Male 77 years


Dr. Paul L Wright, MD



Ophthalmology   -  South Dakota,  Rapid City

 Overview

Dr. Paul L Wright, MD works in Rapid City, South Dakota is a specialist in Ophthalmology and graduated Northwestern University The Feinberg School Of Medicine in 1973. Dr. Wright is affiliated with Rapid City Regional Hospital and practicing for 50 years

 Specialties

  • Ophthalmology

 Conditions

• Abdominal Injuries
• Abscess
• Anorectal Abscess and Fistula
• Argon Laser Treatment
• Astigmatism
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Beta Thalassemia Intermedia
• Bile Duct Cancer
• Blepharitis
• Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
  ...
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type 1
• Chorioretinal Scars
• Chronic Cough
• Chronic Infections
• Conjunctival Hemorrhage
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
• Degenerative Disorders of Globe
• Dependence
• Diverticulitis
• Dystonia 15, Myoclonic
• Ectropion of Eyelid
• Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita
• Estrogen Replacement Therapy
• Extra-Articular Fracture
• Eyebrows, Duplication of, With Stretchable Skin and Syndactyly
• Feeding Assessment
• Femoral Hernia Repair, Open
• Fibrocystic Breast Disease
• Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor
• Glaucoma 1, Open Angle, J
• Hallucinogen Dependence
• Hepatitis A
• Heroin Dependence
• Hodgkin's Disease
• Hypercholesterolemia Due to LDL Receptor Deficiency
• Influenza (Flu)
• Inner Ear Repair
• Kidney Cryosurgery
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
• Lymphocytosis
• Malignant Mesothelioma
• Metastatic Tumors (Brain)
• Multiple Miscarriages
• Nail and Nail Bed Infection
• Negative Rheumatoid Factor Polyarthritis
• Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor, Jerash Type
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Surgery
• Obstetric Procedures
• Ocular Prosthetics
• Optic Pathway Glioma
• Pancreas Disorders
• Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 3
• Radiation Proctitis
• Radiation-Related Neoplasm
• Radical Hysterectomies for Cervical Cancer
• Rectovaginal Repair
• Renal Artery Arteriosclerotic Disease
• Repair of Rectocele With Robotic Assistance
• Ritalin Abuse
• Robotic Heller Myotomy for the Treatment of Achalasia
• Salivary Gland Surgery
• Salpingo-Oophorectomy With Robotic Assistance
• Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Stereotactic Lesions
• Stripping of Varicose Veins
• Thinning of Skin
• Thoracic Tumors
• Thrombolytic Therapy
• Tilia Tree Pollen Allergy
• Tomosynthesis-Guided Breast Biopsy
• Tonsillectomy
• Torsion Dystonia
• Transoral Laser Microsurgery
• Vaginal Candidiasis
• White Coat Hypertension
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 Procedures

• Acute Endophthalmitis
• Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
• Anterior Vitrectomy
• Aphakia and Other Disorders of Lens
• Astigmatism
• Bell's Palsy
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Benign Neoplasm of Eye
• Blepharitis
• Blepharoplasty
  ...
• Blepharorrhaphy
• Blindness
• Blocked Tear Duct
• Cataract
• Cataract Removal Surgery
• Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
• Chalazion
• Chorioretinal Scars
• Conjunctival Hemorrhage
• Cornea Transplant
• Corneal Abrasion or Laceration
• Corneal Erosion
• Corneal Ulcer
• Dacryocystorhinostomy
• Degenerative Disorders of Globe
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Diplopia
• Disseminated Chorioretinitis and Disseminated Retinochoroiditis
• Drooping Eyelids (Ptosis)
• Drusen
• Dry Eyes
• Ectropion of Eyelid
• Endophthalmitis
• Entropion
• Esotropia
• Excision of Chalazion
• Excision or Destruction of Lesion of Cornea
• Exophoria
• Exotropia
• Eyelid Spasm
• Eyelid Surgery
• Floaters
• Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy
• Giant Cell Arteritis
• Glaucoma
• Glaucoma Surgery
• Graves' Disease
• Headache
• Herpetic Keratitis
• Heterophoria
• Hypertropia
• Hyphema
• Keratitis
• Keratoconus
• Lazy Eye
• Lupus Erythematosus
• Macular Edema
• Macular Hole
• Malignant Neoplasm of Eye
• Migraine
• Nearsightedness
• Non-Cosmetic Chemodenervation
• Nystagmus
• Ocular Hypertension
• Ocular Surface Reconstruction
• Optic Neuritis
• Orbit Evisceration
• Parasitic Endophthalmitis
• Pinguecula
• Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
• Presbyopia
• Progressive High Myopia
• Pterygium
• Pterygium Excision
• Purulent Endophthalmitis
• Relaxing Incisions, Corneal
• Removal of Foreign Body from External Eye
• Repair of Brow Ptosis and Blepharoptosis
• Repair of Entropion or Ectropion
• Retinal Detachment and Retinal Tear
• Retinal Dystrophy
• Retinal Hemorrhage
• Retinal Neovascularization
• Retinal Telangiectasia
• Retinal Vascular Occlusion
• Retinoblastoma
• Sarcoidosis
• Senile Cataracts
• Sjögren's Syndrome
• Solar Retinopathy
• Stye
• Trichiasis
• Uveitis and Iridocyclitis
• Visual Field Defects
• Vitrectomy (incl. Macular Hole Repair)
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology

 Years Since Graduation

  • 50

 State License

  • South Dakota

 Education & Training

Medical School

Northwestern University The Feinberg School Of Medicine

Chicago, IL, United States

Graduated: 1973

Internship Hospital

St Paul Ramsey Hospital

Year completed: 1974

Residency Hospital

University Okla Health Science Center

Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Year completed: 1977

 Awards

1   AA Oph
2   AAOPH
3   AMA
4   AOS

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 Slingsby and Wright Eye Surgery
240 Minnesota Street
South Dakota (SD)
Rapid City
57701
 Phone:(605) 348-7607
Additional data:
Avg. Appt. Time for Existing Patients:    5 days
Avg. Appt. Time for New Patients:    7 days
Avg. Wait Room Time:    15 minutes
Free Standing Surgery Center?    Yes
Office Volume:    12 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site?    Yes
Year Dr. Slingsby Joined Practice:    2001

Accepting New Patients

  • Yes
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 Map & Directions



Slingsby and Wright Eye Surgery, 240 Minnesota Street, Rapid City, South Dakota (SD), 57701




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Aetna
  • American Enterprise Group
  • American Republic
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CHAMPVA
  • Choice Care PPO
  • Choice Plus POS
  • Choice Plus POS II
  • Cigna
  • Commercial Insurance Company
  • Coventry Health Care
  • First Choice Health
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
  • GEHA
  • Golden Rule
  • Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
  • Humana
  • Medica
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Medicare MCR
  • Medico
  • Meritain Health
  • MultiPlan
  • MultiPlan PPO
  • Navigate POS
  • NGS CoreSource
  • Options PPO
  • Principal Life
  • Thrivent Financial
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthCare

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 Affiliated Hospitals


Rapid City Regional Hospital photo


Rapid City Regional Hospital

353 Fairmont Boulevard Po Box 6000 South Dakota SD, Rapid City, 57701

Rapid City Regional Hospital is a hospital located in Rapid City, SD. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 9 of 13 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 2 of 13 procedures.



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