Visionary Leader: Alum One of World's Best in Advanced Cataract and Laser Vision Correction
(By Pat Mack)
As an undergraduate at The University of South Dakota in the early 1980s, Vance Thompson knew he was expected to continue the tradition. His father was a family doctor. His grandfather was not only a family physician he also was part of the first class in the history of the medical school. more...
9/18/2009
Sioux Falls-Based Vance Thompson Vision to Lead U.S. Clinical Trial Procedure for Aging Eyes
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 near vision in patients with presbyopia for reading without glasses. Qualified participants will receive this investigational procedure at no charge. more...
2/09/2009
KELO: Gift of Sight Recipients Chosen
Sioux Falls, SD - It wasn't easy, but after reading through hundreds of letters, the staff at Vance Thompson Vision chose four people to receive the gift of sight.
This is the second year Vance Thompson Vision has asked for nominations to give four people laser vision correction surgery. more...
1/23/2009
KELO: Vance Thompson Vision Gives Back
Sioux Falls, SD - The nominations are in and staff at Vance Thompson Vision are well on their way to granting another gift of sight.
For the second year in a row, staff at Vance Thompson Vision will grant four wishes this year. more...
12/22/2008
KDLT: New Eye Procedure
Are you tired of those reading glasses you have throughout your house and car. Reading up close isn't a problem anymore for Deb Velazquez. But it wasn't too long ago when answering a cell phone or reading a book was a daunting task. more...
12/18/2008
Give the Gift of Sight
New program at Vance Thompson Vision could be the most life-changing gift given this year.
Sioux Falls - 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...
12/18/2008
KELOLand.com: Gift of Sight Announcement
Do you know someone that is deserving of laser vision correction surgery? One Sioux Falls medical practice is helping you make someone's dream come true.
Last year, doctors and staff at Vance Thompson Vision read through nearly 200 letters written by friends and family nominating a deserving person for the Gift Of Sight. Four people were chosen to receive laser vision correction for free. more...
02/16/2009
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.
Some of the first procedures in the United States have been performed at Vance Thompson Vision. more...
9/23/2008
HD Lens Restores Vision
If we live long enough, we'll all most likely get cataracts. This clouding of the lens behind the pupil can only be corrected through surgery. And new lens implants are giving many patients a whole new outlook on life.
It's called Crystalens HD and it can give patients in their 50s, 60, even 70s the vision they had when they were 30-years-old or even younger. Before we all turn 40, the lens of our eye is flexible, allowing our vision to focus. more...
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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The LASIK procedure is the right answer for most patients who are considering refractive surgery to improve their vision. However, in patients with higher degrees of nearsightedness or farsightedness, the cornea may be too thin to allow full refractive correction.
In these cases, surgical implants may be the best alternative. These special devices are placed in the eyes to improve their focusing ability.
