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Great Plains Eye Specialists

Great Plains Eye Specialists, Rapid City, South Dakota[Photo 1]
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4.7 · 51 reviewsOpens Monday at 7 AM

Eligible to offer 20% cashback to customers who shop here.OrbitBack

26AI ScoreNamed in 0 of 2 answersChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026. Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026.

ConfirmedVisitorAI guess

Dr. Colin E. Brown, Cris Mathews P.A., Lauren Albers, CNP offer advanced eye care to the Black Hills. By combining advanced diagnostic and surgical technologies with our staff’s vast expertise and outstanding care, we continually deliver an exceptional patient experience. As your vision changes, we’ll help you understand what’s happening and offer options to protect and preserve your eyesight. LASIK, PRK, EVO ICL, CLE, Cataract Surgery, and advanced cornea procedures and much more.

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AI checked this page on Jul 16, 2026Last activity 1 month ago, a question from minnesota_otis.

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Services

What Great Plains Eye Specialists offers, what it costs, and what people come for.

Known for

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The menu

  • Eye makeup safetyOphthalmologistAsk
  • Corrective eye surgeryOphthalmologistAsk
  • Cataracts typesOphthalmologistAsk
  • PresbyopiaOphthalmologistAsk
  • Cataracts under 40OphthalmologistAsk
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Team

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Today7 AM to 5 PM
ParkingNothing found

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Reputation

What reviews, press and directories say about Great Plains Eye Specialists.

4.7from 51 reviews on Google

Dr. Brown's expertise in cataract and LASIK surgeries, combined with a caring staff, sets Great Plains Eye Specialists apart. Patients describe Great Plains Eye Specialists as a welcoming and professional environment, particularly praising Dr. Brown for his thorough explanations and skilled surgeries. Many felt reassured by the attentive staff and the overall efficiency of the process, from initial consultations to post-operative care.

  • 584%
  • 44%
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  • 18%
Would go back88%88% of reviews give the visit 4 or 5 stars. We assume a good visit means they'd go back.Positive 88%, 4 or 5 stars · Neutral 0%, 3 stars · Negative 12%, 1 or 2 stars
The good
  • Dr. Brown's cataract and LASIK surgeries
  • Staff's attentiveness and friendliness
  • Quick appointment scheduling
The bad
  • Long wait times for appointments
  • Billing issues with insurance

Press and awards

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What AI reads

The page ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google read about Great Plains Eye Specialists. The code version is exactly what their crawlers get.

Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Rapid City, SD · Editorial

Great Plains Eye Specialists, Rapid City: an eye care center in Rapid City (2026 guide)

Steve Lee

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Former Google Search executive and former Microsoft executive, with 20+ years in digital.

Fact-checked against 23 sources · Published July 16, 2026 · Updated October 22, 2026 · Machine-readable version below

Owner review: not yet. Great Plains Eye Specialists has not checked this page. Claim to review it

In short

Great Plains Eye Specialists is an eye care center in Rapid City, SD. Its AI Score is 26 of 100, which is poor.

Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page.

Key facts

FactValue
TypeEye care center
Address240 Minnesota St, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
HoursMon 7 AM to 5 PM · Tue 7:30 AM to 5 PM · Wed to Fri 7 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun
Phone(605) 718-5123
Medical directorNothing found
Rating4.7 across 51 reviews on Google
Known forNothing found
PricesNothing found
Quietest timeNothing found
ParkingNothing found
Last verifiedSeptember 18, 2026, 3:39 AM

All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

GroupFactValueMarkEvidence
Location infoAddress240 Minnesota St, Rapid City, SD 57701, USAConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026
Location infoDescriptionDr. Colin E. Brown, Cris Mathews P.A., Lauren Albers, CNP offer advanced eye care to the Black Hills. By combining advanced diagnostic and surgical technologies with our staff’s vast expertise and outstanding care, we continually deliver an exceptional patient experience. As your vision changes, we’ll help you understand what’s happening and offer options to protect and preserve your eyesight. LASIK, PRK, EVO ICL, CLE, Cataract Surgery, and advanced cornea procedures and much more.ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026
Location infoHoursMon 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Tue 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM · Wed to Fri 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun ClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026
Location infoNameGreat Plains Eye SpecialistsConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026
Location infoPhone(605) 718-5123ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026
HoursMonday7:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026
HoursTuesday7:30 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026
HoursWednesday7:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026
HoursThursday7:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026
HoursFriday7:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026
HoursSaturdayClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026
HoursSundayClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026
ServicesServiceBenefits cataract surgeryConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServiceCataracts typesConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServiceCataracts under 40ConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServiceCataracts under 40 2ConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServiceCataract surgeryConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServiceCataract surgery insuranceConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServiceCataract surgery recoveryConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServiceCataract surgery recovery 2ConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServiceCataract surgery recovery supportAI guessNothing found
ServicesServiceCataract surgery safeConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServiceCauses cataracts 2ConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServiceCornea proceduresAI guessNothing found
ServicesServiceCorrective eye surgeryConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServiceCortical cataractConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServiceEarly signs cataractsConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServiceElephant eyesConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServiceEVO ICLAI guessNothing found
ServicesServiceEye health consultationAI guessNothing found
ServicesServiceEye makeup safetyConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServiceFoods that sabotage eye healthConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServiceLASIKAI guessNothing found
ServicesServiceLong cataract surgery take 2ConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServicePresbyopiaConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServicePRKAI guessNothing found
ServicesServiceThree types cataractsConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServiceTypes cataracts 2ConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
ServicesServiceTypes cataract surgeryConfirmedBusiness website, checked Sep 18, 2026
LinksWebsitehttps://gpeyes.com/ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026

Services and prices

These are the 21 services Great Plains Eye Specialists offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.

ServicePricePrice markPrice evidenceService mark
Eye makeup safetyConfirmed
Corrective eye surgeryConfirmed
Cataracts typesConfirmed
PresbyopiaConfirmed
Cataracts under 40Confirmed
Three types cataractsConfirmed
Foods that sabotage eye healthConfirmed
Elephant eyesConfirmed
Long cataract surgery take 2Confirmed
Types cataracts 2Confirmed
Benefits cataract surgeryConfirmed
Types cataract surgeryConfirmed
Cataracts under 40 2Confirmed
Cataract surgeryConfirmed
Cataract surgery insuranceConfirmed
Cataract surgery recoveryConfirmed
Cataract surgery recovery 2Confirmed
Cataract surgery safeConfirmed
Causes cataracts 2Confirmed
Cortical cataractConfirmed
Early signs cataractsConfirmed

Known for

Reviews not read yet, back on Scan Day.

The team

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Visiting Great Plains Eye Specialists

Address: 240 Minnesota St, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA. Phone: (605) 718-5123. Hours: Mon 7 AM to 5 PM · Tue 7:30 AM to 5 PM · Wed to Fri 7 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked July 16, 2026 at 11:21 AM.)

Location info from Google Business Profile

Business description, written by Great Plains Eye Specialists on its Google Business Profile: "Dr. Colin E. Brown, Cris Mathews P.A., Lauren Albers, CNP offer advanced eye care to the Black Hills. By combining advanced diagnostic and surgical technologies with our staff’s vast expertise and outstanding care, we continually deliver an exceptional patient experience. As your vision changes, we’ll help you understand what’s happening and offer options to protect and preserve your eyesight. LASIK, PRK, EVO ICL, CLE, Cataract Surgery, and advanced cornea procedures and much more."

When to go

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Parking and getting in

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Nearby

PlaceTypeDistance
Minnesota StreetBus stop1 min walk
Minnesota StreetBus stop2 min walk
Wisconsin AveBus stop3 min walk
Wisconsin StreetBus stop3 min walk
Nebraska StreetBus stop4 min walk
Ana Maria StreetBus stop5 min walk

Reputation

4.7 average across 51 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)

(AI guess, from 51 reviews.)

What people like

  • Quick appointment scheduling

What people do not like

  • Long wait times for appointments
  • Billing issues with insurance

Press

No press story about Great Plains Eye Specialists found yet.

Awards

None named yet.

Directories

Directory listings not read yet.

Recent updates from Great Plains Eye Specialists

Great Plains Eye Specialists hasn't posted an update here yet.

Questions people ask

the good stuff about Great Plains Eye Specialists, what is it?

No answer yet

what has Great Plains Eye Specialists posted recently, I am not on Instagram

No answer yet

parking at Great Plains Eye Specialists, where does everyone put the car?

No answer yet

planning a Saturday visit, is that a wasted trip

No answer yet

Ballpark for a visit to an eye doctor in Rapid City?

No answer yet

Does Great Plains Eye Specialists split it over a few months?

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walk ins, or is it booked solid

No answer yet

best ophthalmologist in Rapid City

No answer yet

are the injectors here nurses or doctors

No answer yet

opening hours at Great Plains Eye Specialists in Rapid City, what are they these days?

No answer yet

bad experiences here, anyone?

No answer yet

On a budget in Rapid City, is Great Plains Eye Specialists the one?

No answer yet

people keep recommending Great Plains Eye Specialists, what for?

No answer yet

is Black Hills Regional Eye any better

No answer yet

services here, what do people go in for?

No answer yet

topical numbing, standard or extra

No answer yet

do I need to book this place or can I just turn up?

No answer yet

What AI gets wrong about Great Plains Eye Specialists

We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about Great Plains Eye Specialists. These are the answers that disagree with the record.

ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026. Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026.

No capture has disagreed with the record yet.

The AI Score: 26 of 100

The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Eye care centers on the registry run 19 to 73. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Great Plains Eye Specialists scores 26. The same method scores every business on the registry.

SignalWeightScoreWhat it measuresGreat Plains Eye Specialists
Retrieval grounding260Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.Poor
Off-property attestation2041Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.Poor
AI visibility140Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.Named in 0 of 2 answers that recommended anyone. 1 more named nobody, which is not a loss and is not scored.
Reviews & response1281The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.Good
Backlink & citation authority860Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.Fair
Google Business Profile890Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.Good
Speed & mobile745Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.Fair
Content freshness & schema557Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.Fair

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to tell you about an eye care center

When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google for a med spa, the AI does not visit each business. It reads what is already written about it: the business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp and RealSelf, news stories, licensing boards and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on.

That is why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it is not, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today.

The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that says "the nurse did half a syringe in my lips and it looks natural" is far more useful to an AI than one that says "great place."

How to choose an eye care center in South Dakota, with or without AI

A few checks take ten minutes and matter more than any rating. This is general information, not medical advice.

  • Look up every injector. Doctors are listed by the South Dakota medical board, and nurses and nurse practitioners by its nursing board. Both lookups are free.
  • Ask who does the injections, and check that person's license.
  • Ask for the price per unit of Botox and per syringe of filler, not per area.
  • Read reviews that name a provider and a treatment. Vague praise is easy to fake.
  • Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door.
  • Ask whether they dissolve filler and when they would tell you not to add more.

How to read the marks on this page

  • Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry.
  • Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit.
  • AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it.

About the author

Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine.

  • Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping.
  • Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing.
  • Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including Great Plains Eye Specialists if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source.

Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

EntityTypeID on this pageSame asRelationship to Great Plains Eye Specialists
Great Plains Eye SpecialistsMedicalBusiness#businesshttps://gpeyes.com/Subject of this page
Rapid City, South DakotaCity#cityNothing foundCity Great Plains Eye Specialists is in
Local AI RegistryOrganization#publisherhttps://localairegistry.comPublisher of this page
Steve LeePerson#authorhttps://localairegistry.com/teamAuthor of this page

Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the eye care centers in Rapid City, linked to the lists and towns around it.

Lists

  • Best eye care centers in Rapid City: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/sd/rapid-city/eye-care-center

Nearby

  • /sioux-falls: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/sd/sioux-falls

Every list

  • Every leaderboard in South Dakota: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/sd

Frequently asked questions

What is AI search optimization for local business?

Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it.

What is Local AI Registry?

The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free.

Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next.

Who writes the answers here?

Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so.

I own Great Plains Eye Specialists. How do I fix something or rank higher?

Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work.

References

Sources cited

  • [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJaUl7UVVCfYcRgWWn4xIhrig (accessed Jul 16, 2026)
  • [2] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/benefits-cataract-surgery/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [3] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/cataracts-types/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [4] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/cataracts-under-40/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [5] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/cataracts-under-40-2/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [6] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/cataract-surgery/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [7] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/cataract-surgery-insurance/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [8] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/cataract-surgery-recovery/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [9] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/cataract-surgery-recovery-2/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [10] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/long-cataract-surgery-take-2/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [11] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/presbyopia/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [12] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/three-types-cataracts/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [13] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/types-cataracts-2/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [14] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/types-cataract-surgery/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [15] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/cataract-surgery-safe/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [16] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/causes-cataracts-2/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [17] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/corrective-eye-surgery/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [18] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/cortical-cataract/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [19] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/early-signs-cataracts/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [20] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/elephant-eyes/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [21] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/eye-makeup-safety/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [22] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/foods-that-sabotage-eye-health/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [23] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026; Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)

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1. HTTP response headers

Sent before the page. They tell crawlers the canonical address and that a plain markdown copy exists.

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Title, description, canonical, robots and Open Graph tags. This is what shows in search results and link previews.

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One connected graph. Every person and service has its own @id and links to the business, and a licensed person links to the license and the board that issued it.

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Invites every major AI crawler by name. Many sites block them. We want this page read and cited.

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Sitemap: https://localairegistry.com/sitemap.xml

5. sitemap.xml

Lists this page with the day it last changed, the same day the page says it was updated.

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6. llms.txt

A plain index for language models: what the site is, which pages to read first, and where the markdown copies live.

# Local AI Registry

> The public record of what AI assistants say about local businesses. Every entry checked, scored, and kept current.

Local AI Registry is the editorial, never-sponsored record of what local
businesses are known for, and whether AI assistants actually recommend them.
We score every local business the same way and rank them: website, reviews,
AI visibility, and more. Eight signals, one number from 0 to 100. The heaviest
is whether AI can retrieve you at all.

## Read these first

- [Local AI Registry](https://localairegistry.com): AI assistants now decide which local business to recommend.
- [Methodology](https://localairegistry.com/methodology): Eight signals, one number from 0 to 100.
- [Leaderboards](https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards): Browse AI Score leaderboards by state, city, and category.
- [About](https://localairegistry.com/about): The honest record of who AI recommends.
- [Pricing](https://localairegistry.com/pricing): Four levels of presence, from a free registry entry to being the answer AI gives first in your market.
- [Journal](https://localairegistry.com/journal): How AI assistants decide which local businesses to recommend, and what owners can do about it.

## Business pages

- [Sitemap](https://localairegistry.com/sitemap.xml): Every business page on the registry, with the day each was last updated.
- Every business page has a markdown copy at its own address with `.md` on the end. The copy holds the same facts, marks and sources as the page, in the page's order: the photos with their captions, the team and their licenses, the reviews summary, and the questions locals asked with the replies. The page names it in its head and its HTTP `Link` header.

7. Markdown copy of this page (great-plains-eye-specialists-rapid-city-sd.md)

The article as plain text: the same headings, facts, marks and sources.

# Great Plains Eye Specialists, Rapid City: an eye care center in Rapid City (2026 guide)

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/sd/rapid-city/great-plains-eye-specialists-rapid-city-sd. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Fact-checked against 23 sources. Updated 2026-10-23. Owner review: not yet.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/sd/rapid-city/great-plains-eye-specialists-rapid-city-sd

## Photos

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## In short

Great Plains Eye Specialists is an eye care center in Rapid City, SD. Its AI Score is 26 of 100, which is poor.

Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page.


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Eye care center |
| Address | 240 Minnesota St, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA |
| Hours | Mon 7 AM to 5 PM · Tue 7:30 AM to 5 PM · Wed to Fri 7 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun |
| Phone | (605) 718-5123 |
| Medical director | Nothing found |
| Rating | 4.7 across 51 reviews on Google |
| Known for | Nothing found |
| Prices | Nothing found |
| Quietest time | Nothing found |
| Parking | Nothing found |
| Last verified | September 18, 2026, 3:39 AM |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 240 Minnesota St, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026 |
| Location info | Description | Dr. Colin E. Brown, Cris Mathews P.A., Lauren Albers, CNP offer advanced eye care to the Black Hills. By combining advanced diagnostic and surgical technologies with our staff’s vast expertise and outstanding care, we continually deliver an exceptional patient experience. As your vision changes, we’ll help you understand what’s happening and offer options to protect and preserve your eyesight. LASIK, PRK, EVO ICL, CLE, Cataract Surgery, and advanced cornea procedures and much more. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026 |
| Location info | Hours | Mon 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Tue 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM · Wed to Fri 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026 |
| Location info | Name | Great Plains Eye Specialists | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026 |
| Location info | Phone | (605) 718-5123 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026 |
| Hours | Monday | 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026 |
| Hours | Tuesday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026 |
| Hours | Wednesday | 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026 |
| Hours | Thursday | 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026 |
| Hours | Friday | 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026 |
| Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026 |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Benefits cataract surgery | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Cataracts types | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Cataracts under 40 | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Cataracts under 40 2 | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Cataract surgery | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Cataract surgery insurance | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Cataract surgery recovery | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Cataract surgery recovery 2 | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Cataract surgery recovery support | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Cataract surgery safe | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Causes cataracts 2 | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Cornea procedures | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Corrective eye surgery | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Cortical cataract | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Early signs cataracts | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Elephant eyes | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | EVO ICL | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Eye health consultation | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Eye makeup safety | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Foods that sabotage eye health | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | LASIK | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Long cataract surgery take 2 | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Presbyopia | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | PRK | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Three types cataracts | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Types cataracts 2 | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Types cataract surgery | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Links | Website | https://gpeyes.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Jul 16, 2026 |


## Services and prices

These are the 21 services Great Plains Eye Specialists offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.

| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eye makeup safety |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Corrective eye surgery |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Cataracts types |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Presbyopia |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Cataracts under 40 |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Three types cataracts |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Foods that sabotage eye health |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Elephant eyes |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Long cataract surgery take 2 |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Types cataracts 2 |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Benefits cataract surgery |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Types cataract surgery |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Cataracts under 40 2 |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Cataract surgery |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Cataract surgery insurance |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Cataract surgery recovery |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Cataract surgery recovery 2 |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Cataract surgery safe |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Causes cataracts 2 |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Cortical cataract |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Early signs cataracts |  |  |  | Confirmed |


### Known for

Reviews not read yet, back on Scan Day.


## The team

Nothing found


## Visiting Great Plains Eye Specialists

Address: 240 Minnesota St, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA. Phone: (605) 718-5123. Hours: Mon 7 AM to 5 PM · Tue 7:30 AM to 5 PM · Wed to Fri 7 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked July 16, 2026 at 11:21 AM.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

Business description, written by Great Plains Eye Specialists on its Google Business Profile: "Dr. Colin E. Brown, Cris Mathews P.A., Lauren Albers, CNP offer advanced eye care to the Black Hills.
By combining advanced diagnostic and surgical technologies with our staff’s vast expertise and outstanding care, we continually deliver an exceptional patient experience. As your vision changes, we’ll help you understand what’s happening and offer options to protect and preserve your eyesight.

LASIK, PRK, EVO ICL, CLE, Cataract Surgery, and advanced cornea procedures and much more."


### When to go

Busy times not read yet, back on Scan Day.


### Parking and getting in

Nothing found


### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Minnesota Street | Bus stop | 1 min walk |
| Minnesota Street | Bus stop | 2 min walk |
| Wisconsin Ave | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
| Wisconsin Street | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
| Nebraska Street | Bus stop | 4 min walk |
| Ana Maria Street | Bus stop | 5 min walk |


## Reputation

4.7 average across 51 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)

 (AI guess, from 51 reviews.)


### What people like

- Quick appointment scheduling


### What people do not like

- Long wait times for appointments
- Billing issues with insurance


### Press

No press story about Great Plains Eye Specialists found yet.


### Awards

None named yet.


### Directories

Directory listings not read yet.


## Recent updates from Great Plains Eye Specialists

Great Plains Eye Specialists hasn't posted an update here yet.


## Questions people ask


### the good stuff about Great Plains Eye Specialists, what is it?

No answer yet


### what has Great Plains Eye Specialists posted recently, I am not on Instagram

No answer yet


### parking at Great Plains Eye Specialists, where does everyone put the car?

No answer yet


### planning a Saturday visit, is that a wasted trip

No answer yet


### Ballpark for a visit to an eye doctor in Rapid City?

No answer yet


### Does Great Plains Eye Specialists split it over a few months?

No answer yet


### walk ins, or is it booked solid

No answer yet


### best ophthalmologist in Rapid City

No answer yet


### are the injectors here nurses or doctors

No answer yet


### opening hours at Great Plains Eye Specialists in Rapid City, what are they these days?

No answer yet


### bad experiences here, anyone?

No answer yet


### On a budget in Rapid City, is Great Plains Eye Specialists the one?

No answer yet


### people keep recommending Great Plains Eye Specialists, what for?

No answer yet


### is Black Hills Regional Eye any better

No answer yet


### services here, what do people go in for?

No answer yet


### topical numbing, standard or extra

No answer yet


### do I need to book this place or can I just turn up?

No answer yet


## What AI gets wrong about Great Plains Eye Specialists

We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about Great Plains Eye Specialists. These are the answers that disagree with the record.

ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026. Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026.

No capture has disagreed with the record yet.


## The AI Score: 26 of 100

The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Eye care centers on the registry run 19 to 73. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Great Plains Eye Specialists scores 26. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Great Plains Eye Specialists |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 41 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Named in 0 of 2 answers that recommended anyone. 1 more named nobody, which is not a loss and is not scored. |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 81 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 60 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 45 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 57 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology


## How AI decides what to tell you about an eye care center

When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google for a med spa, the AI does not visit each business. It reads what is already written about it: the business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp and RealSelf, news stories, licensing boards and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on.

That is why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it is not, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today.

The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that says "the nurse did half a syringe in my lips and it looks natural" is far more useful to an AI than one that says "great place."


## How to choose an eye care center in South Dakota, with or without AI

A few checks take ten minutes and matter more than any rating. This is general information, not medical advice.

- Look up every injector. Doctors are listed by the South Dakota medical board, and nurses and nurse practitioners by its nursing board. Both lookups are free.
- Ask who does the injections, and check that person's license.
- Ask for the price per unit of Botox and per syringe of filler, not per area.
- Read reviews that name a provider and a treatment. Vague praise is easy to fake.
- Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door.
- Ask whether they dissolve filler and when they would tell you not to add more.


## How to read the marks on this page

- Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry.
- Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit.
- AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it.


## About the author

Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine.

- Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping.
- Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing.
- Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including Great Plains Eye Specialists if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source.


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Great Plains Eye Specialists |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Great Plains Eye Specialists | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://gpeyes.com/ | Subject of this page |
| Rapid City, South Dakota | City | #city | Nothing found | City Great Plains Eye Specialists is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the eye care centers in Rapid City, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best eye care centers in Rapid City: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/sd/rapid-city/eye-care-center


### Nearby

- /sioux-falls: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/sd/sioux-falls


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in South Dakota: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/sd


## Frequently asked questions


### What is AI search optimization for local business?

Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it.


### What is Local AI Registry?

The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free.


### How does this page help a business get recommended by AI?

Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next.


### Who writes the answers here?

Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so.


### I own Great Plains Eye Specialists. How do I fix something or rank higher?

Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work.


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJaUl7UVVCfYcRgWWn4xIhrig (accessed Jul 16, 2026)
- [2] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/benefits-cataract-surgery/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [3] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/cataracts-types/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [4] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/cataracts-under-40/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [5] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/cataracts-under-40-2/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [6] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/cataract-surgery/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [7] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/cataract-surgery-insurance/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [8] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/cataract-surgery-recovery/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [9] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/cataract-surgery-recovery-2/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [10] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/long-cataract-surgery-take-2/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [11] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/presbyopia/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [12] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/three-types-cataracts/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [13] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/types-cataracts-2/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [14] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/types-cataract-surgery/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [15] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/cataract-surgery-safe/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [16] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/causes-cataracts-2/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [17] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/corrective-eye-surgery/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [18] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/cortical-cataract/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [19] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/early-signs-cataracts/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [20] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/elephant-eyes/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [21] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/eye-makeup-safety/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [22] gpeyes.com, https://gpeyes.com/foods-that-sabotage-eye-health/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [23] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026; Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)

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  1. [1]VisitName, address, phone, hours and 2 other detailsGoogle Business Profile.Primary source · Accessed Jul 16, 2026 · https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJaUl7UVVCfYcRgWWn4xIhrig · No archived copy yet
  2. [2]ServicesBenefits cataract surgerygpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/benefits-cataract-surgery/ · No archived copy yet
  3. [3]ServicesCataracts typesgpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/cataracts-types/ · No archived copy yet
  4. [4]ServicesCataracts under 40gpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/cataracts-under-40/ · No archived copy yet
  5. [5]ServicesCataracts under 40 2gpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/cataracts-under-40-2/ · No archived copy yet
  6. [6]ServicesCataract surgerygpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/cataract-surgery/ · No archived copy yet
  7. [7]ServicesCataract surgery insurancegpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/cataract-surgery-insurance/ · No archived copy yet
  8. [8]ServicesCataract surgery recoverygpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/cataract-surgery-recovery/ · No archived copy yet
  9. [9]ServicesCataract surgery recovery 2gpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/cataract-surgery-recovery-2/ · No archived copy yet
  10. [10]ServicesLong cataract surgery take 2gpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/long-cataract-surgery-take-2/ · No archived copy yet
  11. [11]ServicesPresbyopiagpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/presbyopia/ · No archived copy yet
  12. [12]ServicesThree types cataractsgpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/three-types-cataracts/ · No archived copy yet
  13. [13]ServicesTypes cataracts 2gpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/types-cataracts-2/ · No archived copy yet
  14. [14]ServicesTypes cataract surgerygpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/types-cataract-surgery/ · No archived copy yet
  15. [15]ServicesCataract surgery safegpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/cataract-surgery-safe/ · No archived copy yet
  16. [16]ServicesCauses cataracts 2gpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/causes-cataracts-2/ · No archived copy yet
  17. [17]ServicesCorrective eye surgerygpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/corrective-eye-surgery/ · No archived copy yet
  18. [18]ServicesCortical cataractgpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/cortical-cataract/ · No archived copy yet
  19. [19]ServicesEarly signs cataractsgpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/early-signs-cataracts/ · No archived copy yet
  20. [20]ServicesElephant eyesgpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/elephant-eyes/ · No archived copy yet
  21. [21]ServicesEye makeup safetygpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/eye-makeup-safety/ · No archived copy yet
  22. [22]ServicesFoods that sabotage eye healthgpeyes.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://gpeyes.com/foods-that-sabotage-eye-health/ · No archived copy yet
  23. [23]Services6 servicesAI engine output: ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026; Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 16, 2026.AI engine output · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://localairegistry.com/methodology · No archived copy yet