Spring/Summer 2026 5 Anyone can get glaucoma. But your age, family health history, and race or ethnicity can raise your risk. There’s no cure. Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness. But early treatment can help preserve more of your sight. You can have it without symptoms. Dilated eye exams are the best way to find and treat glaucoma early, before most vision loss starts. eye-opening facts about glaucoma 3 1 2 3 Sources: Glaucoma Research Foundation; National Eye Institute contacts, and medical eye exams, including care for diabetes, glaucoma and macular degeneration. Vision care is about more than just seeing clearly— it is about overall health and quality of life. Joining Yankton Medical Clinic allows me to collaborate with other specialists and provide comprehensive care for patients of all ages, all in one place.” “Our mission has always been to meet the health care needs of our community by being a regional center of medical excellence,” says Becky McManus, CEO of Yankton Medical Clinic. “By adding specialists focusing on eye health, we’re continuing to meet the needs of our community by ensuring patients have access to top-quality vision care in ophthalmology and optometry.” Trained at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Kindle is the only local cataract surgeon and comprehensive ophthalmologist. He can provide cataract surgery in Yankton, eliminating the need to drive elsewhere. Dr. Rockne is a Cornell University graduate. He completed his residency at Illinois Eye Institute. Just like other YMC specialties, the eye care clinic offers So Much Care, So Close to Home. Yankton Medical Clinic Eye Care The clinic is in Avera Sacred Heart Pavilion, Suite 3400. To make an appointment, call 605-655-1830. Services include routine eye exams for glasses and contact lenses along with medical eye care, including care for diabetes, glaucoma and macular degeneration. “Patients do not need to travel out of town for cataract surgery or high-quality, medicalbased eye care.” —Trevor Kindle, MD
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