Wibaux
For residents of Wibaux and the surrounding eastern Montana communities, traveling across state lines for quality healthcare is not unusual — it is simply the reality of living in a part of the country where wide-open land is more plentiful than specialists. What matters is having a destination worth making that journey, a practice with the full range of services, the technology, and the doctors who genuinely care about keeping your vision healthy for life.
That destination is Vision Source Mandan, and we have been proudly serving patients from across the Northern Plains — including those driving in from Montana — for over 70 years. Under the leadership of Dr. Brittany Schauer, O.D., alongside Dr. Wayne Aberle, O.D., and Dr. Danielle Dyke, O.D., we provide comprehensive vision and eye health services designed to address the full scope of your family’s needs in a single, well-equipped visit.
Comprehensive Eye Care Services for Wibaux Patients
When you make the drive from Wibaux, we want every appointment to be thorough, efficient, and complete. Our practice is intentionally built to provide a wide range of services under one roof, so patients are not left making repeat trips or being sent elsewhere for things we can address right here.
Everything Your Family Needs in One Visit
Our team cares for patients at every stage of life, from infants receiving their first vision assessment to seniors managing age-related eye conditions. We understand rural patients often have one opportunity to get everything handled, and we structure our care accordingly. Here is what Wibaux-area patients will find when they visit our Mandan location:
- Comprehensive eye exams: Thorough, personalized evaluations for every member of the family covering vision correction needs, eye health assessments, and early detection of conditions affecting overall health
- Myopia management: Advanced treatment plans for children developing nearsightedness, including the FDA-approved Essilor Stellest lenses and other proven options to slow progression
- Contact lens fittings: Precise fittings and follow-up care for first-time wearers and patients seeking a more comfortable fit
- Emergency eye care: Same-day appointments for urgent concerns, including eye infections, foreign objects, sudden vision changes, and eye injuries
- Dry eye therapy: Comprehensive diagnosis and personalized treatment for chronic dry eye discomfort
- Lenses and frames: A curated selection of eyewear to match every lifestyle, preference, and budget
No matter what brings you through the door, our team is committed to making sure you leave with every concern addressed and every question answered.
Why Wibaux Residents Choose Vision Source Mandan
Crossing state lines to visit an eye doctor is not a decision patients make lightly. We recognize the trust Wibaux residents place in us when they choose to make that drive, and we have spent more than seven decades earning and maintaining it. Our practice is built on the belief every patient — no matter how far they travel — deserves thorough, personalized, and genuinely compassionate care.
A Legacy of Trust Since 1950
Vision Source Mandan has been a cornerstone of eye care for communities throughout the Northern Plains since 1950, building multi-generational relationships with families who return year after year. Dr. Schauer, a North Dakota native who grew up near Streeter, joined the practice in 2012 and later became its owner. She currently serves as President-Elect on the North Dakota Optometric Association board and as Co-Administrator for the Vision Source Network for North Dakota — a level of professional investment reflecting her deep commitment to advancing eye care quality across this entire region.
Dr. Aberle brings decades of experience in contact lenses, urgent care, and diabetic eye exams, having returned to the Northern Plains in 2000 after practicing in Chicago and Minneapolis. Dr. Dyke rounds out our team with a focused commitment to pediatric vision care and comprehensive family eye health, ensuring patients of every age receive attentive, individualized care. The American Optometric Association highlights how rural communities face growing shortfalls in eye care access due to a declining supply of eye care providers, which underscores how much it matters to have a trusted, fully equipped practice within reach.
Emergency Care When You Need It Most
One of the most overlooked and most important services we provide is accessible emergency eye care. For patients coming from Wibaux, local urgent care facilities and emergency rooms are simply not equipped to properly diagnose or treat most eye emergencies. They lack the specialized instruments needed for foreign object removal, eye infections, acute injuries, or sudden blurry vision episodes. Our practice handles all of these situations with same-day appointments available for urgent concerns. Dr. Schauer has long made it a point to be reachable even outside of regular office hours for patients who cannot wait, because sitting with an untreated eye injury only makes the outcome worse.
Plan Your Visit from Wibaux
Whether you are coming in for an annual comprehensive eye exam, scheduling a myopia management consultation for your child, or dealing with an urgent eye concern, our team is ready to welcome you. As a proud member of Vision Source — North America’s premier network of independent private practice optometrists — we operate at the leading edge of eye care technology, ensuring every patient has access to advanced diagnostics and treatment options no matter where they call home.
We look forward to seeing you and your family at our Mandan practice. To schedule your appointment, contact Vision Source Mandan today — our team is here to make sure every mile is well worth it.
