Overview
Welcome to the Expanded Cole Eye Institute
At Cleveland Clinic’s Cole Eye Institute, we provide comprehensive eye care for adults and children, from routine services to advanced surgical treatment for complex eye conditions. Recognized worldwide for clinical excellence, innovation and education, Cole Eye Institute attracts patients and referring providers from around the globe.
We’re proud to welcome you to our newly expanded eye center, designed to enhance your experience while advancing care, research and education for future generations.
World-Class Eye Care
Cole Eye Institute specializes in diagnosing and treating a wide range of eye conditions, including cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration and other complex ophthalmic diseases. Many procedures developed here have been adopted by ophthalmologists worldwide, reflecting our commitment to advancing the field of eye care.
As a leader in education, the institute is also home to one of the U.S.’s largest hospital-based continuing medical education programs, as well as highly competitive residency and fellowship programs that help train the next generation of eye care specialists.
Designed With You in Mind
Every aspect of the facility has been designed to create a comfortable, accessible and welcoming experience. You’ll find:
- Convenient parking and valet services
- Large-print signage for easy navigation
- Spacious waiting areas and clinical spaces
- Natural lighting throughout the building that’s comfortable for sensitive or dilated eyes
Our goal is to make every visit as seamless and supportive as possible.
The Jeffrey and Patricia Cole Building
The newly opened 150,000-square-foot Jeffrey and Patricia Cole Building represents a significant investment in the future of vision care and supports the continued growth of Cole Eye Institute.
New features include:
- 60 outpatient exam rooms with advanced imaging technology
- Eight state-of-the-art operating rooms
- Three procedure rooms
- Dedicated research and education space
- New drop-off, pick-up and valet areas, with convenient access from East 105th Street
The expansion allows us to care for more people, enhance clinical services and accelerate groundbreaking research that will shape the future of ophthalmology.
This transformational project was made possible by the generosity of donors whose support has helped expand access to exceptional eye care, research and education. Their investment will have a lasting impact on families and healthcare professionals for years to come.
Looking ahead, renovations to the original Cole Eye Institute building will create a fully integrated eye center, further expanding diagnostic, surgical and clinical services while supporting continued innovation in vision care.
Leadership
Sunil K. Srivastava, MD
The Barbara and A. Malachi Mixon III Chair of Ophthalmology
Cole Eye Institute
Justis Ehlers, MD
Vice Chairman of Operations
Cole Eye Institute
BJ Dupps, MD, PhD
Vice Chairman of Research
Cole Eye Institute
Andrew P. Schachat, MD
Vice Chairman of Safety, Quality and Patient Experience
Elias I. Traboulsi, MD, MEd
Vice Chairman of Education
Philanthropy & Community Outreach
Your role in preventing blindness
Eyesight is a priceless gift, a gift you can give by supporting the work of the Cole Eye Institute. You can designate your gift to the Cole Eye Institute and its Research, Education or Macular Degeneration Fund.
Your support will help us continue developing new treatments for eye diseases that will save or restore a patient’s eyesight. With your help, the Cole Eye Institute can continue advancing treatments for eye diseases and shaping the future of eye care — so someone doesn’t have to imagine life without eyesight.
Request More Information
To request more information about making a charitable gift, call or send an email to:
Mayme Patthoff
Executive Director of Development
216.312.0394
patthom@ccf.org
How you can help
You can help by making a contribution in a variety of ways:
A gift
Cash gifts, usually in the form of checks, are the most popular type of charitable contribution. Donors will qualify for an income tax charitable deduction for a gift of cash.
A charitable lead trust
The most flexible of the charitable trusts, a Charitable Lead Trust is an effective way to transfer wealth to children or grandchildren while reducing the amount of transfer tax.
The donor first transfers assets to a trust. After paying income to Cleveland Clinic, the trust transfers the remainder to designated heirs.
A life-income gift
Several forms of gifts provide donors or their named beneficiaries an income for life while committing resources to future use by Cleveland Clinic. Donors to any of these life-income arrangements are entitled to charitable deductions in the year the gift is made for part of its fair market value, and are often able to increase their spendable income.
Gifts of long-term appreciated property also avoid or defer tax on the capital gain.
- A charitable remainder trust may be funded with cash, securities or real property. One or two beneficiaries named by the donor will receive income on a quarterly basis for a period of years or their lifetime. At maturity, the trust principal is transferred to Cleveland Clinic.
- A charitable gift annuity is an agreement between a donor and Cleveland Clinic in which the donor makes a gift and one or two designated beneficiaries receive a guaranteed income for life. Some of this may be tax free.
- Cleveland Clinic's Pooled Income Fund pools gifts in the form of cash or securities from many donors for investment purposes. Beneficiaries designated by the donors receive a proportionate share of the net income earned by the fund, quarterly, for life.
A charitable bequest provision
A charitable bequest is an easy way to make a meaningful gift to Cleveland Clinic. The full amount of the bequest is deductible from a taxable estate.
Naming opportunities
A permanent legacy in the name of a donor or designee (such as a family member or physician) can be created through a gift to support the Cole Eye Institute. Please contact us for more information on naming opportunities.
Personal fundraising page
You can create a personal Cleveland Clinic Fundraising Page to honor a loved one or celebrate a special event. Share your page with friends and family to raise support for research and world-class care at Cleveland Clinic.
- Honor a loved one or caregiver: A simple, yet powerful way to appreciate and cherish a special someone who has touched your life.
- Remember someone special: Pay tribute to the life of a family member, friend or colleague by creating a page in his or her memory.
- Celebrate the milestones in your life: whether it’s a birthday, bar or bat mitzvah, anniversary, wedding or the end of medical treatment, you can set up a fund to mark your special occasion.
Thank you for your support
Thank you for your consideration in supporting the Cole Eye Institute. We appreciate the generous support that we receive from the philanthropic community. Philanthropic support is helping to elevate the Cole Eye Institute to be among the best eye care providers and allows us to continue conducting cutting edge research and make breakthroughs in visual science to help those with eye diseases.
Community outreach
Cleveland Clinic & KOHL'S Cares Vision First Program
Vision First was launched in 2002 through collaborative efforts of the Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Metropolitan School District and Cleveland’s philanthropic community. A partnership with KOHL’S Cares was established in 2013. Together we will help Northeast Ohio students in need of eye treatment, seek and gain the advanced care to correct their vision.
