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Department of Ophthalmology
Mission and Goals
The mission of the West Virginia University Eye Institute is to restore vision and prevent blindness by providing state-of-the-art medical and surgical eye care, finding new treatments through research, providing education for everyone involved in eye care, rehabilitation for those who have lost vision and community outreach to identify and treat eye disease.
Core Strategies:
Patient Centered Care: |
Provide the best medical and surgical eye care, with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.
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Vision Research: |
Research for the treatment and cure of blinding eye diseases.
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Outreach: |
Community education and screening to detect eye disease.
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Rehabilitation: |
Comprehensive multidisciplinary low vision rehabilitation for those who have lost vision.
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Education: |
For everyone involved in eye care, especially future physicians, researchers, and allied health professionals.
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Departmental Values:
- Compassion and respect for our patients
- Excellence in everything we do
- Social Responsibility
- Well-being in our personal and professional lives
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