UC Irvine’s Gavin Herbert Eye Institute is Orange County’s premier eye-care provider, offering state-of-the-art optical services, including laser vision correction surgery, cataract extraction, cornea transplants and other refractive procedures performed by the university’s internationally respected eye surgeons.

At UC Irvine’s Refractive Surgery LASIK Center at Gottschalk Medical Plaza in Irvine and at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange, the institute’s highly skilled physicians are called on daily to evaluate patients with eye conditions that range from mild myopia to rare retinal and ocular disorders. These distinguished specialists, many of whom regularly appear on the list of "Best Doctors in America," consult on referral cases from across Southern California and beyond. They include Dr. Roger Steinert, one of the world’s top cataract surgeons and chair of the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute.

The institute’s team also includes research pioneers in ophthalmic lasers and refractive surgical technologies. Their work has formed the foundations of LASIK surgery, the development of the blade-less IntraLase® laser and the most advanced techniques for corneal transplants and intraocular lens implants. Others have made advances in the treatment of macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in people over age 55.

Their groundbreaking research, clinical trials and development of new surgical techniques and technologies have brought state-of-the-art vision correction procedures to patients everywhere. Their work also has placed UC Irvine’s team in the top echelon of U.S. institutions receiving National Institutes of Health grants for vision research. It is the mission of UC Irvine Healthcare doctors with the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute and its Refractive Surgery LASIK Center to develop programs, technologies and clinical solutions that enhance the visual health and performance of patients in Orange County, Southern California and the world through cooperation with medical professionals, the vision care industry and the community.

For appointments, please call 1.949.824.9970.