OUR MISSION
As world leaders in patient care, teaching and research, we strive to touch lives and preserve and restore vision through innovation and compassionate service.
SERVICE CULTURE
Safety | Compassion | Commitment | Efficiency
History
Long recognized as a leader in the Visual Sciences, the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis has established a tradition of excellence in academic medicine, patient care, and research that stems from the 1920’s and continues today.
Research
Our faculty are among the finest in the country, and many conduct innovative internationally-recognized research into the causes and prevention of blindness and eye diseases.
Patient Care
We have expanded our clinical enterprise with additional providers, practice locations, and services to deliver unparalleled patient care to the citizens of St. Louis and the central Midwest.
Education
Through our residency and fellowship programs, we are committed to training outstanding clinicians and scholars. Our graduates are poised to become the future leaders in Ophthalmology.
About WashU Medicine
WashU Medicine is a global leader in academic medicine, including biomedical research, patient care and educational programs with 2,900 faculty. Its National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding portfolio is the second largest among U.S. medical schools and has grown 56% in the last seven years. Together with institutional investment, WashU Medicine commits well over $1 billion annually to basic and clinical research innovation and training. Its faculty practice is consistently within the top five in the country, with more than 1,900 faculty physicians practicing at 130 locations and who are also the medical staffs of Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s hospitals of BJC HealthCare. WashU Medicine has a storied history in MD/PhD training, recently dedicated $100 million to scholarships and curriculum renewal for its medical students, and is home to top-notch training programs in every medical subspecialty as well as physical therapy, occupational therapy, and audiology and communications sciences.