U.S. News & World Report has ranked the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah No. 9 in the nation among eye centers.
The magazine鈥檚 marks the fourth year running that the Moran Eye Center has been listed among the Top 10 High-Performing hospitals.
U.S. News & World Report bases its rankings on voting results from a survey asking ophthalmologists where they would send their patients with the most complex eye conditions. The magazine only publishes rankings for high-performing institutions that receive at least 5% of votes over a three-year period.
"I am grateful for this recognition of the exceptional care the Moran Eye Center provides to patients who visit us from across the country and count on us for sight-saving treatments and surgery," says Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA, acting chair. "Our physicians have the highest levels of training and are leaders in their subspecialties. They also regularly conduct disease research and evaluate technologies to continually improve care."
More than 40 Moran specialists provide a complete spectrum of eye care, from basic eye exams and cataract or LASIK surgery to highly specialized treatments for sight-threatening diseases and conditions, including age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma. Moran is the largest ophthalmology clinical care and research center in the Mountain West, with 10 satellite clinics, and more than 182,000 patient visits and 9,200 surgeries each year.
Moran supports 20 , where internationally awarded faculty are developing the treatments of tomorrow. Faculty train 12 residents, four interns, and up to 13 fellows annually in one of the nation's most selective and unique academic programs. The Doximity.com 2025-2026 Residency Navigator ranked Moran No. 1 in the West, No. 6 nationwide.
More than 500 employees work to achieve the Moran Eye Center's vision that no person with a blinding condition, eye disease, or visual impairment should be without hope, understanding, and treatment. Moran's Global Outreach Division carries out this vision on a local and global scale by providing services to underserved Utahns at no cost and by training doctors in under-resourced countries to expand access to care.