Dr. Taylor Hoffman recently opened his practice, Hoffman Eyecare, in Westfield.
He had always known he wanted to be in the medical field, but through an internship at an optometrist’s office, he fell in love with eye care.
“I thought I wanted to do physical therapy, but halfway through my junior year, I realized optometry was so much more than I thought,” Hoffman said. “It was more than glasses and contacts, and more about the health of the eye and the overall systemic health.”
After seven years in private practices in Jasper and Lebanon, he chose to open his own office in his hometown.
“I grew up in Hamilton County,” he said. “I love it here and I’m never leaving. My family lives in Westfield and our children are growing up here, so it was important to me to practice in the community I live in.”
Hoffman Eyecare offers primary eye care and services in diabetic eye care, glaucoma, macular degeneration, co-management of ocular surgeries such as LASIK, cataract surgery and corneal transplants, and eye emergencies.
The office has a variety of high-quality frames and lenses with the ability to cut lenses in-house, and many frames can be ready in as little as 24 hours.
He’s passionate about dry-eye issues too.
“Dry eye is a problem a lot of people deal with and it’s not just about symptom management,” Hoffman said. “It’s more than getting some drops and being done with it. We have advanced diagnostic testing and treatment at Hoffman Eyecare.”
Ultimately, Hoffman said his “why” is what’s most important.
“I really want to focus on patient care and building relationships,” he said. “We often get caught up in treating a pair of eyes, but we need to remember they are attached to a whole person. I want to provide excellent care with cutting-edge technology, but still with this hometown feel.”
Hoffman volunteers his time at the Trinity Free Clinic on the campus of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. He enjoys getting out in the community through school screenings and coaching youth baseball and football.
