The goal is to have subspecialty rotations for residents with member of the faculty who are referred unusual or complicated patients. New clinical and research faculty with diverse expertise are being recruited. The nine story Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, which opened in 1933, has managed to adapt as the field of ophthalmology has changed. At its opening, the eye hospital had 102 inpatient beds. In recent years, this space was converted into private practice offices.
Current renovations reflect the changing nature of the field.
The Institute has three dedicated operating rooms where the majority of ophthalmic surgery is performed. This well equipped and spacious clinical area houses the afternoon general clinics and, each morning, specialty clinics staffed by members of the faculty. Specialty clinics include neuro-ophthalmology, retina, glaucoma, uveitis, external disease, cornea, contact lens, orbit and reconstruction, motility and tumor. Most general patients are referred from a network of community primary care clinics affiliated with the medical center or the CPMC Emergency Room. There is also a busy pediatric clinic which also meets daily and is staffed by second and third year residents.