Low Vision Centers of Indiana

11/11/2024

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Ali Prible, OD, FAAO on passing her oral exam this past week at the 2024 American Academy of Optometry meeting, and officially becoming a fellow.

The Academy’s membership is comprised of optometrists, vision scientists, and other qualified professionals who have committed themselves to the rigorous process required to achieve its prestigious designation, Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO).

09/29/2023

01/24/2023

Our office will be closed tomorrow, January 25th, due to the impending snow storm.

In case of emergency, please go to your local emergency room.

12/15/2022

Our offices will be closed tomorrow, December 16th, 2022 for staff training. We will reopen on Monday, December 19th, 2022 at 8:30 AM. In case of emergency, please go to your local emergency room.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

10/03/2022

The Low Vision Centers of Indiana is excited to announce the joining of Dr. Ali (Norton) Prible to our practice!

Dr. Prible graduated from Indiana University School of Optometry with her Doctorate of Optometry in 2019. As a student, Dr. Prible was selected as a member of the Gold Key International Optometric Honor Society, which is awarded to the top 3% of upper-classmen who demonstrated outstanding professional and ethical attitude through leadership and service to their class, college, and profession. Upon graduation, she was awarded the Henry Hoffstetter Scholarship, awarded to the Indiana University School of Optometry graduating fourth-year who was voted among classmates for leadership and dedication to the profession of Optometry.

Before attending the Indiana University School of Optometry, Dr. Prible graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Franklin College where she was a member of the women’s soccer team. As a fourth year in optometry school, Dr. Prible was selected for the prestigious Bascom Palmer Eye Institute rotation in Miami, FL, where she got to spend 6 months learning at the #1 ranked eye hospital in the country. Dr. Prible trained extensively in disease while completing the rotation, and experienced less common ocular diseases and disorders, such as retinitis pigmentosa, achromatopsia, and albinism.

Dr. Ali Prible served on two mission trips as an optometry student to provide eye care for underserved Jamaican populations. She also held several leadership roles while at IU, including Sports Vision Club President and Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH) President.

Dr. Prible also completed low vision, neuro-ophthalmic, retinal, and corneal training at the Indiana University Indianapolis Eye Care Center. She also trained in primary care and contact lenses at Marine Corps Base Quantico, providing care for active duty military personnel. She is available to provide low vision and primary eye care for infants to seniors, and specialized treatment and management of patients with ocular diseases such as glaucoma, dry eye disease, macular degeneration, and diabetic eye disease, as well as other inherited retinal disorders.

She is now seeing patients in our Hartford City, Indianapolis and Fort Wayne locations. Call to schedule a low vision evaluation with her today!

05/01/2020

Our offices will slowly begin to reopen on May 4th, but we have added many new protocols for your safety and health and ours. Please read what you can expect at your visit in this picture. We look forward to seeing you soon!

03/18/2020

The CDC has mandated that all routine eye care and dental care be postponed in the US to decrease everyone’s risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19. We will be closing after 4 pm today. We will still be taking care of medication refills, emergencies, etc. Please call our office and leave a voicemail. We will be checking it throughout the day and calling you back. In event of a severe emergency, please go directly to the ER. Thanks! We plan to be open again April 6th at this point. Stay safe and healthy.

08/18/2019

Dr. Laura Windsor just recently published an article in Primary Care Optometry News on Achromatopsia. Click the link to read the article.

by Laura Windsor, OD, FAAO Gene therapy trials are underway to improve the vision of patients with achromatopsia, a rare inherited retinal disease that affects approximately one in 30,000 individuals, according to Sharpe and colleagues.

07/21/2019

07/24/2017

Tori's Butterfly Garden Foundation is hosting the 5th Annual SummerFest is this Saturday from 9am to 5pm in Hartford City on the downtown square. If you are in the area, please come out and join Dr. Laura Windsor and her husband, Jeff Whetzel pay tribute to their late daughter's passion for the arts! It should be an amazing day celebrating the arts with stuff to do with the whole family! There is dancing, music, good food, artisan vendors selling their works, a juried art show at the Arts Center and fun arts and crafts for the kids all day. Look for Dr. Laura face painting in the kids area and Jeff running the TBGF food booth. Look through all the photos provided for the schedule of events and what will be up on the Hartford City Square. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST WITH YOUR FB FRIENDS!

11/04/2015

On Friday, November 13th, 2015, the doctors and staff will be celebrating Patty Sones’ retirement. Patty has diligently worked as an optician at the Low Vision Centers of Indiana - Eye Associates Group for the past 55 years. We encourage those who have known Patty and had her adjust and dispense their glasses over the years to come wish her well in her retirement. The reception will be from 3:00pm to 6:00pm at the Lighthouse Church in Hartford City.

10/08/2015

New treatment in AMD are very promising in FDA trials!

Fovista is a promising new treatment for wet AMD that is currently in Phase 3 clinical trials. Learn more about this new drug, and the future of treatments for this form of macular degeneration.