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Appointments 1.800.543.7362 (KIDS DOC)

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday | Request an appointment online

Marilyn B. Mets, MD

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Head, Ophthalmology; Director, Retinal Electrophysiology Laboratory; Lillian Sherman Cowen Reiger and Harold L.S. Cowen Research Professorship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Professor of Ophthalmology and Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Specialties

  • Ophthalmology

    Treats strabismus, disorders of the eyelids and lacrimal system, orbital tumors, retinoblastoma and other intraocular tumors, cataracts, glaucoma, retinopathy of pre-maturity and other retinal disorders and cornea and ocular surface disorders and vision disturbances that can be improved by optometry services. Learn more »

Special interests

Hereditary disorders of the eye, retinal dystrophies, toxoplasmosis and other congenital ocular infections, pediatric cataract, glaucoma in childhood, strabismus and eye muscle disorders, tear duct abnormalities, retinoblastoma


Health care plans accepted

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  • Aetna (EPO, HMO, POS, PPO)
  • Beech Street (PPO)
  • Best Doctors (PPO)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (HMO, POS, PPO)
  • CCN (PPO)
  • CIGNA (EPO, HMO, POS, PPO)
  • Employer Coalition on Health (HMO)
  • First Health (PPO)
  • Great West Health Care (PPO)
  • Harmony Health Plans of Illinois (HMO)
  • Health Alliance Medical Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
  • HealthNetwork - Wellmark (PPO)
  • HFN Inc. (EPO, PPO)
  • Humana Inc. (HMO, POS, PPO)
  • Illinois Health Connect (HMO)
  • Managed Care Strategies (PPO)
  • Multiplan (PPO)
  • National Preferred Provider Network (PPO)
  • Preferred Plan (PPO)
  • Private Healthcare Systems, Inc. (POS, PPO)
  • Sagamore - Indiana (PPO)
  • UniCare (HMO, PPO)
  • United Healthcare of Illinois (EPO, HMO, POS, PPO)
  • WEA Insurance Group (PPO)

Medical school

George Washington University Medical School, 1976

Postgraduate training

Children's Hospital National Medical Center, 1981; Johns Hopkins, 1980-1981; Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1980, 1977

Certifications

Board certified in Ophthalmology

Professional organizations

American Board of Ophthalmology; American Ophthalmological Society; American Academy of Ophthalmology; The Costenbader Society; Pan American Association of Ophthalmology; Chicago Ophthalmological Society; Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology; Women in Ophthalmology; Illinois Association of Ophthalmology; American Society of Retina Specialists; International Society for Clinical Electro-Physiology of Vision; Ophthalmic Genetics Study Club; International Committee on Ocular Toxoplasmosis Nomenclature and Clinical Research Methodology; Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness

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-87.64718
Children's Memorial Hospital

2300 Children's Plaza, (707 W. Fullerton Ave.)

Chicago, IL 60614-3363

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Outpatient Center in Glenview

Glenbrook Hospital, Ambulatory Care Center, 2150 Pfingsten Road

Glenview, IL 60026

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Sees patients at

  1. 1Children's Memorial Hospital
    2300 Children's Plaza, (707 W. Fullerton Ave.)
    Chicago, IL 60614-3363
    1.800.KIDS DOC (appointments)
  2. 2Outpatient Center in Glenview
    Glenbrook Hospital, Ambulatory Care Center, 2150 Pfingsten Road
    Glenview, IL 60026
    1.800.KIDS DOC (appointments)

Disclaimer: The above health care plan information is subject to change without notice. Children's Memorial Hospital has made every effort to ensure that this information is correct, but patients should always check with their insurance company regarding current participation in the listed health plans. Specialized services such as psychiatry (mental health) typically require specific individual confirmation.

*An independent association affiliated with Children's Memorial Hospital; physicians' offices are located throughout the greater Chicago metropolitan area.


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