UAB Callahan Eye Hospital
Birmingham, AL 35233
205.325.8100
For 50 years, UAB Callahan Eye Hospital has focused on delivering innovative eye care and pioneering breakthroughs in the preservation and restoration of eyesight. We have been recognized internationally and nationally for outstanding patient care, treatment of eye trauma, and crucial research in eye disease. Our outstanding services and accomplishments include:
- One of the few facilities in the world entirely dedicated to advancements in ophthalmology
- One of the busiest eye care centers in the nation
- One of only two Level 1 Ocular Trauma Centers in the United States with a 24/7 eye emergency department
- The only dedicated facility in Alabama specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of the eye
- 16 dedicated operating rooms which support more than 11,000 eye surgeries annually
- Award-winning patient care, having earned prestigious Press Ganey awards in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016
- Named in 2017 as one of the “100 Great Places to Work in Healthcare” by Becker’s Hospital Review
- Pioneering developments in surgical instrumentation, devices, and procedures used by ophthalmologists around the world
- Home to a comprehensive eye research program and the state’s only accredited ophthalmology training program provided by the UAB Department of Ophthalmology
Images and Videos
Colorful Agam Sculpture Back in Place at Callahan
After being hit in the eye with a bottle rocket, Dianne Peterson underwent sight-saving surgery at UAB Callahan Eye Hospital.
Fireworks Eye Injury
Dianne Peterson was just a bystander when a firework hit her in the eye on July 4th. The damage to her left eye was severe. Instead of celebrating, she had eye surgery at midnight. See her story of caution.
UAB Callahan Eye Hospital 50th Anniversary
Since 1963, the nation has looked to UAB Callahan Eye Hospital for innovation and breakthroughs in sight restoration, and we've delivered. We invite you to take a look at our story as it unfolds through the eyes of so many who have helped write it in our video tribute titled "50 Years In Sight."


Callahan Community Physicians
UAB Callahan Eye Hospital is supported by private-practice physicians who perform surgery at our facility. To see a listing of these physicians and their location, please click here »
Clinics and Organizations at Callahan Eye Hospital |
Floor |
Phone Number |
Alabama Lions International State Office |
B |
205.933.9288 |
Alabama Lions Sight Conservation Association |
B |
205.325.8519 |
ESFA |
1 |
205.488.0771 |
International Retinal Research Foundation(IRRF) |
1 |
205.325.8103 |
UAB Callahan Eyewear
|
1 |
205.325.8227 |
Lions Eye Clinic |
1 |
205.325.8555 |
UAB Callahan Eye Hospital Pharmacy |
4 |
205.325.8580 |
UAB Callahan Eye Hospital Laser Center |
3 |
205.325.3222 |
Cafe 1720 |
3 |
205.325.8561 |
UAB Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation |
4 |
205.488.0736 |
UAB Callahan Eye Hospital Clinics |
2,4,6 |
205.325.8620 |
Cox Ocular Prosthetics |
4 |
205.939.1990 |
John Parker, MD |
5 |
205.933.1077 |
Veterans Affairs Eye Clinic |
5 |
205.933.4395 |
Michael A. Callahan, MD and Associates |
7 |
205.933.6888 |
Retina Consultants of Alabama |
7 |
205.918.0047 |
Latest Headlines
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What It Means to Be Legally Blind, and How UAB Can Help
- Publish Date
- 12/13/18
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UAB Callahan Eye Hospital & Clinics Holiday Closings
- Publish Date
- 12/7/18
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- Publish Date
- 9/27/18
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- Publish Date
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- Publish Date
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