Patient Scheduling -- Patient Self-Referrals

There are several ways to make an appointment with the Department of Ophthalmology:

  1. Send an email to the Scheduling Center at oph-scheduling@healthcare.uiowa.edu with the information requested below. We will contact you by return e-mail or by phone. (Please keep in mind that e-mail is not secure.)
  2. Call the Department of Ophthalmology Scheduling Center at 319-356-2852. Due to heavy volume, you may get a busy signal. Please fill out form to request that we return your call.
  3. Write a letter to:
    Department of Ophthalmology
    Scheduling Center
    University of Iowa Hospitals
    200 Hawkins Drive
    Iowa City, IA 52242
  4. Visit the Ophthalmology Scheduling Center:
    Room 11221
    First Floor
    Pomerantz Family Pavilion
  5. Fill out the Appointment Scheduling Request Form.

For an appointment with Pediatric Ophthalmology or Strabismus Service:

  1. Call the Ophthalmology Pediatrics Scheduling Center at 319-356-2859.
  2. Write a letter to:
    Department of Ophthalmology
    Pediatrics Scheduling Center
    University of Iowa Hospitals
    200 Hawkins Drive
    Iowa City, IA 52242
  3. Visit the Pediatric Ophthalmology Scheduling Center:
    Room 11208
    First Floor
    Pomerantz Family Pavilion

The following information is necessary for an appointment with the Department of Ophthalmology:

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Physician Referrals

Emergency Referral or Urgent Problem, Call:
319-356-2852 (Scheduling office 8-5 M-F) or
319-356-1616 (after hours ask for Ophthalmology Resident on call)


last updated: 12/19/2011