Meet the Doctors

Dr. Benjamin Mannix Jr. and Dr. Kathryn Sommer are eyecare providers serving LaPorte, IN and surrounding communities.

Our doctors enjoy caring for the patients at Ophthalmology, Inc. and look forward to the one-on-one interaction involved with solving eye health and vision problems. 

Benjamin Mannix Jr, M.D.

Dr. Benjamin Mannix Jr.,M.D. is a board certified ophthalmologist who graduated from the Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Virginia in 1985. He specializes in cataract surgeries and offers special intraocular lens options such as toric (astigmatism) and bifocals. Along with routine eyecare, Dr. Mannix also treats eye diseases such as glaucoma. For many years, Dr. Mannix has provided eyecare for a mission in Haiti. Dr. Mannix is accepting new patients

Kathryn Sommer, O.D.

Kathryn Sommer O.D. is a 1984 graduate of the Indiana University School of Optometry.She provides routine examinations and is a contact lens specialist. She offers fittings of soft, toric (astigmatism), bifocal, gas permeable, keratoconic and scleral contacts. She is accepting new patients