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Retina and Vitreous Specialists Near You in Indiana

Find top retina and vitreous specialists in Indiana. Six Indiana retina doctors treating macular edema, detachments, uveitis, and AMD.

Indiana has a small but serious group of retina and vitreous specialists whose clinical work and research reach well beyond the state — here is where to start if you need care close to home.

Retina and vitreous specialists treat the delicate tissue at the back of the eye, where diabetes, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), detachments, and inflammation can quietly steal your sight. The Indiana doctors below stand out for a mix of reasons: participation in the pivotal clinical trials that set today's treatment standards, teaching appointments at academic centers, and hospital privileges that give patients in smaller communities real access to vitreoretinal surgery.

Raj Maturi

Raj Maturi, MD

Marion General Hospital

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Dr. Maturi practices in Carmel with hospital privileges at Marion General, Parkview Regional, and Good Samaritan. His clinical focus is diabetic eye disease, macular degeneration, and macular edema — the swelling at the center of vision that causes patients to see wavy lines or blurred faces. He was part of the research team on a landmark 2012 trial that compared ranibizumab injections against laser therapy for diabetic macular edema 1, and a follow-on study that tracked eye pressure in patients treated with a dexamethasone implant over three years 5. That body of work is why many Indiana patients on anti-VEGF injections are on their current schedule.

Ramana Moorthy

Ramana Moorthy, MD

Hendricks Regional Health

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Dr. Moorthy is also based in Carmel, with privileges at Hendricks Regional, Parkview Regional, and Goshen Hospital. His clinical specialty is uveitis — inflammation inside the eye that can be triggered by autoimmune disease, infection, or even medications. He is a go-to author on Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome, a rare condition where the body attacks its own retinal cells 6, and has written widely cited reviews on drug-induced uveitis 9 and, more recently, vaccine-associated uveitis 10. If your retina problem looks inflammatory rather than vascular, this is the kind of training you want.

Kourous Rezaei

Kourous Rezaei, MD

Community Hospital

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Dr. Rezaei practices in Munster at Community Hospital, serving northwest Indiana and the Chicago-area border. His research covers both medical and surgical retina. He was a contributor to the trial of avacincaptad pegol, the first drug shown to slow geographic atrophy in AMD 11, a condition that used to have no treatment at all. On the surgical side, he has published on when sutures are needed after 23-gauge vitrectomy 12 and on the evolution of retinal detachment surgery 13.

Ramon Lee

Ramon Lee, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Rush University Medical Center

Ingalls Memorial Hospital

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Dr. Lee is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Rush University Medical Center and sees patients at the Munster practice, with privileges at Ingalls Memorial Hospital and Community Hospital. His published work includes long-term outcomes after Boston Keratoprosthesis Type II implantation 18, an artificial cornea used when standard transplants have failed — the kind of complex case that crosses between cornea and retina care. The academic appointment means he is also involved in training the next generation of eye surgeons.

Michael Behforouz

Michael Behforouz, MD

Hendricks Regional Health

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Dr. Behforouz is a vitreoretinal surgeon based in Carmel with privileges at Hendricks Regional Health, Marion General Hospital, and Henry Community Health. His hospital coverage across central Indiana matters for patients in smaller communities who need detachment repair or vitrectomy surgery and cannot easily travel to Indianapolis or a Chicago center. Retina emergencies are time-sensitive, and having a local option reduces delays.

Alexander Izad

Alexander Izad, MD

Union Hospital

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Dr. Izad practices in Terre Haute with privileges at Union Hospital and Terre Haute Regional Hospital. For patients in the Wabash Valley and western Indiana, he is often the closest fellowship-trained retina specialist without crossing the state line into Illinois. General ophthalmologists in the region commonly refer diabetic retinopathy, retinal tears, and macular conditions his way.

What to look for in a retina specialist

  • Board certification in ophthalmology with a fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery or medical retina
  • Academic affiliation or privileges at a teaching hospital
  • Experience with your specific condition (diabetic retinopathy, AMD, uveitis, or detachment)
  • Wait time and whether they are accepting new patients
  • Insurance compatibility — most retina practices take Medicare, but commercial plans vary
  • Access to on-site imaging (OCT and fluorescein angiography) and in-office injections

Questions to ask before your first appointment

  • How many patients with my condition do you treat each year?
  • Do you offer in-office injections, or do I need to come back for a second visit?
  • What imaging will I have at this visit, and will I be able to drive home?
  • If I need surgery, where do you operate and what is the typical recovery time?
  • How do you handle after-hours problems like sudden vision loss or a new shower of floaters?
  • Are you part of any current clinical trials I might qualify for?

The bottom line

Indiana patients have real retina options without leaving the state, especially along the Indianapolis–Carmel corridor and in northwest and western Indiana. If your condition is uveitis or inflammation, ask your optometrist or primary eye doctor for a uveitis-focused referral; if it is diabetic eye disease or AMD, a medical retina specialist with trial experience is a strong fit; if you have a detachment or need vitrectomy, confirm the surgeon's hospital privileges and ask how soon they can get you scheduled. When in doubt, ask your current eye doctor who they would send a family member to — that single question cuts through most of the noise.

Sources

  1. Intravitreal Ranibizumab for Diabetic Macular Edema with Prompt versus Deferred Laser Treatment. Ophthalmology, 2012.
  2. Yoga, Meditation and Mind-Body Health: Increased BDNF, Cortisol Awakening Response, and Altered Inflammatory Marker Expression after a 3-Month Yoga and Meditation Retreat. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2017.
  3. ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC FINDINGS AFTER INTRAVITREAL BEVACIZUMAB (AVASTIN) TREATMENT. Retina, 2006.
  4. Multifocal Electroretinographic Evaluation of Long-term Hydroxychloroquine Users. Archives of Ophthalmology, 2004.
  5. INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA TREATED WITH DEXAMETHASONE INTRAVITREAL IMPLANT IN THE 3-YEAR MEAD STUDY. Retina, 2016.
  6. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome. Survey of Ophthalmology, 1995.
  7. Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Ocular and Adnexal Infections. Survey of Ophthalmology, 2012.
  8. Ocular Toxocariasis: Epidemiologic, Anatomic, and Therapeutic Variations Based on a Survey of Ophthalmic Subspecialists. Ophthalmology, 2012.
  9. Drug-Induced Uveitis. Survey of Ophthalmology, 1998.
  10. Vaccine-Associated Uveitis. Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, 2019.
  11. C5 Inhibitor Avacincaptad Pegol for Geographic Atrophy Due to Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmology, 2020.
  12. RATE OF SCLEROTOMY SUTURING IN 23-GAUGE PRIMARY VITRECTOMY. Retina, 2013.
  13. The History of Retinal Detachment Surgery. 2005.
  14. RWC Update: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Eyewearables for Healthy Longevity; Choroidal Hemangioma Widefield Optical Coherence Tomography. Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina, 2023.
  15. Vitrectomy Surgery for Primary Retinal Detachment. Developments in ophthalmology, 2014.
  16. Combination therapy with BPTES nanoparticles and metformin targets the metabolic heterogeneity of pancreatic cancer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2016.
  17. Incentivizing HIV/STI Testing: A Systematic Review of the Literature. AIDS and Behavior, 2013.
  18. Long-term Visual Outcomes and Complications of Boston Keratoprosthesis Type II Implantation. Ophthalmology, 2016.
  19. Organizational characteristics of HIV/syphilis testing services for men who have sex with men in South China. BMC Infectious Diseases, 2014.
  20. HIV and Syphilis Testing Preferences among Men Who Have Sex with Men in South China. PLoS ONE, 2015.

Sources

  1. 1.
    Intravitreal Ranibizumab for Diabetic Macular Edema with Prompt versus Deferred Laser Treatment — Ophthalmology, 2012. DOI
  2. 2.
    Yoga, Meditation and Mind-Body Health: Increased BDNF, Cortisol Awakening Response, and Altered Inflammatory Marker Expression after a 3-Month Yoga and Meditation Retreat — Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2017. DOI
  3. 3.
    ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC FINDINGS AFTER INTRAVITREAL BEVACIZUMAB (AVASTIN) TREATMENT — Retina, 2006. DOI
  4. 4.
    Multifocal Electroretinographic Evaluation of Long-term HydroxychloroquineUsers — Archives of Ophthalmology, 2004. DOI
  5. 5.
    INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA TREATED WITH DEXAMETHASONE INTRAVITREAL IMPLANT IN THE 3-YEAR MEAD STUDY — Retina, 2016. DOI
  6. 6.
    Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome — Survey of Ophthalmology, 1995. DOI
  7. 7.
    Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Ocular and Adnexal Infections — Survey of Ophthalmology, 2012. DOI
  8. 8.
    Ocular Toxocariasis: Epidemiologic, Anatomic, and Therapeutic Variations Based on a Survey of Ophthalmic Subspecialists — Ophthalmology, 2012. DOI
  9. 9.
    Drug-Induced Uveitis — Survey of Ophthalmology, 1998. DOI
  10. 10.
    Vaccine-Associated Uveitis — Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, 2019. DOI
  11. 11.
    C5 Inhibitor Avacincaptad Pegol for Geographic Atrophy Due to Age-Related Macular Degeneration — Ophthalmology, 2020. DOI
  12. 12.
    RATE OF SCLEROTOMY SUTURING IN 23-GAUGE PRIMARY VITRECTOMY — Retina, 2013. DOI
  13. 13.
    The History of Retinal Detachment Surgery, 2005. DOI
  14. 14.
    RWC Update: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Eyewearables for Healthy Longevity; Choroidal Hemangioma Widefield Optical Coherence Tomography — Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina, 2023. DOI
  15. 15.
    Vitrectomy Surgery for Primary Retinal Detachment — Developments in ophthalmology, 2014. DOI
  16. 16.
    Combination therapy with BPTES nanoparticles and metformin targets the metabolic heterogeneity of pancreatic cancer — Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2016. DOI
  17. 17.
    Incentivizing HIV/STI Testing: A Systematic Review of the Literature — AIDS and Behavior, 2013. DOI
  18. 18.
    Long-term Visual Outcomes and Complications of Boston Keratoprosthesis Type II Implantation — Ophthalmology, 2016. DOI
  19. 19.
    Organizational characteristics of HIV/syphilis testing services for men who have sex with men in South China: a social entrepreneurship analysis and implications for creating sustainable service models — BMC Infectious Diseases, 2014. DOI
  20. 20.
    HIV and Syphilis Testing Preferences among Men Who Have Sex with Men in South China: A Qualitative Analysis to Inform Sexual Health Services — PLoS ONE, 2015. DOI

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