Locations
WK Eye Institute Pierremont
7607 Youree Drive
Shreveport
, LA 71105
About Me
Caring for eyes comes naturally to Dr. Sipes, whose parents both practiced ophthalmology. In addition to practicing traditional ophthalmology, she has a special interest in cosmetic eye procedures. She performs surgery at the WK Eye Surgery Center. She had her husband, Richard, also a physician, have three children.
Education
Residency:
LSUHSC Shreveport School of Medicine
(2005)
Internship:
LSUHSC Shreveport School of Medicine
(2002)
Medical School:
LSU - Shreveport
(2001)
Board Certifications
Ophthalmology, American Board of Opthalmology
Insurances Accepted
- AARP Medicare Supplemental Plans
- Aetna
- Aetna Better Health of Louisiana
- Aetna Coventry Advantra Louisiana
- Aetna Coventry Medicare Dual Preferred
- Aetna Medicare Freedom PPO
- Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana
- Beech Street (Multiplan)
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield - PPO Preferred Care
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield Federal Employees
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana - HMO Louisiana
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana - Medicare Advantage
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield OGB
- Cigna HealthCare
- Coventry Health Care (Aetna)
- First Health
- GEHA (Government Employees Health Association)
- Gilsbar
- Health Plus of Louisiana
- Healthy Blue
- Humana
- Humana Choice PPO
- Humana Gold Plus SNP Dual Eligible
- IMA of Louisiana
- Louisiana Healthcare Connections
- Louisiana Medicaid
- Louisiana Medicaid CHIP
- Mail Handler's Benefit Plan (Aetna)
- Medicare Railroad
- Medicare Traditional Part B
- Multiplan
- Mutual of Omaha Supplemental Plans
- Novasys Health
- People's Health
- PHCS (Private Healthcare Systems / Multiplan)
- PPO Plus
- Tricare for Life
- Tricare Prime
- Tricare Select / Standard
- UMR (United Healthcare)
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare Community Plan - Medicaid
- United Healthcare Dual Complete
- Vantage Health Plans – Commercial & Medicare Advantage
- Workers Compensation
Conditions Treated
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
- Allergic Conjunctivitis
- Anisocoria
- Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
- Astigmatism
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
- Benign Neoplasm of Eye
- Benign Tumor
- Blepharitis
- Brain Disorders
- Cataracts
- Chalazion
- Chorioretinal Scars
- Conjunctival Hemorrhage
- Corneal Abrasion or Laceration
- Corneal Diseases
- Corneal Erosion
- Corneal Ulcer
- Diabetic Cataracts
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Diplopia
- Drooping Eyelids (Ptosis)
- Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Dry Eye
- Ectropion of Eyelid
- Entropion
- Esophoria
- Eye Cancer
- Eye Infections
- Eyelid Disorders
- Eyelid Spasm
- Floaters
- Fuchs' Dystrophy
- Glaucoma
- Headache
- Heterophoria
- Hyphema
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Iridocyclitis
- Keratitis
- Lazy Eye
- Macular Edema
- Migraine
- Nearsightedness (Myopia)
- Ocular Hypertension
- Optic Neuritis
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Pinguecula
- Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
- Pterygium
- Retina Diseases
- Retinal Hemorrhage
- Retinal Neovascularization
- Retinal Vein Occlusion (RVO)
- Sarcoidosis
- Senile Cataracts
- Stye
- Temporal Arteritis
- Thyroid Disease
- Trichiasis
- Uveitis and Iridocyclitis
- Vascular Disease
- Visual Field Defects
Procedures Performed
- Blepharoplasty
- Canthotomy
- Cataract Removal Surgery
- Drainage of Conjunctival Cyst
- Excision of Chalazion
- Eyelid Surgery
- Foreign Body Removal from Eye
- Glaucoma Surgery
- Non-Cosmetic Chemodenervation
- Removal of Foreign Body from External Eye
- Repair of Brow Ptosis and Blepharoptosis
- Repair of Entropion or Ectropion