Ophthalmology involves the treatment of the eye and vision disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who diagnoses and treats eye disorders and diseases, and sometimes performs eye surgery. Ophthalmology is more than just vision care. This specialist is trained to medically or surgically treat all ocular and vision problems, including disorders of the eyelids and visual pathways. The ophthalmologist also provides comprehensive vision exams and prescribes glasses and contact lenses.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Indiana has 370 practicing ophthalmologists. Broken out by city, ophthalmology doctor density in Anderson is 11, in Angola is 3, in Avon is 5, in Batesville is 2, in Bedford is 1, in Beech Grove is 1, in Bloomington is 6, in Bluffton is 4, in Boonville is 5, in Brownsburg is 3, in Carmel is 10, in Chesterton is 1, in Clarksville is 6, in Columbus is 9, in Connersville is 1, in Corydon is 2, in Crawfordsville is 2, in Crown Point is 3, in Danville is 2, in Dyer is 4, in East Chicago is 1, in Elkhart is 6, in Evansville is 28, in Ferdinand is 1, in Fishers is 3, in Fort Wayne is 28, in Fortville is 1, in Frankfort is 1, in Franklin is 1, in Gary is 4, in Goshen is 2, in Granger is 1, in Greencastle is 3, in Greenfield is 8, in Greensburg is 5, in Greenwood is 14, in Hammond is 4, in Highland is 3, in Hobart is 4, in Huntingburg is 2, in Indianapolis is 109, in Jasper is 2, in Jeffersonville is 14, in Kokomo is 12, in La Porte is 2, in Lafayette is 16, in Lagrange is 2, in Laporte is 1, in Lawrenceburg is 3, in Lebanon is 3, in Linton is 2, in Logansport is 5, in Madison is 5, in Marion is 6, in Martinsville is 3, in Matthews is 1, in Merrillville is 20, in Michigan City is 8, in Mishawaka is 11, in Monticello is 1, in Mooresville is 3, in Muncie is 13, in Munster is 21, in New Albany is 11, in New Carlisle is 1, in New Castle is 2, in Newburgh is 1, in Noblesville is 6, in North Manchester is 1, in North Vernon is 1, in Osgood is 1, in Peru is 4, in Petersburg is 1, in Plainfield is 4, in Plymouth is 8, in Princeton is 6, in Richmond is 6, in Saint John is 2, in Salem is 4, in Scottsburg is 3, in Seymour is 2, in Sheridan is 2, in South Bend is 17, in Terre Haute is 7, in Tipton is 2, in Valparaiso is 7, in Vincennes is 6, in Warsaw is 6, in Washington is 3, and in Winamac is 1.

Indiana’s population is 6,271,973, and most of the state’s population is located in the north, near the Lake Michigan shoreline, and is part of the greater metro Chicago area. Indiana became a state in 1816, and boasts many historical sites and covered bridges, numerous state parks and forests, hunting and fishing, and a variety of golf courses. Centrally located Indianapolis is home to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, hosting the world-famous 500-mile auto race every year. This capital and largest city of Indiana also hosts a Civil War museum, a planetarium, and the Indiana Historical Society, among many other attractions.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Indiana has a population of 6,271,973. Of this population, 1,566,280 are under the age of 18 and 774,303 are at or above the age of 65.