The
principal academic offices, research laboratories, educational facilities,
and administrative offices of the Department of Ophthalmology are
located in the Cullen Eye Institute in the Neurosensory Center of
Houston, jointly owned and operated by Baylor College of Medicine
and The Methodist Hospital. The Neurosensory Center also houses
the academic offices and research laboratories of the Departments
of Neurology, Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, and
Neurosurgery of Baylor College of Medicine. The Center contains
four floors for inpatient beds, an intensive care unit, a skilled
nursing facility, and operating rooms for inpatient and outpatient
eye, ear, nose, throat, and head and neck surgery.
The
Department has 38,000 square feet in the Cullen Eye Institute dedicated
to basic and clinical research. The space comprises five major laboratories:
the Sid W. Richardson Ocular Microbiology Laboratory, the Molecular
Virology Laboratory, the Retina Research Laboratory, Ocular Surface
Center, and the Ocular Pathology Laboratory; and three Core Modules
supported by the Department's National Eye Institute Core Grant
for Vision Research. The Ophthalmic Microsurgical Laboratory, a
seven-station wet lab teaching facility, and an animal experimental
surgery laboratory are located on the fifth floor. Investigators
also have access to the Center for Comparative Medicine-Neurosensory
Facility on the fifth floor of the Neurosensory Center, which comprises
9,828 square feet for animal care and research. In addition, the
Department has dedicated space in the Clinical Care Center of TCH
for support of clinical trials.
The
principal outpatient facilities are located in the Alkek Eye Center
in the Smith Tower, the adjacent Scurlock Tower, and the Eye Clinic
of the Clinical Care Center of TCH. The Alkek Eye Center comprises
23,026 square feet on two floors of the Smith Tower and includes
24 fully equipped examining rooms, minor surgery room, specialty
test areas, Photography and Ultrasonography Unit, Oshman Laser Pavilion,
and Contact Lens Department. The Department's space in the Scurlock
Tower comprises 13,572 square feet and includes fully equipped examining
rooms, specialty test areas, and photography and ultrasonography
equipment. The Low Vision Unit is now also in the Scurlock Tower
Location. The Eye Clinic of the Texas Children's Hospital Clinical
Care Center comprises 7,000 square feet, eight fully-equipped examining
rooms, Orthoptics Clinic, clinical research laboratory, and faculty
and administrative offices.
 The
principal sites for inpatient care and outpatient and inpatient
surgery for the Baylor Eye Physicians & Surgeons are the Neurosensory
Center, Texas Children's Hospital and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital.
The Neurosensory Surgery Center houses Neurosensory Eye Surgery,
comprising seven ophthalmology operating rooms, three laser rooms,
and support facilities for outpatient surgery. Texas Children's
Hospital and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital possess comprehensive,
full service inpatient and outpatient areas and fully equipped operating
rooms for ophthalmic surgery.
The principal facilities for the residency and clinical fellowship training programs are the Ben Taub General Hospital (BTGH) and the Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center (HVAMC). The Eye Clinic of BTGH comprises 2,600 square feet, seven fully equipped examining rooms, specialty test areas, photography and ultrasonography facilities and a contact lens unit. BTGH provides comprehensive full service inpatient care and facilities and equipment for eye surgery. The Eye Clinic of the HVAMC comprises 6,800 square feet, nine fully equipped examining rooms, specialty test areas, photography and ultrasonography equipment, low vision unit, contact lens department, and outpatient microsurgical unit. The HVAMC has a dedicated ophthalmology inpatient unit and two fully equipped microsurgery rooms for ophthalmology.
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