QEI is Queensland’s largest independent academic research institute devoted to eye related health and diseases, and works every day to save sight and prevent blindness. With state of the art facilities in South Brisbane, including the QEI Clinic, South Bank Day Hospital, Queensland Electro-Diagnostic and Imaging Centre, medical library, research and microsurgical teaching laboratories and an auditorium, it is also the home of the Queensland Eye Institute Foundation.
Our purpose is to save sight by providing innovation and excellence in research, education and clinical care to reduce eye disease, improve eye health, and ultimately eliminate preventable blindness in the community.