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2023 Tower Clock Eye Center holiday hours

2022 Holiday hours

All Tower Clock Eye Center locations will be closed Monday, December 26 and Monday, January 2 as we celebrate the holidays. We wish you a happy and joyous holiday season! We will reopen on the following Tuesdays with normal clinic hours.


Dr. Matt in Tampa Bay

Dr. Matt instructs surgeons at Tampa Bay conference

Over the weekend Dr. Matt was in Tampa Bay providing instruction to cornea fellows and recent graduates as part of the Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research Cornea Fellowship Training Program. The event offered one-on-one training in many areas including advanced cornea transplant techniques and practical training in DMEK, DSAEK and PKP cases. Dr. […]


Dr. Kurt Schwiesow, MD, of Tower Clock Eye Center with the iStent infinite implant.

Leaders in glaucoma care – iStent infinite

Dr. Kurt Schwiesow, MD, is the first ophthalmologist in Wisconsin (and one of the first in the U.S.) to implant the new iStent infinite – a device recently approved by the FDA to reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucoma patients. iStent infinite is the first micro-invasive, stand-alone implantable MIGS device available. Learn more about iStent […]


Happy Thanksgiving from Tower Clock Eye Center!

Thanksgiving hours 2022

All Tower Clock Eye Center locations will close this Thursday (11/24) and Friday (11/25) to celebrate the holiday. We will reopen on Monday with regular clinic hours. Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday!


Dr. Matt in Rwanda

Dr. Matt provides aid in Rwanda

Tower Clock Eye Center’s Matthew Thompson, MD, recently traveled to Rwanda on behalf of FOCUS to provide ophthalmology students there hands-on surgical training and education. During his nearly two week long stay in Africa, Dr. Matt also performed surgery on several patients in need of his corneal and cataract expertise. FOCUS’s campaign, No More Blind Babies, addresses the current epidemic […]


Tower Clock Eye Center surgeons provide continuing medical education at Shopko Optical's conference at Lambeau Field

Tower Clock Eye Center doctors provide CME to nearly 100 ODs

Over the weekend, Tower Clock Eye Center Drs. Kunal Patel, Matthew Thompson and Kurt Schwiesow presented continuing medical education (CME) to nearly 100 optometrists for Shopko Optical’s annual corporate meeting held at Lambeau Field. The event was attended by Shopko ODs from Washington to Ohio, as well as many independent area optometrists.      


Dr. Patel now in Appleton

Tower Clock Eye Center ophthalmologist Dr. Kunal Patel, MD, is now seeing patients at our Appleton location. To schedule with Dr. Patel, or any of our other providers, please call 920 499-3102.


Dr. Karl Schwiesow, MD, of Tower Clock Eye Center

Dr. Karl Schwiesow, MD, retires

After over 40 years of practice in Green Bay, Dr. Karl Schwiesow, MD, has decided to fully retire. Dr. Schwiesow opened Tower Clock Eye Center in 1995 and has been seeing patients here ever since. Though he has reduced his work load over the last few years, he continued to see many of his long-time patients […]


Dr. Kurt Schwiesow, MD, at the grand opening for Tower Clock Eye Center Appleton

Appleton Grand Opening

Dr. Kurt Schwiesow, MD, and select staff officially held a Grand Opening our Appleton clinic office at 3142 N. RIchmond St. with some help from the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce. We held a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony and then it was back to helping patients! To schedule in our Appleton office, call us at (920) […]


4th of July holiday hours

All Tower Clock Eye Center locations will be closed Monday as we celebrate the 4th of July holiday. We will reopen with normal business hours on Tuesday. We wish you a happy and safe Independence Day holiday!


Latest News

04.24.24

Congrats, Mac!

This week we celebrate a remarkable milestone as Sharri "Mac" marks 28 years of unwavering dedication and expertise at Tower Clock Eye Center! Her commitment to excellence has shaped our practice and touched countless lives. Here's to her incredible journey and continued influence into the success of our clinic. Thank you for 28 years of... read more

04.09.24

Is eye rubbing safe?

We all do it, sometimes because our eyes are dry or irritated, or because it's been a long day, or maybe you have something in your eye and rubbing it feel good. For whatever reason, check out this brief video from Dr. Kunal Patel, MD, as he tells you about the safety of rubbing your... read more

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