Dr. Eide performed my cataract surgeries a little over a year ago. The procedures went flawlessly…read more The first surgery was done in Mitchell at Avera Queen of Peace. The second surgery was done in Sioux Falls at Opthalmology Limited. I was diagnosed with Wet MD this August & have had eye injections done by Dr. Thomas. The last two injections have been done in Mitchell at the Mabee Eye Clinic. The appointments are run like a well oiled clock. Yesterday, I left at 11:50 from work, had the scan, eye test & injection. I was back at work at 12:30. Great professionals and staff!

Every time we have gone there, the wait times have been horrendous. I mean, why even have an…read moreappointment. Very disrespectful of our time. And then, on top of that, they tend to "try out" new non-formulary treatments (read expensive and not covered) without any real discussion with the patients. I wouldn't be surprised if there were financial incentives between the pharmacy sales representatives and clinics to push those instead of less expensive options that work as well. And their financial people seem to have difficulty with communication. They struggle getting even simple pre-authorizations and seem offended if you call with even a simple question. I'll be going to Vance Thompson in the future.

Dr. Alison Tendler, MD, Whitney, and Katelyn all eloquently provide a thorough pre-procedure…read moreappropriateness-evaluation visual acuity and eye health examination, by precisely using state-of-the-art laboratory-grade optical examination equipment in an opulent office, and they also explain the refractive-lens-exchange eye-surgery procedure, to correct patients' presbyopia conditions, such that the patients generally won't need to wear either corrective eyeglasses or contact lenses or use vision-correction eye drops any longer, for most routine daily tasks that require near-range, mid-range, and distant vision, if the Alcon Panoptix tri-focal implanted replacement lenses are chosen. They also answer patients' questions, explain available financing options of 6 months to 5 years, some interest-free, and provide an accurate itemized overall cost of the procedure, including the implanted lenses, and answer questions regarding insurance coverage, if applicable, pursuant to the presence or absence of any medically-significant cataracts that have, or have not, yet developed in the patients' natural eye lenses. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dr. Tendler is well-educated, truly passionate about the intricate science of vision, and provides the personable individual attention that all vision correction patients should appreciate. She also knows how to manually, with her own vision and experienced judgment, identify whether or not the patient has yet developed cataracts in their natural eye lenses. This attention to all the details and the understanding of the patients' adaptations to the nuances of the procedure, before the procedure is done, makes it easy to readily recommend the Art Vision to anyone, and people should also appreciate a refined specialty business of this high of quality being readily available in a rural-area city the size of Sioux Falls. It's also appreciated in today's fast-paced society to see this quality level of care for individual patients. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________