Advanced eye care services and research efforts funded by the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) and pharmaceutical companies are consolidated in one place focused on excellence and on the future
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T among the nation ’ s best and offers the most comprehensive range of eye care services in Central Texas for pediatric and adult patients . The Eye Institute also receives referrals for complex cases from throughout the state of Texas , the Midwest and the southwestern United States . Experts here are looking toward the future too , with revolutionary therapies and insights to improve the care for one of our most vital senses — our eyesight .
The Eye Institute houses every subspecialty service in ophthalmology that a child or adult could ever need at the main hospital in Temple , with general eye care available at Scott & White Healthcare locations in Georgetown , Waco and Bryan / College Station . A breadth of expertise includes basic vision examinations and LASIK procedures , glaucoma treatment and innovative retinal surgery , and lens replacement services .
“ From Dallas to Houston to San Antonio , we ’ re the only group that has every subspecialty . We have every area of ophthalmology covered ,” says Samuel F . Fulcher , MD , director of the Division of Corneal and External Disease at the Scott & White Eye Institute .
Integrated care and an academic focus The Eye Institute is home to many specialists who trained at top medical schools . In addition , members of the support staff — including opticians , contact lens technicians and ophthalmic technicians
— are nationally certified in their specialties . Unlike doctors at other institutions , where subspecialists may be in different buildings , physicians at the Scott & White Eye Institute find it easy to share advice and opinions on patients .
“ We really value the team concept , and so we ’ re very integrated as a department ,” says Dr . Fulcher . “ We have open doors to each other .” That includes the academic side of eye care services as well . “ We are actively involved in teaching , education and research ,” says Robert H . Rosa , Jr ., MD , director of the Division of Ophthalmic Pathology at the Scott & White Eye Institute , and its vice chairman of research . “ That puts us on a level where we ’ re trying not only to give the best care but also to incorporate best practices for
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