About The Retina Institute

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles has been bringing hope to families of children with complex retinal diseases for nearly four decades by providing the latest treatments and research in a family-centered environment. Here at the Retina Institute, part of the hospital's comprehensive Vision Center, we are dedicated to providing extraordinary care for children with retinopathy of prematurity, retinoblastoma and other retinal diseases.

Our exceptional team of physician-scientists, nurses and support staff reach out to children and their families from throughout Southern California, the nation and the world. At the same time, we are helping to define and advance the state of knowledge in this field with an energetic program of basic and clinical research.

The Retina Institute is part of the Vision Center, one of Childrens Hospital's Centers of Excellence. Other components of the Vision Center are:

• the Cornea Institute
• the Eye Birth Defects Institute
• the Orbit & Eye Movement Institute
• the Vision Development Institute
• the Eye Technology Institute