The USC Eye Institute held an open house at its Beverly Hills facility on Sept. 9 for USC Associates and other invited guests.

Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Carmen A. Puliafito, Karen Wong, Michael Quon, Jacqueline Quon.

Among the speakers was Dean Carmen A. Puliafito, MD, MBA, of the Keck School of Medicine, as well as USC Eye Institute Director Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, and Mark S. Humayun, MD, PhD.

The evening  began with a reception and hors d’ oeuvres, followed by the presentations. Attendees then had an opportunity to tour the facility and ask questions of doctors and other members of the Eye Institute staff.

Affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the USC Eye Institute is widely recognized as a trailblazer in patient care, vision research and physician education. In recent years, the institute has been ranked in the Top 10 ophthalmology programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report and Ophthalmology Times.

In addition to the Beverly Hills site and the main location at Keck Medical Center of USC near Downtown Los Angeles, the USC Eye Instute operates satellite centers in Arcadia and Pasadena.

The USC Eye Institute offers a complete spectrum of patient care services, including consultative, diagnostic, medical and surgical services. USC Eye Institute ophthalmologists provide medical expertise for consultations and research advice on complex issues, as well as second and third opinions. Specialty services include PROSE therapy (used to treat cornea disorders), the FDA-approved Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, clinical trials for severe uveitis, the latest surgical techniques for glaucoma, an international clinical study for neuro-ophthalmology and a partnership with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for pediatric/developmental eye care.

Michael Quon and Jacqueline Quon listen to Damien Rodger explain equipment in use at the USC Eye Institute facility in Beverly Hills.

Mark Humayun, Helene Galen, Rohit Varma at
USC Eye Institute open house in Beverly Hills.