Why You Should NOT Sleep in Your Contact Lenses

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Last weekend was homecoming weekend for all of my friends from grad school, and of course, with any homecoming celebration comes a football game, and preceding the football game, of course, a tailgate. As we were all getting ready to head out for the day, one of my dearest friends came running up to me…

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Sex After Eye Surgery

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****Please note that this blog post contains themes more mature than our typical blog post.  Our goal in this post is to communicate clearly and specifically without being inappropriate.**** One of the frequently asked questions after LASIK or cataract surgery is:  “Can I have sex after surgery?” It’s a question that many ask, but even more…

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I’ve Worn Glasses Since 2nd Grade: An EVO ICL Patient Story

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When patients get tired of wearing glasses and contacts after years and years of it being their ‘norm’ they come to us for solutions. Our vision is sacred, and we know stories like this help our patients learn about what is out there and what can potentially help them so we like to share them…

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When is My Vision Stable Enough For LASIK?

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I was just talking to a 26-year-old friend about her latest eye doc appointment and how she was getting new contacts. I reminisced about getting LASIK at 28 years old and how much it changed my life. We compared contact lens prescriptions and she said ‘Wait. I thought my vision had to ‘not change’ for…

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World Glaucoma Awareness Week

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This week is World Glaucoma Awareness Week.  As providers of vision solutions here at Slade and Baker Vision we want to assist in shedding light on this disease. Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable irreversible blindness worldwide. That means it is the main reason that people who don’t need to go blind, go blind. We see…

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When Can I Go Back to the Gym After LASIK?

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We get quite a bit of questions from our LASIK patients and prospective LASIK patients that we enjoy answering.  Some just come up A LOT so we thought it would be helpful to answer those really, really frequent questions in some mini blogs. So let’s start with… If I have Lasik, when can I go…

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