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Regional Eye Center

Welcome to
Regional Eye

Regional Eye Center is a full-service Ophthalmology and Optometry practice providing family eye care and a wide range of medical and surgical care. Along with exam rooms equipped with the latest technology for vision assessment, disease detection, and patient education, our patients and our providers enjoy the presence and convenience of a progressive and trend-setting optical and ambulatory surgery center integrated under one roof.

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What symptoms are you experiencing?

Learn the association between common eye symptoms and the most frequently treated eye conditions. This site isn’t a tool for self diagnosis – only a Regional Eye doctor or eye care professional can offer an accurate diagnosis around any symptom you may be experiencing.

Regional Eye encourages you to learn all you can about routine eye care. Schedule an appointment to have a general eye examination by a Regional Eye doctor or eye surgeon – especially if you are experiencing any of these symptoms. When it comes to eye health, the more you know, the better you see.

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Symptom Checker

What causes blurred vision in adults?

Blurred vision refers to a lack of sharpness of vision resulting in the inability to see fine detail. Blurred vision may result from abnormalities such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, presbyopia, or astigmatism that can be improved with corrective lenses (eyeglasses) or it may signal the presence of eye disease.

Blurred Vision can be a symptom of:

Symptoms left untreated can lead to serious health complications. If you are experiencing this or any other medical symptom, please seek professional medical help immediately.

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What causes halos and night driving glare in adults?

Halos are bright circles that surround a light source, like headlights. Glare is light that enters your eye and interferes with your vision. Halos often show up when you’re in a dim or dark place. Glare is more likely in the daytime. They're a normal response to bright lights, but deeper problems can also bring them on.

Night Glare and Halos can be a symptom of:

Symptoms left untreated can lead to serious health complications. If you are experiencing this or any other medical symptom, please seek professional medical help immediately.

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What causes watery eyes in adults?

If you have watery eyes, there are several possible reasons.

Watering Eyes can be a symptom of:

  • Blocked Tear Duct
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Dry Eye Disease
  • Ectropion & Entropion
  • Undiagnosed Eye Alignment

Symptoms left untreated can lead to serious health complications. If you are experiencing this or any other medical symptom, please seek professional medical help immediately.

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What causes irritated eyes in adults?

Allergies and eye infections can both cause your eyes to feel sore, red and itchy. Often, itchy or irritated eyes can become sore after excessive rubbing. The eye infection conjunctivitis is a particularly common cause of sore, red eyes. Contact lens irritation can also cause sore, red eyes.

Red Eyes can be a symptom of:

  • Conjunctivitis
  • Dry Eye Disease
  • Keratoconus
  • Thyroid Eye Disease
  • Subconjunctival Hemorrhage, Scleritis, Corneal Infections among many other causes.

Symptoms left untreated can lead to serious health complications. If you are experiencing this or any other medical symptom, please seek professional medical help immediately.

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What causes drooping eyelid in adults?

A drooping eyelid is also called ptosis or blepharoptosis. In this condition, the border of the upper eyelid falls to a lower position than normal. In severe cases, the drooping eyelid can cover all or part of the pupil and interfere with vision.

Lid Issues can be a symptom of:

  • Chalazion
  • Ectropion & Entropion
  • Ptosis
  • Thyroid Eye Disease

Symptoms left untreated can lead to serious health complications. If you are experiencing this or any other medical symptom, please seek professional medical help immediately.

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What causes wandering eyes in adults?

The medical term for lazy eye is "amblyopia." Amblyopia occurs when your brain favors one eye, often due to poor vision in your other eye. Eventually, your brain might ignore signals from your weak, or “lazy,” eye. The condition can result in vision impairment and loss of depth perception.

Wandering Eyes can be a symptom of:

  • Amblyopia
  • Strabismus

Symptoms left untreated can lead to serious health complications. If you are experiencing this or any other medical symptom, please seek professional medical help immediately.

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Specialties

Eye Conditions We Treat

Cataract Self-Test

Interested in learning more about cataract surgery and lens options? Take our easy and FREE Online Cataract Self-Test.

Optical

Regional Eye Center offers a variety of financing programs and payment plans to make the cost of care easy and manageable.

Our doctors

Meet the team

The doctors at Regional Eye Center are committed to caring for their patients’ vision at every stage of life. Their experience and training allow patients to find all their eye care needs at one practice.

Meet The Team

"Dr. Merk is so nice, explains everything in layman's terms and doesn't push you to rush to procedures until you really need them and thats on your terms."

-Alice F.

"Great place. The doctors and staff were extremely patient."

-Lydea L

"Very thorough and knows his stuff."

-Edward S.

Location

Serving Our Community

Regional Eye Center

1455 Montreal St. SE

Hutchinson, MN 55350

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