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University of Nebraska Medical Center

About Us

Truhlsen Eye Institute

Transforming Eye Care in Nebraska

The mission of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is to improve eye care in Nebraska through premier educational programs, innovative research, high quality patient care and outreach to underserved populations.

Through UNMC's primary clinical partner, Nebraska Medicine, Institute, our faculty and health care professionals are involved in the care of more than 20,000 patients annually. We are sought out by patients from not only Nebraska, but from across our region, the nation and the world.

History

Our history dates to 1869, when the Omaha Medical College was chartered, later to be founded in part by Dr. Harold Gifford Sr.

Donors

Learn about our principal benefactors and donors whose generosity helped make possible the Stanley M. Truhlsen Eye Institute.

Leadership

Ronald Krueger, MD, is the McGaw professor and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, as well as the director of the Stanley M. Truhlsen Eye Institute, whose clinical programs are part of Nebraska Medicine.