Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Details

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Name

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Type

Tertiary ophthalmology center

Main focus

Eye care, subspecialty consults, research

Good for

Complicated vision cases and humbling hallway consults

Usual time of day

Late-morning consult runs

Noise level

Busy clinic hum, controlled chaos

Address

900 NW 17th St, Miami, FL 33136

City

Miami, FL

My take

Still wild to me that the same people I call for a papilledema rule-out are also running trials that end up in the journals I dog-ear, it’s like walking through a living methods section where everyone happens to be holding a slit lamp.

Little tip

If you’re sending a patient, warn them about the wait and tell them to bring a sweater — and their medication list in writing.