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    UPMC Eye Center’s mission is to improve quality of life through the preservation and restoration of vision.

    The vision of UPMC Eye Center is to
    • Be a leader in the delivery of eye care
    • Advance the frontiers of eye research
    • Educate the next and current generations in the fundamentals and state of the art in eye health, disease and treatment
    • Bring innovations in science and technology from the laboratory to our patients


    We achieve these goals in a number of ways:
    • Clinical patient care—UPMC Eye Center is rated among the top 10 Ophthalmology programs in the United States in the delivery of patient care. We value excellent quality care combined with outstanding service. We value and personalize care to each individual patient.
    • Research—UPMC Eye Center, the Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, has one of the top basic and clinical research programs in the country. Ranked 12th last year in National Eye Institute funding, UPMC Eye Center’s research focuses on ocular immunology, infectious disease, molecular genetics and molecular biology of retinal disease, glaucoma and advanced diagnostic imaging technology development.
    • Teaching—UPMC Eye Center has an outstanding teaching program, training six residents per year in a three year program. Graduates have gone on to clinical, research and combined clinician-scientist careers. UPMC Eye Center is also at the forefront of continuing medical education, and provides both ongoing and specialized educational opportunities.
     
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    From Points East (Philadelphia, Harrisburg) Via the Pennsylvania Turnpike

    From the Pennsylvania Turnpike, take Exit 6 (Pittsburgh/Monroeville Exit) to I- 376 West. From I-376 West, take Exit 7A (Oakland/Bates Street Exit). At the first stoplight on Bates Street, turn left onto the Boulevard of the Allies. At the first stoplight on the Boulevard of the Allies, turn right onto Halket Street (at the Best Western Hotel). At the first stoplight on Halket Street, turn right onto Forbes Avenue (a one-way street). Follow Forbes to Atwood Street (three traffic lights). Turn left. Proceed one block and turn left again, at Fifth Avenue. Procced on Fifth to Lothrop Street (second traffic light); turn right. The entrance to Eye & Ear is on the left, one and one-half blocks from the intersection.



    From Points West (Ohio, Pittsburgh International Airport) Via the Ohio Turnpike and Route 60

    From the Pennsylvania Turnpike, take Exit 1A to Route 60 South. Follow Route 60 South past the Pittsburgh International Airport to I-279 North. Take I-279 North through the Fort Pitt Tunnel, and follow the signs to I-376 East. Take Exit 5 (Forbes/Oakland Exit). Continue on Forbes to Atwood Street (five traffic lights). Turn left. Proceed one block and turn left again, at Fifth Avenue. Proceed on Fifth to Lothrop Street (second traffic light); turn right. The entrance to Eye & Ear Institute is on the left, one and one-half blocks from the intersection.



    From Points South (Washington, Pa.; West Virginia) Via I-79 North

    Take I-79 North to Exit 14, I-279 North. Take I-279 North through the Fort Pitt Tunnel, and follow the signs to I-376 East. Take Exit 5 (Forbes/Oakland Exit). Continue on Forbes to Atwood Street (five traffic lights). Turn left. Proceed one block and turn left again, at Fifth Avenue. Proceed on Fifth to Lothrop Street (second traffic light); turn right. The entrance to Eye & Ear is on the left, one and one-half blocks from the intersection.



    From Points North (Erie, Western New York) Via I-79

    Take I-79 South to I-279 South, Exit 21, to Pittsburgh. Near downtown Pittsburgh, take Exit 14 to I-579; follow the signs to Monroeville. Take the Forbes Avenue/Oakland Exit; do not exit at I-376 East. Make the right turn onto the Forbes Avenue ramp. (Forbes is a one-way street.) Continue on Forbes to Atwood Street (five traffic lights). Turn left. Proceed one block and turn left again, at Fifth Avenue. Proceed on Fifth to Lothrop Street (second traffic light); turn right. The entrance to Eye & Ear is on the left, one and one-half blocks from the intersection.

     
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    1. Biomedical Science Tower

    2. Eye & Ear

    3. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic

    4. Victoria Building

    5. Lothrop Hall

    6. Graduate School of Public Health

    7. Kaufmann Medical Building (Liliane S. Kaufmann Bldg.)

    8. Lhormer Building

    9. Dialysis Center (Wilson Building)

    10. 3501 Forbes Avenue

    11. Medical Arts Building

    12. Wyndham Garden University Place (a hotel, unaffiliated with UPMC Health System)

    13. 230 McKee Place

    14. University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) -- administrative offices

    15. Iroquois Building

    16. Forbes Tower


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