
2. Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
3. Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia PA
4. Duke University Eye Center, Raleigh-Durham NC
5. Jules Stein Eye Institute/UCLA, Los Angeles CA
6. Beckman Vision Center, University of California, San Francisco CA (tie)
   W.K. Kellogg Eye Center/University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI
7. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (tie)
   Emory Eye Center/Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
8. Washington University at St. Louis, MO

Best Clinical (Patient Care) Programs

1. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/University of Miami, Miami FL
2. Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia PA
3. Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
4. Duke University Eye Center, Raleigh-Durham NC
5. Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
6. Emory Eye Center/Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
7. W.K. Kellogg Eye Center/University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI
8. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
9. Beckman Vision Center, University of California, San Francisco CA
10. Jules Stein Institute/UCLA, Los Angeles CA (tie)
    Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary/Harvard University, Boston MA

Best Research Programs

1. Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
2. Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary/Harvard University, Boston MA
3. Duke University Eye Center, Raleigh-Durham NC (tie)
   Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/University of Miami, Miami FL
4. Scheie Eye Institute/University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
5. Jules Stein Institute/UCLA, Los Angeles CA
6. Washington University, St. Louis MO
7. Beckman Vision Center, University of California, San Francisco CA
8. Emory Eye Center/Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
9. Doheny Eye Institute/USC, Los Angeles, CA (tie)
   W.K. Kellogg Eye Center/University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI

updated 2/12/09