Community Outreach

At Eye Surgeons of Indiana, we believe in using our expertise to make a positive impact beyond our clinics.

Restoring Vision One Life at a Time

Our doctors and surgical teams participate in humanitarian missions around the world, bringing quality eye care, including modern cataract surgery, to communities in need. Our ongoing commitment to global vision health reflects the same patient-centered care and attention to detail that define our practice here in Indiana.

Indiana Blind Children’s Foundation

Eye Surgeons of Indiana is proud to support the Indiana Blind Children’s Foundation (IBCF), including serving as a title presenter for their annual Through the Looking Glass Gala. The mission of IBCF is to invest in children with visual impairments, helping each child thrive in school and daily life. This philanthropic foundation also provides crucial financial support to the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, empowering children with the resources and guidance they need to succeed.

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Foundation Fighting Blindness VisionWalk

We are honored to support the annual Foundation Fighting Blindness Indianapolis VisionWalk, which has been raising awareness and funding since 2006. To date, VisionWalk has raised over $64 million, fueling vital research to develop preventions, treatments, and cures for eye diseases that lead to blindness. Supporting this initiative allows us to contribute to advancements that benefit patients locally and worldwide.

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Five Missions and Counting Bringing Vision to Honduras

Over the years, our team has participated in multiple missions to Honduras, supporting vision care in underserved communities.

Honduras Mission Highlight

Approximately 40 volunteers, including 12 optometrists, provided eye examinations and glasses to more than 3,000 patients. The surgical team, which included Dr. Dierker, performed approximately 60 cataract surgeries. We are proud to continue our longstanding involvement in providing essential eye care to the wonderful people of Honduras.

In a mission based in Choloma, just north of San Pedro Sula, Dr. Dierker and the surgical team provided care for more than 4,000 people. Supported by 11 optometrists, students from the Illinois College of Optometry, and additional staff, the team performed 48 cataract surgeries. This mission was sponsored by VOSH Indiana, which has supported vision care in Honduras for over 30 years.

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eyeball during surgery

Supporting Sight in Guatemala

Dr. Orr led a medical mission to the Lake Amatitlan area near Guatemala City. Working with Dr. Elry Orozco, a local Lutheran physician and pastor, Dr. Orr and Dr. Brian Duvall (Seattle, WA) provided eye exams and glasses for approximately 160 residents. This mission, sponsored by CALMS (Central American Lutheran Mission Society), also emphasizes sharing the Word of Christ throughout the region.

Missions Over the Years

Over the years, Eye Surgeons of Indiana has contributed to vision care missions in multiple countries, including:

Guanajuato, Mexico
Cusco, Peru
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Puerto Cortes, Honduras
Lake Yojoa, Honduras
Copan, Honduras
Nuku’alofa, Kingdom of Tonga
Hebron, West Bank, Israel
La Ceiba, Honduras
Ecuador

Through each mission, our doctors and staff extend our patient-first philosophy globally, providing care that restores vision, independence, and quality of life.