Amidon
There is something remarkable about a community willing to drive hours for the care they need — not because it is convenient, but because they know it is worth it. For families and individuals in Amidon and the surrounding Slope Country, quality eye care means making that drive and choosing a practice that truly delivers on every visit.
Vision Source Mandan is that practice, and we have been proudly serving patients from across western and central North Dakota for over 70 years. Under the care of Dr. Brittany Schauer, O.D., Dr. Wayne Aberle, O.D., and Dr. Danielle Dyke, O.D., we offer comprehensive vision and eye health services designed to meet the full range of your family’s needs — all under one roof, in a single visit.
What Amidon Patients Can Expect at Vision Source Mandan
When you make the trip from Amidon, we want every appointment to count. Our practice is built to provide thorough, wide-ranging care so you are not left scheduling follow-up trips or being referred elsewhere for things we can handle right here.
A Full Scope of Services in One Location
Rural patients know the value of a practice that does it all. Our team sees patients of every age, from infants as young as six months old coming in for their first assessment to seniors managing age-related conditions. Here is what Amidon-area patients will find when they visit our Mandan location:
- Comprehensive eye exams: Personalized, head-to-toe evaluations covering vision correction, eye health screening, and early detection of systemic conditions affecting the eyes
- Myopia management: Customized treatment plans for children developing nearsightedness, including the FDA-approved Essilor Stellest lenses and other advanced control options
- Contact lens fittings: Expert fittings for first-time wearers and patients looking for a more comfortable or precise fit
- Emergency eye care: Same-day appointments for urgent situations, including eye infections, foreign objects, sudden vision changes, and eye injuries
- Dry eye therapy: Comprehensive evaluation and personalized treatment for chronic dry eye
- Lenses and frames: A thoughtfully curated selection of eyewear to suit every lifestyle, preference, and budget
No matter what brings you in, our team is committed to ensuring you leave with the clarity and confidence you came for.
Why Amidon Residents Choose Vision Source Mandan
The drive from Amidon is a meaningful commitment of time, and we take that seriously. Our practice is built on the understanding that rural patients deserve more than a transactional appointment — they deserve a practice with the depth, the technology, and the genuine care to make every mile worth it.
Seven Decades of Serving Rural North Dakota
Vision Source Mandan has been a cornerstone of eye care in this region since 1950, building lasting relationships across multiple generations of the same families. It is not unusual for us to care for grandparents, parents, and grandchildren who have all been coming to us for decades. 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 commitment reflecting how deeply invested she is in the future of eye care across this state.
Dr. Aberle, who returned to the region in 2000 after practicing in Chicago and Minneapolis, brings a wealth of experience in contact lens care, urgent eye care, and diabetic eye exams. Dr. Dyke rounds out our team with a focused passion for pediatric vision care and comprehensive family eye health, ensuring patients of every age receive attentive, individualized care — learn more about our doctors and staff. The American Optometric Association highlights how rural patients face disproportionate barriers to eye care access due to regional shortages of eye care providers, which is exactly why having a trusted, fully equipped practice to travel to makes such a difference.
Emergency Care You Can Actually Rely On
One of the most critical — and often underestimated — services we offer is accessible emergency eye care. For patients in Amidon and the surrounding Slope Country, the nearest urgent care or emergency room is not equipped to handle most eye emergencies. Our practice handles urgent situations like foreign object removal, eye infections, sudden blurry vision, and acute eye injuries, with same-day appointments available. We also have after-hours accessibility when a patient genuinely cannot wait — because an eye emergency should never mean sitting in discomfort until the next business day.
Plan Your Visit from Amidon
Whether you are coming in for a routine comprehensive eye exam, scheduling myopia management for your child, or dealing with an unexpected eye concern, our team is ready to see you. As a member of Vision Source — North America’s premier network of independent private practice optometrists — we operate at the leading edge of eye care technology, giving every patient access to advanced diagnostics and treatment options no matter where they call home.
We look forward to welcoming you and your family to our Mandan practice. To schedule your appointment, contact Vision Source Mandan today — our team is here to make sure your next visit is worth every mile.
