The care of patients with eye disease is a fundamental objective of the Jules Stein Eye Institute.
Clinical service is essential to and inseparable from research and education.
Scientific advances have made possible a number of new diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the Jules Stein Eye Institute. Organizational measures have made the Institute the hub of a growing circle of affiliated hospitals, and innovative patient care programs have charted new pathways for the delivery of eye care. The clinical activities at the Jules Stein Eye Institute function under the joint direction of the Department of Ophthalmology faculty and the administration of the UCLA Medical Center. The Department of Ophthalmology faculty bears ultimate responsibility for medical standards and practice. The Department is responsible for organizational and fiscal management of certain patient care areas, and the UCLA Medical Center administration is responsible for other such areas.