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Eye care center in Sioux Falls, SD

4.9 · 5,017 reviewsOpens today at 8 AM

With over 100 years of combined experience, Vance Thompson Vision is committed to using the most advanced technology and sets standards across the world. The team at Vance Thompson Vision takes pride in being world leaders in quality vision correction and setting global standards for excellent patient care. We specialize in many forms of vision surgery and treatment with a specific focus on LASIK, refractive cataract surgery, glaucoma, cornea care, oculoplastics and retina. To be a doctor here, you must be truly exceptional, dedicated to research, advancing technology and a compassionate caregiver. We are proud of the doctors on our team, all handpicked because of their commitment to making eye care a positive experience for their patients.

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AI ScoreChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini mention Vance Thompson.Scored from 8 signals across search and AI.
72Sioux Falls avg 420answered of 6100%would go back0updates, last 30 days

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Services

What Vance Thompson offers, what it costs, and what people come for.

The menu

  • CataractFrom their websiteOphthalmologist
  • CorneaFrom their websiteOphthalmologist
  • EyelidFrom their websiteOphthalmologist
  • GlaucomaFrom their websiteOphthalmologist
  • LASIKFrom their websiteOphthalmologist

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Today8 AM to 5 PM
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Phone(605) 361-3937

Reputation

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Reviews

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4.9from 5,017 reviews on Google

Vance Thompson Vision is distinguished by its exceptional cataract surgery and attentive patient care. Patients at Vance Thompson Vision experience a high level of care and professionalism, with staff members being described as friendly and knowledgeable. Many reviewers specifically mention the thoroughness of the staff and the comfort provided during procedures, particularly cataract surgery.

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Would go back100%100% of reviews give the visit 4 or 5 stars.Positive 100%, 4 or 5 stars · Neutral 0%, 3 stars · Negative 0%, 1 or 2 stars
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  • Dr. LaRae's care
  • Dr. Berdahl's surgical skill
  • Thorough and informative staff

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How AI sees Vance Thompson

The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.

72out of 100

42 Sioux Falls avg

What the score is made of

Signal and how much it countsVance Thompson

  • Retrieval grounding 26%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.100
  • Off-property attestation 20%Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.42
  • AI visibility 14%Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.100
  • Reviews & response 12%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.86
  • Backlink & citation authority 8%Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.64
  • Google Business Profile 8%Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.90
  • Speed & mobile 7%Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.37
  • Content freshness & schema 5%Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.60

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Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Sioux Falls, SD · Editorial

Vance Thompson Vision, Sioux Falls SD: Reviews

Steve Lee

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 27, 2026.

Published July 9, 2026 · Updated October 27, 2026 · Machine-readable version below

In short

Vance Thompson Vision is an eye care center in Sioux Falls, SD. Its AI Score is 72 of 100, which is good.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks

Key facts

FactValue
TypeEye care center
Address3101 W 57th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, USA
HoursMon to Thu 8 AM to 5 PM · Fri 8 AM to 4 PM · Closed Sat to Sun
Phone(605) 361-3937
Rating4.9 across 5,017 reviews on Google
UpdatedOctober 27, 2026

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Location infoAddress3101 W 57th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, USAConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoDescriptionWith over 100 years of combined experience, Vance Thompson Vision is committed to using the most advanced technology and sets standards across the world. The team at Vance Thompson Vision takes pride in being world leaders in quality vision correction and setting global standards for excellent patient care. We specialize in many forms of vision surgery and treatment with a specific focus on LASIK, refractive cataract surgery, glaucoma, cornea care, oculoplastics and retina. To be a doctor here, you must be truly exceptional, dedicated to research, advancing technology and a compassionate caregiver. We are proud of the doctors on our team, all handpicked because of their commitment to making eye care a positive experience for their patients.ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoHoursMon to Thu 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Fri 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM · Sat to Sun ClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoNameVance Thompson Vision to Sioux FallsConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoPhone(605) 361-3937ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursMonday8:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursTuesday8:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursWednesday8:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursThursday8:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursFriday8:00 AM to 4:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSaturdayClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSundayClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
ServicesServiceCataractFrom their websiteBusiness website
ServicesServiceCorneaFrom their websiteBusiness website
ServicesServiceEyelidFrom their websiteBusiness website
ServicesServiceGlaucomaFrom their websiteBusiness website
ServicesServiceLasikFrom their websiteBusiness website
ServicesServiceRefractive lens exchangeFrom their websiteBusiness website
ServicesServiceVision researchFrom their websiteBusiness website
LinksFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/vancethompsonvisionConfirmedBusiness website
LinksInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/vancethompsonvisionConfirmedBusiness website
LinksWebsitehttp://www.vancethompsonvision.com/ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile

Services and prices

These are the 7 services Vance Thompson offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.

ServicePricePrice markPrice evidenceService mark
CataractFrom their website
CorneaFrom their website
EyelidFrom their website
GlaucomaFrom their website
LASIKFrom their website
Refractive lens exchangeFrom their website
Vision researchFrom their website

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Visiting Vance Thompson

Address: 3101 W 57th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, USA. Phone: (605) 361-3937. Hours: Mon to Thu 8 AM to 5 PM · Fri 8 AM to 4 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)

Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "With over 100 years of combined experience, Vance Thompson Vision is committed to using the most advanced technology and sets standards across the world. The team at Vance Thompson Vision takes pride in being world leaders in quality vision correction and setting global standards for excellent patient care. We specialize in many forms of vision surgery and treatment with a specific focus on LASIK, refractive cataract surgery, glaucoma, cornea care, oculoplastics and retina. To be a doctor here, you must be truly exceptional, dedicated to research, advancing technology and a compassionate caregiver. We are proud of the doctors on our team, all handpicked because of their commitment to making eye care a positive experience for their patients."

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Nearby

PlaceTypeDistance
57th/Burr Oak Place SW cornerBus stop2 min walk
JJ's Wine, Spirits & CigarsLiquor store4 min walk
Sertoma ParkCity park7 min walk
Power Plate MealsRestaurant8 min walk
The Honey Baked Ham CompanyRestaurant8 min walk
WingstopChicken wings restaurant9 min walk

Reputation

4.9 average across 5,017 reviews: Google 5,017. (Confirmed, read July 9, 2026.)

Vance Thompson Vision is distinguished by its exceptional cataract surgery and attentive patient care. (AI guess, from 5,017 reviews.)

What people like

  • Thorough and informative staff

Press

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Awards

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Directories

Listed on 2 of the 2 directories we checked.

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Questions people ask

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Saturdays at Vance Thompson, are they open?

best ophthalmologist in Sioux Falls

What AI gets wrong about Vance Thompson

We ask Gemini, ChatGPT and Perplexity about Vance Thompson. These are the answers that don’t match this page.

ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Nov 2, 2026. Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 9, 2026. Perplexity via DataForSEO on Nov 2, 2026.

FactWhat AI saysWhat this page says
AddressChatGPT, read by Local AI Registry on Nov 2, 2026: 3101 W. 57th St.3101 W 57th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, USA
AddressPerplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 9, 2026: 6601 S Minnesota Ave3101 W 57th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, USA
PhonePerplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 9, 2026: (605) 336-6294(605) 361-3937

The AI Score: 72 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Sioux Falls eye care centers run 26 to 72. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Vance Thompson scores 72, above the Sioux Falls average of 42. The same method scores every business on the registry.

SignalWeightScoreWhat it measuresVance Thompson
Retrieval grounding26100Whether 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.Good
Off-property attestation2042Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.Poor
AI visibility14100Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.Good
Reviews & response1286The 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 authority864Domain 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 & mobile737Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.Poor
Content freshness & schema560Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.Fair

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

How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery

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.

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Vance Thompson VisionMedicalBusiness#businesshttp://www.vancethompsonvision.com/Subject of this page
Sioux Falls, South DakotaCity#cityCity Vance Thompson is in
Local AI RegistryOrganization#publisherhttps://localairegistry.comPublisher of this page
Steve LeePerson#authorhttps://localairegistry.com/team/steve-leeAuthor of this page

Topical map

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

Lists

  • Best eye care centers in Sioux Falls: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/sd/sioux-falls/eye-care-center
  • Best businesses in Sioux Falls: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/sd/sioux-falls

Every list

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

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Sources cited

  • [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ864OyejJjocRcAab5LWq7LI (accessed Jul 9, 2026)
  • [2] vancethompsonvision.com, https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/cataract (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [3] vancethompsonvision.com, https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/cornea (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [4] vancethompsonvision.com, https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/eyelid (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [5] vancethompsonvision.com, https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/glaucoma (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [6] vancethompsonvision.com, https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/lasik (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [7] vancethompsonvision.com, https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/refractive-lens-exchange (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [8] vancethompsonvision.com, https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/vision-research (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
  • [9] vancethompsonvision.com, http://www.vancethompsonvision.com/ (accessed Nov 2, 2026)

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# Vance Thompson Vision, Sioux Falls SD: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/sd/sioux-falls/vance-thompson-vision-sioux-falls-sd. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-10-27.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/sd/sioux-falls/vance-thompson-vision-sioux-falls-sd

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## In short

Vance Thompson Vision is an eye care center in Sioux Falls, SD. Its AI Score is 72 of 100, which is good.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Eye care center |
| Address | 3101 W 57th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Thu 8 AM to 5 PM · Fri 8 AM to 4 PM · Closed Sat to Sun |
| Phone | (605) 361-3937 |
| Rating | 4.9 across 5,017 reviews on Google |
| Updated | October 27, 2026 |


## 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 | 3101 W 57th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | With over 100 years of combined experience, Vance Thompson Vision is committed to using the most advanced technology and sets standards across the world. The team at Vance Thompson Vision takes pride in being world leaders in quality vision correction and setting global standards for excellent patient care. We specialize in many forms of vision surgery and treatment with a specific focus on LASIK, refractive cataract surgery, glaucoma, cornea care, oculoplastics and retina. To be a doctor here, you must be truly exceptional, dedicated to research, advancing technology and a compassionate caregiver. We are proud of the doctors on our team, all handpicked because of their commitment to making eye care a positive experience for their patients. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Thu 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Fri 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Vance Thompson Vision to Sioux Falls | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (605) 361-3937 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Cataract | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Cornea | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Eyelid | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Glaucoma | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Lasik | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Refractive lens exchange | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Vision research | From their website | Business website |
| Links | Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/vancethompsonvision | Confirmed | Business website |
| Links | Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/vancethompsonvision | Confirmed | Business website |
| Links | Website | http://www.vancethompsonvision.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

These are the 7 services Vance Thompson offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.

| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cataract |  |  |  | From their website |
| Cornea |  |  |  | From their website |
| Eyelid |  |  |  | From their website |
| Glaucoma |  |  |  | From their website |
| LASIK |  |  |  | From their website |
| Refractive lens exchange |  |  |  | From their website |
| Vision research |  |  |  | From their website |


### Known for

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## The team

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## Visiting Vance Thompson

Address: 3101 W 57th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, USA. Phone: (605) 361-3937. Hours: Mon to Thu 8 AM to 5 PM · Fri 8 AM to 4 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "With over 100 years of combined experience, Vance Thompson Vision is committed to using the most advanced technology and sets standards across the world. The team at Vance Thompson Vision takes pride in being world leaders in quality vision correction and setting global standards for excellent patient care. We specialize in many forms of vision surgery and treatment with a specific focus on LASIK, refractive cataract surgery, glaucoma, cornea care, oculoplastics and retina. To be a doctor here, you must be truly exceptional, dedicated to research, advancing technology and a compassionate caregiver. We are proud of the doctors on our team, all handpicked because of their commitment to making eye care a positive experience for their patients."


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 57th/Burr Oak Place SW corner | Bus stop | 2 min walk |
| JJ's Wine, Spirits & Cigars | Liquor store | 4 min walk |
| Sertoma Park | City park | 7 min walk |
| Power Plate Meals | Restaurant | 8 min walk |
| The Honey Baked Ham Company | Restaurant | 8 min walk |
| Wingstop | Chicken wings restaurant | 9 min walk |


## Reputation

4.9 average across 5,017 reviews: Google 5,017. (Confirmed, read July 9, 2026.)

Vance Thompson Vision is distinguished by its exceptional cataract surgery and attentive patient care. (AI guess, from 5,017 reviews.)


### What people like

- Thorough and informative staff


### Press

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### Awards

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### Directories

Listed on 2 of the 2 directories we checked.

| Directory | Listed |
| --- | --- |
| Apple Maps | Listed |
| Yelp | Listed |


## Questions people ask


### what does Vance Thompson actually get right?


### last update from here was when?


### how much is a first visit around here


### opening hours at Vance Thompson in Sioux Falls, what are they these days?


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


### Does Vance Thompson split it over a few months?


### cancellation list here, is there one


### which one, Vance Thompson or Ophthalmology?


### discounts for coming back, is that a thing


### anyone actually happy with this place?


### Somewhere to park near Vance Thompson?


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


### is Sioux Falls expensive for this, or is it just here


### are the injectors here nurses or doctors


### can I ask for numbing here without it being weird?


### Saturdays at Vance Thompson, are they open?


### best ophthalmologist in Sioux Falls


## What AI gets wrong about Vance Thompson

We ask Gemini, ChatGPT and Perplexity about Vance Thompson. These are the answers that don’t match this page.

ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Nov 2, 2026. Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 9, 2026. Perplexity via DataForSEO on Nov 2, 2026.

| Fact | What AI says | What this page says |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Address | ChatGPT, read by Local AI Registry on Nov 2, 2026: 3101 W. 57th St. | 3101 W 57th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, USA |
| Address | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 9, 2026: 6601 S Minnesota Ave | 3101 W 57th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, USA |
| Phone | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 9, 2026: (605) 336-6294 | (605) 361-3937 |


## The AI Score: 72 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Sioux Falls eye care centers run 26 to 72. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Vance Thompson scores 72, above the Sioux Falls average of 42. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Vance Thompson |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 100 | 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. | Good |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 42 | 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 | 100 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Good |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 86 | 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 | 64 | 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 | 37 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Poor |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 60 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair |

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

How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery


## 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 Vance Thompson |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vance Thompson Vision | MedicalBusiness | #business | http://www.vancethompsonvision.com/ | Subject of this page |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | City | #city |  | City Vance Thompson is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |


## Topical map

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


### Lists

- Best eye care centers in Sioux Falls: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/sd/sioux-falls/eye-care-center
- Best businesses in Sioux Falls: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/sd/sioux-falls


### Every list

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- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ864OyejJjocRcAab5LWq7LI (accessed Jul 9, 2026)
- [2] vancethompsonvision.com, https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/cataract (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [3] vancethompsonvision.com, https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/cornea (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [4] vancethompsonvision.com, https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/eyelid (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [5] vancethompsonvision.com, https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/glaucoma (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [6] vancethompsonvision.com, https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/lasik (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [7] vancethompsonvision.com, https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/refractive-lens-exchange (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
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  1. [1]VisitName, address, phone, hours and 2 other detailsGoogle Business Profile.Primary source · Accessed Jul 9, 2026 · https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ864OyejJjocRcAab5LWq7LI
  2. [2]ServicesCataractvancethompsonvision.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/cataract
  3. [3]ServicesCorneavancethompsonvision.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/cornea
  4. [4]ServicesEyelidvancethompsonvision.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/eyelid
  5. [5]ServicesGlaucomavancethompsonvision.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/glaucoma
  6. [6]ServicesLasikvancethompsonvision.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/lasik
  7. [7]ServicesRefractive lens exchangevancethompsonvision.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/refractive-lens-exchange
  8. [8]ServicesVision researchvancethompsonvision.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 18, 2026 · https://www.vancethompsonvision.com/services/vision-research
  9. [9]VisitFacebook and instagramvancethompsonvision.com.Primary source · Accessed Nov 2, 2026 · http://www.vancethompsonvision.com/