Does the Institute offer emergency services?
The UCLA Eye Trauma and Emergency Center provides immediate response to ophthalmic emergencies 24 hours a day for consultative, medical and surgical care involving both primary and secondary surgical repairs. From 8 am to 3:30 pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and from 8 am to noon, Wednesday, patients with eye emergencies should go to University Ophthalmology Associates on the first floor of the Jules Stein Building. During other business hours, or evenings, weekends and holidays, patients with eye emergencies should proceed to the Emergency Room of the UCLA Medical Center. An in-house ophthalmologist is available at UCLA 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
