Dr. Mark Dwyer attended medical school and graduate school at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He completed his residency in Ophthalmology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and he interned in Internal Medicine at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado. Dr. Dwyer is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Katrina Erickson attended optometry school at Indiana University School of Optometry in Bloomington, Indiana. Dr. Erickson specializes in routine family eye care. Her hobbies and interests include yoga, quilting and spending time cooking and baking in the kitchen.
Rainy Lake Specialty Clinic hosts an ophthalmology outreach clinic for Sanford Health, making a full range of ophthalmology eyecare services available to our patients of all ages. Ophthalmology physicians diagnose and treat disorders and diseases of the eye, providing advanced eye care for optimal eye health and vision.
Ophthalmology procedures and treatments range from treating and managing glaucoma to corneal implants and transplants, eye surgery (including cataract, glaucoma, and retinal surgery), as well as pediatric ophthalmology services.
Optometrists provide routine eye exams and prescribe contact lenses and eyeglasses. If eye disease is suspected or discovered, the ophthalmologist is consulted for further evaluation and treatment.
Ophthalmology services are scheduled on a monthly basis and surgeries are performed at Rainy Lake Medical Center.
Mark Dwyer, MD, and Katrina Erickson, OD, both see patients and practice right here at our International Falls campus.
Dr. Dwyer specializes in sutureless cataract surgery, laser surgery, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and strabismus (crossed-eye) surgery.
Dr. Erickson is an optometrist and specializes in routine family eye care, pediatric care, contact lens fittings, treatment and management of eye diseases and walk-in eye care.