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The Byers Eye Institute at Stanford is dedicated to combating blindness and preserving sight. We deliver an effective, integrated collection of comprehensive vision care specialties from one state-of-the-art, patient-centered facility in Palo Alto, California
Created to accommodate the science of complex ophthalmic medicine, the Byers Eye Institute is comprised of multiple care centers, where doctors from all ophthalmic subspecialists see patients.
For Patients: Make an Appointment
Address
Byers Eye Institute at Stanford
2452 Watson Court
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Contact
- Phone: 650.723.6995
- Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. PST
For Providers: Make a Referral
The Stanford Referral Center is staffed Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m, (PST). Referral specialists are available to help referrers access physicians and services at Stanford Health Care.
Make a new referral
Physicians outside of Stanford Health Care can download the Byers Eye Institute Referral Form below and fax it to 650-320-9443 or email it to referralcenter@stanfordhealthcare.org to make a patient referral.
Check the status of a referral
Find information about an existing or prior referral through Referral Services:
Phone: 877-254-3762
Email: ReferralCenter@stanfordhealthcare.org
Tele-EyeCare: Telemedicine for the Eye
Sometimes a virtual visit via video can substitute for an in-person appointment and can be particularly helpful in determining whether, and with what urgency, an in-person appointment is needed.
Video appointments are available for patients in California.
Ophthalmology Subspecialties & Clinics
Learn more about eye diseases and conditions treated at the Byers Eye Institute.
Each subspecialty clinic page offers additional information about those conditions and the Stanford faculty who specialize in treating them.
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Byers Eye Institute at Stanford
2452 Watson CourtPalo Alto, California 94303
Patient & Clinical Care News
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Silicon Chips on the Brain
Fabricated as a single chip, the new implant is orders of magnitude faster and smaller than today’s state-of-the-art brain-computer interfaces, offering an opportunity for more efficacious treatment of a number of neurological conditions…
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Eye prosthesis is the first to restore sight lost to macular degeneration
In a Stanford Medicine-led clinical trial of a wireless retinal prosthesis, people with advanced macular degeneration regained enough vision to read books and subway signs.
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First FDA-approved MacTel treatment available at the Byers Eye Institute
The Byers Eye Institute is proud to offer the only FDA-approved treatment for patients diagnosed with macular telangiectasia type 2, known as MacTel. Make an appointment at: 650.723.6995. No center has implanted more of these devices in patients.