Laura K. Windsor, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Dr. Laura Windsor received her Doctorate of Optometry from the Indiana University School of Optometry, where she received the Essilor Award of Excellence, given to an outstanding student in her graduating class and the Varilux Award for an outstanding clinical paper. In June 2001 at the American Optometric Association annual meeting in Boston, she received the National Essilor Award in a competition among graduating doctors of optometry. She served as vice-president of the Indiana University Optometric Student Association and was honored with a special award for her multiple contributions to the I.U. School of Optometry. Dr. Windsor followed in her father’s footsteps and joined him in practice with the Eye Associates Group, LLC in 2001.
She previously obtained a Bachelor of Science in Optometry from Indiana University and she is a graduate of the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and Humanities at Ball State University. Dr. Windsor trained in low vision care at the Indiana University Indianapolis Eye Care Center and the Low Vision Centers of Indiana. She completed neuro-ophthalmic, retinal, corneal, glaucoma and cataract training at the Muncie Eye Center and Indiana University Eye Care Centers. She received her Fellowship in the American Academy of Optometry in December 2003 in Dallas, Texas.
In April 2010, Dr. Windsor received the Indiana Optometric Association’s Young Optometrist of the Year and a Meritorious Service Award. In June of 2011, Dr. Windsor was awarded the American Optometric Association’s “Young Optometrist of the Year “ Award for her work with the visually impaired, her community service and her extensive accomplishments in lecturing and publishing numerous books and articles on practice management, ocular conditions, and low vision rehabilitation.
Dr. Windsor is a Hartford City, Indiana native and is married to Jeff Whetzel. They have a two children, Taylor and Ella. Dr. Windsor and her husband are the directors of Tori’s Butterfly Garden Foundation, a non-profit organization in memorial to their oldest child Tori, who passed away at age six in 2011 from complications following a tonsillectomy. The foundation’s mission is to promote the arts, gardening and nature in Blackford County. Dr. Windsor is currently the Blackford County Service Unit Manager for Girl Scouts and a Troop Leader to 12 girls. She has worked in the past on the Grants Committee of Blackford Community Foundation, was past-president of Blackford Special Olympics, and is a twenty plus year member of the Tri Kappa sorority in Hartford City.
Dr. Windsor is available to provide general eye care for all ages from infants to seniors. She also specializes in the treatment and management of patients with glaucoma, dry eyes and ocular allergies. She also specializes in the rehabilitation of those with vision problems related to macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, congenital eye diseases and stroke and traumatic brain injuries. Driving with low vision is another area of emphasis in her practice.