Best eye care clinics in the US?

[Flaxbee]

Not Lasik or anything like that, but actual eye disease care.

Can anyone recommend (perhaps by personal experience, as a patient or nurse or doctor or other health professional) an excellent eye care clinic in the US? A good friend's wife has some sort of retinal deterioration; she had surgery a decade ago and it helped, but her eyes are failing again and they'd like to seek treatment here. I don't know the specific problem she has.

Mods: I'm not asking for medical advice, but if this violates any DU rules, please lock.

[AlCzervik]

1. Mass eye and Ear.

[Flaxbee]

2. in Boston?

thanks for the reply -- I'll check them out.

[AlCzervik]

4. yes thats the one.

[qwertyMike]

3. Beer

They all look good

[triguy46]

5. Dean Magee Eye Institute in OKC

http://www.dmei.org/

[wain]

6. Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia

[Wapsie B]

7. Wolfe Clinic, Marshalltown, Iowa

University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa

[Critters2]

8. There are Wolfe Clinics all over Iowa,

and I heard great things about them. I had parishioners who went to the one in Ames.

[Wapsie B]

10. Yes there are.

My parents went to the one in Cedar Falls.

[Critters2]

11. Twice, I drove parishioners to Ames for cataract treatment

and they both went well. Another had one done someplace in Ft. Dodge, and had real trouble afterwards. Also, all of my parishioners with macular degeneration--three or four--went to Wolfe. Really fine reputation.

[Wapsie B]

12. Yes they have a very good reputation.

I'd go there in a minute if there was one around here.

[Critters2]

9. Here's the US News listing:

http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/search.php?spec=repopht

[Flaxbee]

13. wow - thank you, mycritters2! I'll check them out...

and see if I can get more info on what is exactly wrong with my friend's wife's eyes, and take it from there.

I appreciate this and your earlier response, as well as everyone else's input!

[Critters2]

15. You're welcome. Best of luck to your friend and his wife! nt

[Flaxbee]

14. thanks everyone! I got on the phone with my mom, then dad, then

sister and just haven't had time to check back until now. I really appreciate all of the information and will do some research.

Thank you! :hi: