According to Prevent Blindness America, nearly one million Americans have lost some degree of their sight due to an eye injury. More than 700,000 Americans injure their eyes at work each year. Of those, about 100,000 will be disabling, resulting … Continue reading →

Glaucoma Fact Sheet People at high risk for glaucoma need to receive a dilated eye exam at least every two years.  Individuals at high risk for glaucoma include African Americans over age 40, everyone over age 60, and people with … Continue reading →

  Helena Vision Center is teaming up with the Marine Corps to help provide less fortunate children with a happier holiday season. The mission of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys … Continue reading →

Food Drive for Helena Food Share! Enjoy savings from October 31-November 4th by donating food items.  For each item of food donated, receive 1% off of your eyewear purchase, limit 15%*. Please help support our community! (Food Share is low on the following items: peanut … Continue reading →

  A good education for your child means good schools, good teachers and good vision. Your child’s eyes are constantly in use in the classroom and at play. So when his or her vision is not functioning properly, learning and … Continue reading →

People sometimes buy sunglasses the way they buy the rest of their fashion accessories: New pair every spring with an emphasis on fashion over function. They often  forget about being in the sun and the effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation. … Continue reading →

As part of our commitment to provide the latest in eye care services and technology to our patients, we have added a new instrument to assist in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating retinal conditions such as glaucoma and macular degeneration.  Our OCT … Continue reading →

Dr. Henriksen recently began practicing at Helena Vision Center. She is originally from South Dakota, and graduated from the Illinois College of Optometry in May 2010. Dr. Henriksen enjoys ocular disease management and pediatrics, and is an InfantSEE provider. She joins Drs. … Continue reading →

We have added educational videos to our website to help patients better understand the anatomy of the eye and the diseases that affect it. Videos explaining different surgeries for the eye are also available. Check them out!