Chicago Ophthalmologists

An ophthalmologist is a physician who is specially trained to diagnose and treat disorders of the eyes and vision. These doctors are experts on the complicated anatomy of the eye and are trained to treat eye diseases through both medical and surgical methods.

Some common conditions that ophthalmologists treat are cataracts, glaucoma, strabismus, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration and amblyopia. In addition, ophthalmologists can provide prescriptions for eye glasses and contact lenses and perform LASIK surgery and other corrective surgeries for refractive errors like myopia (near-sightedness), hyperopia (far-sightedness), astigmatism and presbyopia.

The area of Chicago, IL has a population of approximately 2,680,484 people. There are 240 ophthalmologists near Chicago, which gives it a ratio of 1 ophthalmologist per 11,169 residents or a ratio of 1 ophthalmologist per 4,334 households. There are 1,040,151 households in Chicago.