For medical professionals

Referrals at Children’s

Our Eye Program provides referrals and consultation by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Patients cannot self-refer. Patients must be referred by a pediatrician, primary care doctor, ophthalmologist, optometrist or other qualified medical professional. 

• For consults, referrals and transport, call our Physician Call Center at (414) 266-2460 or toll free at (800) 266-0366. 
• For outpatient specialty appointments, call Central Scheduling at (414) 607-5280 or toll-free (877) 607-5280 

Eye Program residencies at Children’s

The Department of Ophthalmology has nine residents, each doing a three-year residency. Residents rotate through pediatric ophthalmology for the first two years of the program. For more information about residencies or programs for medical students within the eye program, please contact: Leslie Bencivenga at (414) 955-7921. 

Eye Program research and quality at Children’s

Children’s Wisconsin is a member institution of The Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG), an organization specializing in pediatric eye disease research.