Corrent, MD, PhD, a corneal specialist and cataract surgeon who previously served as Chief of Ophthalmology at Cleveland Clinic Florida Jaclyn L. The Naples center, located within the N CH Medical Plaza in downtown Naples, opened in 2004.Today, there are three full-time physicians who live in Naples and maintain privileges at local hospitals: George F. In addition, Bascom Palmer now offers three eye care centers in Palm Beach Gardens, Plantation and Naples, that bring specialty care directly into these communities. Bascom Palmer’s flagship is located on the University of Miami Miller School medical campus, located near downtown Miami and houses six floors, inpatient beds, an ophthalmology-dedicated surgical suite, and a 24- hour emergency department that receives patients from around the state. Today, Bascom Palmer provides more than 250,000 patient visits and 12,000 eye surgeries per year. The faculty of Bascom Palmer have cared for patients with complex eye diseases from around the world, have trained hundreds of leading eye surgeons and researchers, and have contributed many “firsts” in worldwide eye care, including the first vitrectomy surgery and the first use of Avastin to treat retinal diseases. News & World Report for the last nine years. Over the subsequent five decades, the Institute has grown into one of the world’s leading eye hospitals, ranked #1 by U.S.

Palmer, who opened one of the first private ophthalmology practices in Miami and became the first surgeon in Florida to perform corneal transplantation. The Institute, founded in 1962, was named for Dr.

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute serves as the Department of Ophthalmology for the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

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