Locations

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute – Miami
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at Palm Beach Gardens
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at Naples
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at Plantation

The Institute's clinical faculty treats more than 200,000 patients each year and performs 10,000 surgical procedures. Additionally, 24-hour emergency care and community-based ophthalmic care for indigent and low-income patients of Miami are provided. The Institute serves patients of all ages, from infants to senior citizens.

Bascom Palmer’s professional staff are committed to:

• Improving vision and preventing blindness through compassionate patient care.
  
  
• Advancing the knowledge and skills of practicing ophthalmologists everywhere, now and in the future, through innovative research and education.
  
  
• Enhancing the quality of life for those we serve.

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute serves as the Department of Ophthalmology for the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The Institute has earned an international reputation as one of the premier providers of eye care, a pioneer in advancing ophthalmic research and has developed one of the most highly sought-after ophthalmology education programs in the nation.

The Institute's 70 internationally respected clinical faculty members each specialize in a specific area of ophthalmology and all are board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. In addition to clinical and surgical care, most clinical faculty members have research and teaching responsibilities at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.

There are three interdisciplinary components of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, each of which carries its own mark of distinction. These include:

• Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital,
• Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Vision Research Center and
• Edith and Earl Retter Educational Auditorium.

The Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital serves individuals ranging in age from infants to senior citizens and has been consistently ranked among the top two eye hospitals in the nation by US News & World Report.

Significant developments in ophthalmic research take place in the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Vision Research Center. As advances in medical science and technology provide new means to study and treat human disease, the Institute's outstanding research faculty continues to foster the understanding of eye disorders as well as their diagnosis, cure and prevention.

The Edith and Earl Retter Auditorium is the site for training thousands of ophthalmologists and hundreds of medical students in the latest developments in the field of ophthalmology.

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Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at Palm Beach Gardens
Since 1996, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute has offered excellent and comprehensive clinical ophthalmic services in the Palm Beaches of Florida; the same services for which it became renowned in Miami.

In 2006, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute moved into its much anticipated, newly constructed 7.4 acre campus at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, bringing Palm Beach County the most technologically advanced eye care center in the United States.

This $22 million expansion triples the size of our former facility and reaffirms Bascom Palmer Eye Institute’s long-standing commitment to deliver the highest level of ophthalmologic care, research and education to Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast.

With a uniquely comprehensive array of cutting-edge ophthalmologic technology at a single site, this campus supports a dramatic expansion in clinical care and research – with greater access to clinical trials for Palm Beach and Martin County residents.

A decade ago, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute  purchased the land for the new campus at PGA Boulevard and Fairway Drive in PGA National. At that time, Bascom Palmer had begun operations in a 2,500-square-foot office nearby, with one physician and five employees.  Over the past ten years, as patient demand has dramatically grown, that office space has undergone three major additions.

The new campus features the Maltz Center, a 40,000 square-foot patient care medical office building with more than 50 examination rooms for the treatment of all ophthalmic diseases and disorders.  It houses centers for macular degeneration and imaging, glaucoma, LASIK, aesthetics and pediatric ophthalmology, It also features a center for low vision rehabilitation and an optical shop.  Adjacent to the medical office building is the Frankino Pavilion at the Bascom Palmer Surgery Center.  The 10,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center allows Bascom Palmer’s physicians to perform retina, cataract, glaucoma, ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgeries on-site.

To schedule an appointment with a Bascom Palmer physician at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at Palm Beach Gardens, please call 561-515-1500 or call 1-888-845-0002 for an appointment at our locations in Miami, Naples and Plantation.

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Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at Naples
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute opened its third patient care facility in January 2004. The facility is located at the Naples Community Hospital Medical Plaza near downtown Naples, Florida. The approximately 3,000 square-foot center will focus on the management of vitreo-retinal diseases, such as macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. The Naples center will also provide access to the latest clinical trials studying new treatments for retinal diseases.

Bascom Palmer has long served patients from Naples and Southwest Florida. After a two-year planning process during which Bascom Palmer’s leadership consulted with patients, physicians, hospital executives and community leaders, Bascom Palmer concluded that locating a facility in the newly developed NCH Medical Plaza would best serve the needs of our patients.

To view the brochure, click here.

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Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at Plantation
Bascom Palmer's fourth patient care facility opened in November 2004 in Plantation, Florida.  The new Broward County location, on the first floor of the Royal Palm at Southpointe Center, 1000 South Pine Island Road in Plantation, consists of 6,700 square feet.  The state-of-the art office, equipped with the latest diagnostic and treatment technology, is dedicated to the care and management of virtually every eye disease and disorder.

Bascom Palmer physicians are bringing sight-saving technology to the Broward community.  Specialists eye diseases and disorders, such as glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy are available to patients for consultation and treatment.  Additionally, consultation is available in ophthalmic cosmetic surgery and pediatric ophthalmology.  A limited range of surgical services are being performed here, including custom LASIK.  This facility also provides access to the latest clinical trials.

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