Eye Care
Construction Alert
- Ongoing construction for various projects may affect your travel time to appointments.
- When going to Shiley Eye Institute or the Athena parking structure, please follow detour signs for Genesee Avenue and Regents Road.
- The drop-off and pickup locations for surgery patients at Shiley Eye Institute have moved as part of a renovation project. Get more information.
Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health is the region's only academic eye center and its most comprehensive.
At UC San Diego Health, you have access to the most advanced treatments across all areas of eye care for adults and children. Every member of your care team is dedicated to providing excellent patient care to prevent, treat and cure eye diseases.
Established in 1991, the Shiley Eye Institute is a full-service eye care center specializing in:
- Comprehensive ophthalmology
- Cornea and cataracts
- Glaucoma
- Muscle disorders/strabismus
- Neuro-ophthalmology
- Ophthalmic genetics
- Ophthalmic pathology
- Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Optometry and low vision
- Pediatric eye care
- Pediatric ophthalmology and eye alignment disorders
- Retina and vitreous
- Refractive surgery (laser eye surgery), including LASIK and PRK
- Thyroid eye disease/Graves’ disease
- Uveitis
Ophthalmology Specialists
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Insurance Accepted
UC San Diego Health accepts most major health insurance plans. You're encouraged to call your health plan and verify that UC San Diego Health is an in-network provider.