Welcome Dr. Thomas Meirick, Refractive Cataract & LASIK Surgeon

Wolfe Eye Clinic welcomes Thomas M. Meirick, M.D., a board- certified ophthalmologist specializing in the surgical treatment of cataract, cornea, and LASIK refractive procedures. Dr. Meirick serves patients in our West Des Moines and Carroll locations. Dr. Meirick is a native to Iowa and attended the University of Iowa where he graduated with his Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry and Economics. He went on to…

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Meet Dr. Riley S. Bylund

Wolfe Eye Clinic is pleased to announce the addition of Riley S. Bylund, M.D. joining our Iowa Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Fellowship team. Dr. Bylund recently joined us in July of 2023 and will work alongside our retina doctors for a 24 -month surgical and medical retina fellowship based in our West Des Moines office. Fellowships at Wolfe Eye…

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Iowa Lions Eye Bank- Changing the Lives of Many

Iowa Lions Eye Bank has been serving patients in the Midwest for 67 years and is the only eye bank to serve Iowans. In 1955, Dr. Alson E. Braley, Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Iowa, approached the Iowa Lions to establish the organization and meet the needs of hundreds. Iowa Lions…

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Advancement in Geographic Atrophy Treatment

For more than 100 years, Wolfe Eye Clinic has been Iowa’s leader in the treatment of and research into a wide variety of eye diseases. We continue to strive every day to meet the needs of our patients, and we are thrilled to be able to offer a new retinal disease treatment that will greatly…

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Wolfe Eye Clinic and The EyeCare Associates join to serve Waterloo, Cedar Falls

Waterloo, Iowa (March 8, 2023) – Wolfe Eye Clinic and The EyeCare Associates, two leading Iowa experts in vision, have joined as one entity to provide full-service eyecare for the Waterloo-Cedar Falls area. Now collectively operating as Wolfe Eye Clinic, all patients can receive combined ophthalmology and optometry expertise in one location.  The announcement comes at…

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Let’s Care for Our Eyes in 2023!

Our eyes serve a very important purpose in our daily lives, the sense of vision! Start this year off right by taking care of your eyes and learning what the proper care for your vision might be in 2023. Schedule yearly eye exams for you and your loved ones and follow these few care tips…

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Ankeny, Iowa: We’re Open!

If you haven’t seen or been to our new location in Ankeny, then you are missing out! Exciting things happened recently at Wolfe Eye Clinic as our new Ankeny location opened in August of 2022. Due to our loyal optometry and medical partners and the continual growth of our patient clientele, we were able to…

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Dr. Logan Vincent – First surgeon in Iowa to use new SION™ technology in Glaucoma Surgery

Wolfe Eye Clinic glaucoma surgeon, Dr. Logan Vincent, was recently the first surgeon in Iowa to perform goniotomy glaucoma surgery using the advanced SION™ technology.  Sight Sciences, a leader in canal- based minimally invasive glaucoma surgery technology, designed SION to be an innovated goniotomy surgical instrument. This new technology represents a new chapter in glaucoma surgery because…

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Are Your Child’s Eyes Ready for Back to School?

School preparations have begun, and some children have already started school this week! Has your child received an eye exam within the last year? Healthy vision is essential to learning and can help young children excel in extracurricular activities as well. Wolfe Eye Clinic physicians want to stress the importance of annual eye exams for…

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