Since 1966 the Elk River Eye Clinic has provided the highest quality eye care to the people of Elk River and the surrounding areas. Starting with a part-time Optometrist and one staff member, the clinic has grown to include two full-time Optometrists and a full staff.
Due to this rapid growth, the clinic moved in 2007 to a new state of the art facility which is now located on Freeport Street in Elk River. The new clinic allows us to improve patient care with new types of eye care services, technologically advanced diagnostic equipment, and a greater selection of fashionable eyewear.
Our Doctors
Dr. Rodney Hess earned his degree in Optometry from Southern College of Optometry located in Memphis, TN. Dr. Hess has been practicing quality eye care at the Elk River Eye Clinic for nearly two decades. During that time, he has enjoyed growing personally and professionally within the community.
His practice focuses on Primary eye care, dry eye therapy, specialty contact lens fittings, pathology, and diseases of the eye.
He resides in Elk River and is a single parent who enjoys raising his three boys and attending their many sporting events.
Dr. Tanya Erntson is originally from North Dakota and lives in the northwest metro with her husband, daughter, and pets. She earned her Bachelor's and Doctorate degrees at Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, OR, and continued her training while completing a Residency in ocular disease and anterior segment care with the Pennsylvania College of Optometry.
Dr. Erntson has been practicing in the Twin Cities area for almost twenty years. She enjoys getting to know her patients and helping them have the best vision possible at any age. Her specialties include primary care, refractive and cataract co-management, dry eye treatment, and ocular disease and she believes strongly in patient education.
She enjoys quilting, traveling, cooking, and reading in her spare time.
