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On occasion, we have patients that share their experiences and comments about our doctors.  Dr. Spencer joined the Eye Institute from Colorado in January 2010 and has made himself right at home in Rapid City.  We are very lucky to have him here, but know that his patients in Colorado miss him.  Below are comments from a husband and wife that Dr. Spencer took care of when he lived there.   "Two years before my first visit with Dr. Spencer, I was diagnosed with cataracts and Fuchs’ Endothelial Dystrophy (a progressive corneal disease). At that time, I was told that cataract...

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Dr. Stephen Khachikian has joined Dr. Michael Belin to co-author a book chapter entitled "Keratoconus/Ectasia Detection with a Modified (Enhanced) Reference Surface: Belin/Ambrosio Enhanced Ectasia Display.  Click below to read the chapter. Chapter 30 Belin-Khachikian.pdf

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Our Beautiful Eyes Contest has started.  Click at the bottom of your screen to enter the contest.  First prize is buy one eye, get one eye free and it's so simple to enter.  Submit a photo of your face and have your friends and family members vote for you August 20-27.

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iLASIK works incredibly well for appropriate patients.  iLASIK is the combination of iFS flap creation, CustomVue ablation and Iris Regristration tracking.  As of July 1st, 2010, Drs. Khachikian and Spencer’s rate of achieving 20/20 vision on nearsighted patients with astigmatism is 96.1% with iLASIK.  This is outstanding!!  Contact our Laser Vision Center today to schedule a free screening to see if you are a candidate for iLASIK.

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