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Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical
Center Department of Ophthalmology
The Department of Ophthalmology provides
consulting, diagnostic and treatment services for all conditions
affecting the eye. Services are provided in the highly modern
Regenstein Eye Center. There, more than 20 general and subspecialist
ophthalmologists who are members of the faculty of Rush Medical
College provide comprehensive patient care, teaching for residents
and medical students, and research on a wide range of ocular
diseases. Corneal and vitreoretinal surgery are also strong clinical
services at Rush. Both have the largest academic faculties in
the Midwest.
A major focus of the patient care, education
and research activities of the department involves
refractive surgery, including laser vision correction. The excimer
laser is used to treat refractive
disorders (photorefractive keratectomy or PRK and LASIK), resurface the cornea
(phototherapeutic keratectomy or PTK) and conduct research on
future applications of the
technology.
Patient Care Services include:
- Consultative Ophthalmology
- Cornea and External Diseases
- Glaucoma
- Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Ocular Oncology
- Oculoplastic Surgery
- Ophthalmic Pathology
- Pediatric Ophthalmology
- Refractive Surgery
- Retina and Vitreous Disease
- Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation
For more information, contact:
Department of Ophthalmology
Kirk Packo, M.D, Chairman
1725 West Harrison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Phone: (312) 942-5370
http://www.rush.edu/patients/ophthalmology/index.html
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