Training and board certification
Source for this section: alisonrtendler.com/meet-dr-tendler, her personal bio page (linked from her clinical site's header).
- Medical degree, University of South Dakota, graduated with honors in medical physiology.
- Ophthalmology residency (three years), University of Minnesota.
- Corneal and anterior segment fellowship with Dr. Michael Belin, Cornea Consultants of Albany, Albany Medical College, New York.
- Fellow, World College of Refractive Surgery and Visual Sciences.
- Associate Professor, Sanford School of Medicine.
- Board-certified ophthalmologist, per her practice site (source).
- Partner at Vance Thompson Vision for 13 years before founding ART Vision.
Eyelid surgery work
The practice's page covers three eyelid procedures:
- Blepharoplasty. "Surgical procedure used to remove heavy skin along the upper and/or lower eyelids... reduced to improve both appearance and function." The page states it can address blepharochalasis and dermatochalasis.
- Ptosis repair. Described as raising the height of a droopy eyelid caused by weakened or stretched upper-lid muscle; the page states it is "often combined with eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)."
- Entropion and ectropion repair. For eyelids turned inward or outward; the page describes a minimally invasive outpatient procedure under local anesthetic and mild sedation, typically under 30 minutes.
Other procedures
ART Vision's other listed services are medical/surgical eye care: dry eye, refractive lens exchange (RLE), cataracts, and LASIK, per the site's main navigation. A separate business, ARTisan Skin and Laser Center (artisanskinandlaser.com), offers non-surgical injectables, laser and skin-care treatments; it does not publish eyelid surgery content.
Insurance and cost
No insurance, Medicare or price statement for eyelid surgery is published on either artvisionsf.com or artisanskinandlaser.com.