The UIC Eye and Ear Infirmary is fully equipped with a voice and speech laboratory which will soon be complete with the recent purchase of a new videostrobe. Our department is also home to a Dizziness Center. What is unique about our Dizziness Center is the Torok Vestibular Laboratory and the availability of consultants from related disciplines, which include neurology, neurosurgery, neuroradiology, ophthalmology, neuroophthalmology, vestibular neurocognition, internal medicine and pharmacy. The Torok Vestibular Laboratory uses cutting edge diagnostic techniques, many of which were developed at the University of Illinois at Chicago. As mentioned above, computers are available in the Resident Computer Room which houses 6 computers equipped with Internet access, paper port scanners and flat bed scanners.
Endoscopes are available both in the operating room and in the outpatient clinic area.
The operating room is also equipped with the Instatrak system, the latest technology in image-guided endoscopic surgical equipment. The Eye and Ear Infirmary houses a Faculty Practice area where faculty see private patients on an outpatient basis and a Clinic area where residents see patients daily. The ENT Clinic is equipped with twelve exam rooms. All exam rooms contain floor-mounted light sources, examination chairs and miscellaneous otolaryngologic equipment. Two exam rooms are equipped with endoscopic capabilities and two exam rooms are equipped with floor-mounted microscopes used for ear exams and minor surgical procedures.