Cataract Surgeon Rapid City - Serving patients seeking cataract surgery in Rapid City and the surrounding area
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Stephen Khachikian, MD, Adam Jorgensen, MD, Cory Bergman, MD, and Michael daSilva, MD are fellowship-trained, board-certified ophthalmologists with decades of combined experience treating Rapid City cataract surgery patients. Their ophthalmology practice, Black Hills Regional Eye Institute, is a 45,000 square-foot facility that is home to a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgical center and is equipped with the most advanced technology for cataract surgery and other vision correction procedures. This is just one of the many reasons that physicians and other eye care professionals, including optometrists, families and pediatric patients, trust Drs. Khachikian, Jorgensen, Bergman and daSilva to provide them with visionary eye care treatment. The highly experienced ophthalmologists of Black Hills Regional Eye Institute provide full-service ophthalmology care in a warm, friendly environment. In fact, they truly believe that “eye care” and “I care” are synonymous.
All four doctors perform leading-edge laser cataract surgery with premium intraocular lens implants (IOLs), when medically appropriate for the patient. Black Hills Regional Eye Institute was the first facility in western South Dakota and the neighboring states to offer this customized laser procedure. To start laser cataract surgery, the ophthalmologist uses the LenSx femtosecond laser to create a self-sealing micro-incision in the eye, through which the cataractous lens is extracted. To facilitate the removal of the cataract-diseased lens, the eye surgeon performs a step called phacoemulsification, which involves using laser energy to break up the cataract-diseased lens into small fragments. The fragments are then suctioned or flushed from the eye. The cloudy lens is replaced with an intraocular lens implant to restore sight after the procedure. Black Hills Regional Eye Institute offers a broad range of IOL options, including premium ReSTOR and Tecnis multifocal lenses and Crystalens accommodating IOLs, all of which allow patients to see clearly at several distances.
Cataract surgery is generally considered to be a painless procedure, thanks to topical anesthetic eye drops that are administered prior to the start of surgery. Depending on the type of IOL that patients choose, they are able to achieve improved vision at multiple distances and, in many cases, can reduce or even forgo daily dependence on prescription eyewear.
In addition to laser cataract surgery, Black Hills Regional Eye Institute offers LASIK (including all-laser iLASIK), PRK, glaucoma treatment, corneal transplants, treatment of retinal conditions, including management of diabetic retinopathy, and general optical services.
To schedule a personal consultation with Dr. Khachikian, Dr. Jorgensen, Dr. Bergman or Dr. daSilva and learn more about your vision correction options, please contact Black Hills Regional Eye Institute by calling (888) 530-5689.
Adam Jorgensen, MD, earned his Bachelor of Science degree in biology and minor in chemistry from the University of Utah before receiving his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Jorgensen completed his medicine internship at the University of Utah Medical Center and then went on to complete his ophthalmology residency and glaucoma fellowship at John A. Moran Eye Center. Dr. Jorgensen specializes in micro-invasive glaucoma surgery and combined cataract and glaucoma surgery.
Cory Bergman, MD, received his doctorate from the University of Colorado and subsequently completed an ophthalmology residency at Loma Linda University. After practicing medicine in Washington, he moved to South Dakota to provide comprehensive ophthalmology care to patients at Black Hills Regional Eye Institute. Dr. Bergman’s specialties are cataract surgery, glaucoma surgery and reconstructive surgery.