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. Kansas has 228 practicing ophthalmologists. Broken out by city, ophthalmology doctor density in Abilene is 3, in Atchison is 2, in Belleville is 2, in Beloit is 2, in Burlington is 1, in Chanute is 3, in Clay Center is 1, in Coffeyville is 4, in Concordia is 2, in Council Grove is 1, in Dodge City is 1, in Ellsworth is 1, in Emporia is 5, in Eureka is 2, in Fort Riley is 1, in Fort Scott is 1, in Fredonia is 1, in Garden City is 4, in Garnett is 2, in Great Bend is 2, in Hays is 5, in Hesston is 1, in Hiawatha is 2, in Hillsboro is 1, in Horton is 2, in Hoxie is 1, in Humboldt is 1, in Hutchinson is 7, in Independence is 1, in Iola is 1, in Junction City is 1, in Kansas City is 39, in La Crosse is 1, in Lawrence is 7, in Leavenworth is 1, in Leawood is 29, in Lenexa is 3, in Liberal is 2, in Manhattan is 6, in Marysville is 1, in Mcpherson is 1, in Neodesha is 1, in Newton is 1, in Norton is 2, in Olathe is 13, in Ottawa is 7, in Overland Park is 49, in Parsons is 2, in Phillipsburg is 2, in Pittsburg is 6, in Prairie Village is 39, in Salina is 7, in Shawnee is 5, in Shawnee Mission is 22, in Smith Center is 2, in Topeka is 22, in Wichita is 29, and in Winfield is 1.

Kansas was admitted to the United States in 1861. Topeka is its capital city, and the population of Kansas is 2,744,687. Topeka offers sports and recreation, arts and cultural entertainment, and casinos to residents and visitors. Lucas claims to be the Folk Art center of the United States. Visit the Pony Express National Historic Trail, tour historic Fort Leavenworth, or see the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum in Atchinson. Kansas is also home to the John Brown Museum, which was a stop on the Underground Railroad in the mid-1800s.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Kansas has a population of 2,744,687. Of this population, 652,270 are under the age of 18 and 354,995 are at or above the age of 65.