Weiss Eyecare Clinic - Quality Eye Care in Watertown, SD
Why Choose Weiss Eyecare Clinic?
At Weiss Eyecare Clinic we welcome patients of all ages to our comfortable optometry office. Dr. Melanie Weiss provides personalized optical and medical eye care services to satisfy your family’s needs at any age, from pediatrics to geriatrics. Depending upon your age, lifestyle and overall health condition, vision care requirements change. In our friendly clinic, we become familiar with each individual patient in order to customize eye exams and treatment options.
Our family eye care services include eye exams for kids and adults, vision therapy, vision correction and management of age-related eye disease. Located conveniently to serve Watertown residents, we offer hours to suit every family’s schedule.
Business Woman Of The Year
The Chamber honored Dr. Melanie Weiss as Business Woman Of The Year for 2019.
New Heights Of Achievement
Cleinman Performance Network's 2012 award to Weiss Eyecare Clinic for Moving Their Practice To New Heights Of Achievement.
Employer Of The Year
Business and Professional Women/USA congratulated Dr. Melanie Weiss as Employer Of The Year, 2008.
Ask Dr. Melanie Weiss a Question
Q: Should I wear sunglasses during the winter?
A: Yes! Ultraviolet (UV) rays can be just as damaging to your eyes during the winter as they are during the summer. UV rays are still strong during the winter because the sun sits lower in the sky, and at a different angle. Your eyes can be susceptible to UV exposure when sunlight bounces off of snow and reflects UV rays back up (sometimes up to 80 percent of them). Additionally, when sunlight reflects off of snow, it makes it very bright outside and can create an intense glare that makes it difficult to see. . In the long-term, overexposure to UV rays can lead to eye diseases like cataracts and macular degeneration.
Q: Aren’t sunglasses really only needed in the summer?
A: No. Although we think of summer when we think about sunglasses, the damage from UV radiation occurs year-round. Long-term exposure to UV has been shown to increase the risk of cataracts and macular degeneration.
