1/30/2008

Gift of Sight Follow up Story: Tiffany Aue

You may recall last December when [KeloLand] HealthBeat helped announce an amazing gift by a Sioux Falls ophthalmology practice. The doctors and staff involved wanted to donate free laser vision correction as their way of giving back. 

After spending hours reviewing nearly two hundred letters from all across KELOLAND, Dr. Vance Thompson and Dr. Alison Tendler and their staff at Sanford Vance Thompson Vision clinic have finally come up with four people who have been chosen to receive a Gift of Sight. more... 

 01/29/2008 

BUSINESS BUZZ: Sioux Falls doctor in national commercial.

Dr. Alison Tendler says with a laugh that she’s never acted, not even in a school play.
Despite her lack of stage experience, the Sioux Falls ophthalmologist is featured prominently in a new national TV and print advertising campaign.  more...  

 01/03/2008 

National Exposure for Dr. Alison Tendler

You've probably heard the phrase, "I'm not a doctor, I just play one on TV." But a new national advertising campaign is about to turn the tables on that phrase by putting a local eye doctor on TV. more... 

 12/12/2007

Give the Gift of Sight

Vance Thompson Vision is proud to announce the establishment of Gift of Sight, a New Year's event that hopes to enhance the vision of neighbors among us who need it the most. more...

10/26/2007

Seeing the Big "E"

Laser vision correction is often an option for patients who are considering refractive surgery to improve their vision. more...

09/21/2007

NASA Approves Advanced LASIK for Use on Astronauts

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc (AMO) (NYSE: EYE), a global leader in ophthalmic surgical devices and eye care products, today announced that the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) has approved the company's LASIK technologies for use on U.S. astronauts. more...

07/27/2007

Self Improvement Do's and Don'ts

It's not hard to find examples of how far people will go in the name of looking good.

You've probably heard stories of how some will even fly to far off countries to save money on plastic surgery. But some local doctors say they know what it means to try and fix the problems after elective surgery goes wrong.

Robert Wilson, KSFY
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07/27/2007

Acufocus Procedure Helps those with Problems Reading

Kathy Sona is 49 years old... and like many her age, she is having more difficulty reading..

Kathy Sona says, "Trying to read and not being able to clarify the words..
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06/22/2007

New Reading Glasses Promotion

At Vance Thompson Vision, we believe life hits the high notes at middle age.

That’s why we offer laser, implant and non-implant procedures that can reduce or eliminate your need for reading glasses.
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03/12/2007

NEW OPTIONS FOR READING GLASSES, LEARN IF YOU QUALIFY

Sioux Falls, SD - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a U.S. Clinical Trial to test the effectiveness of the AcuFocus ACI 7000 Inlay. The inlay is intended to improve new vision in patients with presbyopia ("aging eyes") for reading without glasses. Qualified participants will receive this investigational procedure at no charge.
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10/20/2006

How does the Highest Quality Vision Correction get even Better?

WITH THE ADDITION OF THE HIGHEST CALIBER SURGEON!

Introducing Alison Tendler, MD

Dr. Alison Tendler specializes in corneal, cataract and refractive surgery to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and to reduce people's dependence on reading glasses.
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11/30/2005

National Article shows Vance Thompson Vision has ALL options, Safest technology.

It is important to go to a center that offers both Custom LASIK using IntraLase® bladeless technology and implant surgery for extreme corrections.
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07/18/2005

Anterior Chamber, Iris-Fixated Lens Advantages Highlighted

The advantages of anterior chamber IOLs are many and compelling, according to one surgeon who uses them after he previously doubted them.
Vance M.
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05/24/2005

Eye Surgery Procedure Gets Medicare Coverage

New benefit could help cataract sufferers gain vision

A new Medicare benefit could make life easier for people suffering from cataracts.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ruled this month that it would help pay for presbyopia-correcting intraocular lenses (IOL) for those suffering from cataracts or near or far sightedness.

Before the ruling, cataracts sufferers were limited to the implantable conventional IOL that typically required glasses for reading.

"Medicare never allowed them to pay the difference," said Vance Thompson, a local opthamologist who offers the surgery.

Before the ruling, it was the conventional Medicare approved procedure or nothing, he said.

Vance Thompson Vision is the only Sioux Falls center that offers the presbyobia IOL.

Medicare now allows beneficiaries to use the more advanced lens and pay the difference in cost from the conventional one.
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