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Storm Eye Institute opens clinic in Goose Creek On Feb. 20, the Storm Eye Institute (SEI) opened a new office in Goose Creek. With specialists in optometry, retina, glaucoma, and cornea and cataract surgery, the new space will bring a much needed service to the area north of Charleston.   The office replaces the one burned down last year on the Trident campus when an adjoining office space caught the entire building on fire.     “This is just another example of how MUSC and the Storm Eye Institute are expanding services to better serve outlying communities,” said Ashlie Lefko, SEI.     The timing for the opening falls within the SEI’s 30th anniversary year, and SEI chairman M. Edward Wilson, M.D., was pleased to announce the expansion. “We strive to bring our patients, no matter where they live, the best and most innovative care available,” he said. “We are formally celebrating the excellence in research, patient care, and teaching provided by the SEI this year, but we’re always committed to the education and quality care of our patients.”   The new office is accepting patients, so for information or to schedule an appointment, call 792-8100, 792-1414 or (800) 894-3513.   For information on the institute, visit http://www.muschealth.com/eyes/index.htm. Representatives are available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.     Friday, Feb. 24, 2006 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Island Papers at 849-1778, ext. 201.