Healthy eyes bring everything into sight. Experienced optometrists and ophthalmologists care for you with regular evaluations, corrective solutions and personalized treatments. You’re sure to receive a detailed eye examination and an accurate diagnosis for addressing all ocular conditions. Your provider will explain your treatment options and work with you to create a care plan that fits your needs.
Protecting Your Vision
Don’t overlook the health of your own eyes. If you experience any vision problems or impairment, you should see a professional. A change in vision could be an early warning sign of eye disease. If these diseases and conditions are diagnosed early, timely treatment can sometimes prevent or delay vision loss.
Just like anything with your health, early intervention can make a huge difference.
Eye Conditions We Treat
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Astigmatism
- Black eye
- Blepharitis
- Cataracts
- Chemical Burns
- Color blindness
- Common adult eye conditions
- Common pediatric eye disorders
- Conjunctivitis
- Corneal abrasion and injury
- Corneal ulcers and infections
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Dry eye syndrome
- Eye alignment
- Eye injuries and infections
- Eye strain and trauma
- Farsightedness and nearsightedness
- Floaters
- Glaucoma (acute and chronic)
- Lazy eye
- Macular degeneration (both wet and dry)
- Optic neuritis
- Orbital cellulitis
- Retinal detachment
- Retinitis pigmentosa
- Styes and lumps
- Uveitis and iritis
Complete Eye Care
From vision screenings to advanced eye surgery, a network of optometrists and ophthalmologists has you covered. Trust Avera’s experience and expertise on pediatric and adult eye health needs. Routine eye examinations, innovative technology and advanced procedures come together bringing you complete eye care.
Vision Health
Eye services and treatments to support vision needs include:
Types of Exams
Your retina is the nerve tissue of your eye that senses light, allowing you to have sharp, central vision. Your eye doctor will assess your retinal health with a comprehensive assessment.
- Eye evaluations examine your overall eye health, including vision and ocular pressure.
- Dilated fundus exams use special lenses to view the back of your eye, including the retina and optic nerve.
- Diagnostic retinal imaging produces very precision images of your retinal tissue.
Eyewear Options
Kids and adults have options for corrective eyewear or specialty contacts at Avera locations in Yankton, SD and throughout southwest Minnesota.
- Cosmetic contact lenses
- Medical and prosthetic eyewear
- Specialty contact lenses and eyewear
- Trendy eyewear from designer brands
Specialty contact lenses are customized for scarred cornea, chronic dry eye, distorted surfaces, scarred or damaged eyes, pupil damage, double vision, astigmatism, multifocal and post-laser surgery. Specialty eyewear includes swim goggles and glasses for safety, sports, blocking blue light from devices, anti-fatigue, hunting and fishing.
Imaging & Surgical Technology
If eye surgery is the best approach for your condition, depend on your physician to select the appropriate procedure for you and provide support and education to help you feel comfortable and safe.
Ophthalmic digital imaging and precision surgical technology help make improve results and best possible outcomes.
Eye evaluations show potential signs of disease with accurate findings that are further enhanced by advanced technology capable of:
- Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT)
- Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT)
- Autofluorescence imaging
- External photograph
- High-resolution, stereoscopic fundus photography
- Retinal and optic never fiber layer analysis
- Corneal topography
- Visual field
