Awards

Bicentennial Medal - 2020

IU Indianapolis Spirit of Philanthropy Award - 2002

About Kevin L. Waltz

Dr. Kevin Waltz is a board-certified ophthalmologist. He limits his practice to the medical and surgical management of eye problems. Dr. Waltz graduated from the Indiana University School of Optometry in 1981 and completed two years of extra training at Southern College of Optometry in 1983. He received his medical degree from Meharry Medical College, with Honors, in 1987 and then completed a one-year medical internship at Vanderbilt University in 1988.

Dr. Waltz completed a three-year residency in ophthalmology at the University of Florida in Gainesville in 1991. He was selected for a prestigious Oculoplastic Fellowship at Wayne State University to receive specialized training in surgery of the eyelids, orbits, and tear ducts. Dr. Waltz completed his formal medical training in 1992, eighteen years after he graduated from high school.

Following his training, Dr. Waltz became a full-time Assistant Professor of Surgery at Southern Illinois University. He taught surgery of the eyes, eyelids, orbits, and tear ducts, including cosmetic surgery. He also co-authored a textbook on surgery of the tear ducts and eyelids with Frank Nesi, MD.

Since the mid-1990s, Dr. Waltz's primary professional interest has been refractive surgery, including laser vision correction and refractive lens surgery. Refractive lens surgery includes refractive cataract surgery and Prelex. He was one of the first surgeons in Indiana to use lasers to correct nearsighted vision, and was the first ophthalmologist in the world to receive the Array multifocal lens as a patient. Dr. Waltz was also one of the first ophthalmologists in the world to implant an Array lens in a refractive surgery patient. His pioneering efforts have taught numerous eye surgeons from around the world how to successfully use Prelex to help reduce patients' dependence on glasses.

Dr. Waltz has served as the Vice-President of Eye Surgeons of Indiana, as well as co-medical director of TLC Indiana Laser Center. As a result, he has been very involved in the School of Optometry's Indianapolis clinic.

result, he is very involved in the School of Optometry’s Indianapolis clinic. He and his wife, Rhonda, have made significant contributions to IU, both as volunteers as well as donors.