Our mission is to partner with patients to provide the best eye care.

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We incorporate cutting-edge technology with professional and compassionate care to be the premier eye group in the Twin Cities.

100% Physician Owned

Our Doctors

Our team of dedicated doctors has repeatedly earned the prestigious Top Doctor title, a testament to their unparalleled expertise, compassion, and unwavering dedication to the well-being of our patients.

About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | Expert Physicians
  • Integrity
  • Respect
  • Compassion
  • Teamwork
  • Stewardship
  • Innovation
  • Quality

We strive to create a future where every individual can experience the world through clear, healthy vision. By embracing integrity, respect, compassion, teamwork, stewardship, innovation, and quality, we deliver exceptional care that goes beyond the conventional, leaving a lasting impact on the lives we touch.


We prioritize integrity, honesty, and respect to establish transparency and trust in our interactions with patients. Our compassionate approach aims to make a positive difference in patients’ lives. Through teamwork, our dedicated professionals collaborate to provide comprehensive care tailored to each patient’s needs. We consider ourselves stewards of sight, preserving it through preventive care and education. Our commitment to innovation drives us to explore cutting-edge technologies, ensuring state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and treatment options. We strive to deliver the best eye care available in our community.

Serving Minnesota Families Since 1963

Through the years

About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | Dr. John A. Nilsen
1963
1980
About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | Ridge Point Medical
1985
1992
About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | LASIK
1996
About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | Edina Eye & North Suburban
2000
2003
About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | LASIK Center
2005
About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | Blaine Medical Center
2008
About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | Coon Rapids
2013
About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | White Bear Lake
2016
About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | Old Logo
2019
About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | Edina LASIK Center
2020
About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | Dr. John A. Nilsen
1963
1977
1980
About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | Ridge Point Medical
1985
1992
About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | LASIK
1996
About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | Edina Eye & North Suburban
2000
2003
About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | LASIK Center
2005
About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | Blaine Medical Center
2008
About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | Coon Rapids
2013
About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | White Bear Lake
2016
About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | Old Logo
2019
About Twin Cities Eye Consultants | Edina LASIK Center
2020

The founder of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, PA, Dr. John A. Nilsen, sets the foundation for what has become the premier eye care facility in the Twin Cities. His vision: providing his neighbors with the kind of personalized care he knew they needed close to home. 

Dr. Alfred Steldt opens the Anoka Eye Clinic as a solo ophthalmologist in a little office inside the Mercy Health Care Center. At the same time, he also begins seeing patients in Princeton and Monticello.

Dr. Paul Sanderson of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, PA, begins providing eye care in Waconia, Hutchinson, and Litchfield. 

During this time, Drs. James Cameron and Gunnar Erickson join Anoka Eye Clinic and the group moves into a larger space in the Mercy Health Care Center.

Drs. Nilsen and Dr. Wholrabe open a Burnsville location in the Ridgepoint Medical building. 

Eye Physicians and Surgeons, PA, begins providing eye care in Princeton and Elk River, with Drs. Marshall Everson and Carter Nichols performing surgery at Fairview Northland Hospital.

Drs. Everson, Nichols, and Thomas Carroll of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, PA, begin performing LASIK in Edina.

Anoka Eye Clinic becomes North Suburban Eye Specialists, LLP.

Eye Physicians and Surgeons, PA, changes their name to Edina Eye Physicians and Surgeons, PA.

North Suburban Eye Specialists designs and moves into its own building, which includes an optical shop. They also hire their first optometrist, Dr. Claire Heinonen.

North Suburban Eye Specialists introduces LASIK to their patients and community, and soon constructs their own LASIK suite inside their clinic building. 

North Suburban Eye Specialists opens their new Blaine clinic in the Blaine Medical Center, and their LASIK center moves into the same building. 

North Suburban Eye Specialists moves into its newest and current Coon Rapids location in the Cameron Medical Center.

North Suburban Eye Specialists opens their White Bear Location. 

North Suburban Eye Specialists and Edina Eye Physicians and Surgeons merge in January of 2019, forming Twin Cities Eye Consultants. 

The new Twin Cities Eye Consultants LASIK Center opens. 

Edina Eye Physicians and Surgeons and North Suburban Eye Specialists officially change their name to the new combined entity, Twin Cities Eye Consultants. 

Twin Cities Eye Consultants becomes the Official LASIK Provider of Minnesota United FC.

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