LASIK Patient Memories: Slade & Baker Staff Blog
We decided to poll the very people who get to spend time with our patients every day and who are a huge part of the magic that happens during LASIK days at Slade & Baker Vision: our beloved staff! We share these with each other while at lunch or in the office, but time passes,…
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The First LASIK Surgery in the US: An Interview with Dr. Stephen Slade
As staff members in a clinical practice where the FIRST doctor who did LASIK in the US works, there are several questions we have wondered about in the last several years, and we finally sat Dr. Stephen Slade down to get some answers to our questions! We are delighted to share this insightful interview…
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How Do You Know If You Have A Cataract?
If you answer yes to any or most of the questions above, you may have a cataract. Sometimes, the beginning of a cataract may not even be noticeable, and your eye doctor will tell you that you are forming cataracts before you even realize their effects on your vision! It’s also important to know that…
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Why Does My Eyelid Twitch?
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We have all been there. That annoying twitch. Why does it happen? For many of us, it happens on and off. We get this question at Slade & Baker Vision quite a bit – so we wanted to address it in our blog. Your eyelid twitch is referred to as an ‘Eyelid spasm’ and most…
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Cataract Surgery Can Help Prevent Alzheimer’s and Dementia
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A new article in the New York Times this week sheds some new, really exciting light, on another bad thing that cataract surgery helps patients avoid. We once wrote a blog about a study which proved that Cataract Surgery statistically helped patients avoid falling, and therefore, avoid injuries, so this new study – sharing that…
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If I have Dry Eyes, then WHY are they watery?
Why are my eyes watery? What causes watery eyes? Why are my eyes tearing? My eyes are really wet, how can they be dry? If I have Dry Eyes, then WHY are they watery or tearing? We get these questions a lot. If you are experiencing excessive tearing or feel like you have sand in…
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Why Treat Dry Eye and How?
Dr. Stephen Slade recently did an interview for the Refractive Surgery Council about Dry Eye Responses for the Healthy. Below you will find the interview and learn so much about dry eye options! There has been a huge increase in our knowledge around dry eye and our ability to treat it. We know so much…
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Eye Allergies: Seasons Are Changing, You Got The Itch?
Let’s talk about one of the most common issues we see with our patients: eye allergies! We want to provide some quick and easy info to those of you trying to figure out if you do have allergies or if it’s ‘something else’. Usually, if you have an eye allergy = itch Without itching, it’s…
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Psoriasis Affects the Cornea and What That Means For Ocular Surgery
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A new study in Ophthalmology Advisor has revealed that patients who have been diagnosed with psoriasis should have routine eye exams due to corneal structural and functional changes. This study also showed that these changes are important because they should be considered prior to undergoing any eye surgery. The recent prospective, comparative, cross-sectional study, published in Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy –…
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Hard Sleeper? Pillow Diving Causing Your Vision to be Blurry?
When you sleep, do you sleep really HARD on your pillows? Are you a “pillow diver”? Do you wake up with pillow sheet marks or creases on your face? Our eyelids are very gentle, and we have learned that apparently ‘pillow divers’ tend to do the following: A major note to keep in mind is…
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