Educational website sponsored in part by alumnus
John Drouilhet, M.D., in honor of his mother, Gladys.

	One and a half million dollars to build-out and furnish the new facility
	Five million dollars will be dedicated to underwrite the cost to continue and expand our mission of indigent care, teaching and research
	Two million dollars to endow a new position of Director of Clinical Research in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Funds were contributed by numerous individuals and foundations enabling the Eye Center to open in 1977. Since then, the Center has resided within Memorial Hermann Hospital; however, now the hospital needs our space for patient rooms. Plans are underway for the Eye Center to move to a new location in the Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza being developed across Fannin Street from the hospital. The new Eye Center will provide easy access with convenient parking and be designed specifically to serve eye patients, support research and train ophthalmologists.

I am proud of our accomplishments over the last 29 years. I hope you will share our Vision for the Future and consider a generous gift so that the Eye Center can continue to be a world leader in ophthalmology, vision research, patient care and education.

Sincerely,
Richard S. Ruiz, MD
President, Hermann Eye Fund