Dr. Vance Thompson, MD is an ophthalmology specialist in Sioux Falls, SD and has been practicing for 27 years. He graduated from Sanford School Of Medicine Of The University Of South Dakota in 1986 and specializes in ophthalmology.Read his story
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- Aetna
- American Enterprise Group
- American Republic
- Assurant Health
- AvMed
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
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Cataract Removal Surgery
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more than 99% of peers
Cataract
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more than 92% of peers
Senile Cataracts
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more than 90% of peers
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Dr. Thompson's bio
This content was provided by Dr. Thompson " Vance Thompson, MD specializes in refractive and cataract surgery and is the Director of Refractive Surgery for Vance Thompson Vision in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He also serves as Professor of Ophthalmology at the Sanford USD School of Medicine. As a leading international researcher in the field of laser and implant vision correction, he has played a key role in developing the Excimer Laser for vision correction and has also served as a principal investigator in over 50 FDA-monitored clinical trials studying laser and implant vision correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and cataract surgery. Dr. Thompson continues to play an important role in the continuing development and refinement of laser and implant vision correction, currently conducting research in advanced LASIK, implant vision correction for high levels of near and farsightedness, presbyopia correction, corneal crosslinking for keratoconus, phakic IOL's, femtosecond cataract surgery, and more. Dr. Thompson has numerous publications and is co-author of the textbook Refractive Surgery and has lectured and taught refractive and cataract surgery to thousands of eye surgeons throughout the world. A Gregory, South Dakota native, Dr. Thompson received his BS in Chemistry from the University of South Dakota and his MD from the University of South Dakota School of Medicine. After his internship at Avera Hospital in Sioux Falls,?Dr. Thompson completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Missouri-Columbia and his fellowship in Advanced Refractive and Cataract Surgery with Dan Durrie, MD, and John Hunkeler, MD at the Hunkeler Eye Centers in Kansas City. "
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1 Specialties
- Ophthalmology
1 Board Certifications
- OphthalmologyAccredited by: American Board of Ophthalmology*
18 Conditions Treated
- Astigmatism
- Cataract
- Corneal Diseases
- Corneal Erosion
- Drooping Eyelids (Ptosis)
- Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Eyelid Disorders
- Farsightedness
- Hypertropia
- Keratoconus
- Macular Edema
- Macular Hole
- Nearsightedness
- Presbyopia
- Retina Diseases
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Senile Cataracts
- Thyroid Disease
17 Procedures
- Cataract Removal Surgery
- Clear Lens Extraction
- Clear Lens Surgery to Correct Near and Far Vision Simultaneous
- Clear Lens Surgery With Multifocal Implants
- Cornea Surgery
- Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking (CXL)
- Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery
- Implantable Contact Lens
- Laser Cataract Surgery
- LASIK
- Phakic Refractive Lens Implantation
- Photo Therapeutic Keratectomy
- Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK)
- Refractive Lens Exchange
- Refractive Surgery
- Sutureless Cataract Surgery
- Visian Impantable Collamer Lens (ICL)
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Education
- Sanford School Of Medicine Of The University Of South DakotaMedical School | Graduated 1986
- McKennan HospitalInternship Hospital | Completed 1987
- University Mo Columbia School MedResidency Hospital | Completed 1990
- Hunkeler Eye ClinFellowship Hospital | Completed 1991
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
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Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
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Dr. Thompson accepts 15 insurance carriers
- AetnaChoice Plus POS II
- American Enterprise Group
- American Republic
- Assurant Health
- AvMedOpen Access
- Blue Cross Blue ShieldBlue Card PPO
- CignaCigna PPOGreat West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- HealthPartners
- Humana
- Medica
- Medico
- Thrivent Financial
- TricareTriCare for Life
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