Astigmatism Symptoms, Causes, Treatment
There are many kinds of vision problems that people can face. A number of them are classified as refractive errors: myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism. The team here at our Rapid City, SD laser eye surgery center can help patients greatly restore the quality of their vision if they are suffering from a refractive…
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The Importance of Eye Exams
Eye exams are extremely important if you want to maintain good vision and experience a good quality of life. What’s interesting is that many people neglect to undergo eye exams even when they are necessary. These are not things that should be skipped or avoided. In fact, as you get older, undergoing regular eye exams…
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Presbyopia Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
Eye Health & Facts,Reading Vision
One common vision problem that many people suffer from when they get older is presbyopia. You’re probably not familiar with the term, but it is something that almost everyone experiences to some degree after they turn 45. There are numerous treatments available to address presbyopia, and we will be more than happy to discuss these…
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Hyperopia Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
Many people have heard the terms farsightedness or hyperopia before, but they may not be aware what it means. That’s okay if you fall into that camp, and you should know that you are not alone in wondering. When you visit our Rapid City laser eye surgery center, we will be able to discuss hyperopia…
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Ocular Nutrition and Eye Health Vitamins Available at Black Hills Regional Eye Institute
Focus MaculaPro vitamins are for patients with Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). AMD is a disease of the macula, a small area of nerve tissue in the retina at the back of the eye. The macula allows you to see fine details and do activities such as reading and driving.   There are two types…
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LASEK Procedure
Refractive errors are some of the most common vision problems that people face and the most common vision problems that we treat. You may know refractive errors by their more common names: myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism. We have many treatments available for refractive errors at our Rapid City laser eye surgery. One in…
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Nearsightedness Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
Myopia, more commonly known as nearsightedness, affects 20 to 30 percent of the population. People with nearsightedness have difficulty seeing objects in the distance while close or nearby objects can be seen clearly. Nearsightedness runs in families and often occurs during childhood. Because nearsightedness usually occurs during childhood, young children may not realize that they…
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LASIK Provides Outcomes Better than 20/20
LASIK is a great procedure to help great nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. It provides amazing outcomes and many times results in vision that is better than 20/20. Click here to hear more about LASIK from these experts in the ophthalmology field from around the country. The Laser Vision Center at the Eye Institute is the…
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