Local man gets "bionic eye"

We were thrilled to be able to work with the University of Minnesota and Dr. Montezuma to be able to provide Mr. Allan Peterson access to the new bionic eye.  I came across this technology a few years back and once it was approved I knew that Mr. Petersen would likely be a great candidate…

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Skilled Hands and a Heart Full of Vision

Growing up, Dr. Lance Bergstrom delivered newspapers on his bicycle to 220 homes in South Fargo. “I earned about a penny and a half per house,” Dr. Bergstrom recalled, “but after stopping at A & W for ‘Coney Dog Tuesday’ (4/$1.00), I netted about a dollar.” Bergstrom has returned to his childhood neighborhood, opening Bergstrom Eye and Laser Clinic in 1997, also home to Nicole Collins, OD. and Corey Becker,OD.

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Himalayan Cataract Project

Dr. Lance Bergstrom recently returned from the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi where he worked with Dr. Patricia Otieno, the Residency Director and Head of Anterior Segment. The Kenyatta Hospital is the primary training center in East Africa and trains doctors from Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Somalia and Sudan.

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