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Glasses for Fashion? Do Glasses Make You Look Better?

Lasik surgery

Did you know that some patients like to wear glasses just for fashion reasons? Did we ever think we would see that day? If you have LASIK, PRK, SMILE, ICL, refractive lens exchange, or modern laser cataract surgery and you aren’t as dependent on glasses as you were before, you can still get plain glass…

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Happy Valentine’s Day: LOVE yourself and break up with your Glasses!

Lasik surgery

If you only got to keep one of your senses, which one would it be? Which one do you love more? Smells? Tastes? Sounds? Touch? We may be biased but what would you do if you couldn’t SEE?! This is what we do for a living, so we are all too familiar with how patients…

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Slade & Baker Vision Supports The Eye Stroll for Vision

Eye health,Ophthalmology houston

This past Saturday, our team at Slade & Baker Vision spent their day at the Eye Stroll for Vision! What is the Eye Stroll for Vision? This family-friendly, fun-filled event allows families, friends and coworkers to enjoy a leisurely stroll around the zoo on Saturday morning. This is not a timed event, allowing everyone to enjoy…

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All SMILES after the first SMILE with Astigmatism procedure in TEXAS!

Smile procedure

We were all SMILES at Slade & Baker Vision yesterday! Dr. Slade performed the FIRST SMILE with Astigmatism procedure in TEXAS yesterday post FDA approval, and our patient, Jenny N. was very happy! We were also the one of the top ten sites to have the astigmatism technology for SMILE in the entire country! You…

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Is Epithelial-On Crosslinking (CXL) the Way to Go?

Cxl,Cxl houston,Keratoconus

If you or someone close to you has been diagnosed with Keratoconus, you have probably done what most patients have done in the last 10 years. Googled it! When most patients look up their options online, they stumble across a million articles about corneal collagen crosslinking otherwise known as CXL. Now, luckily, the FDA has…

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New Custom Dry Eye Treatment at Slade & Baker: Serum Tears Treatment

Dry eyes,Ophthalmology houston

SERUM TEARS Treatment  This August, our doctors at Slade & Baker Vision began offering an exciting revolutionary new treatment for dry eye at our clinic. Everyone’s dry eyes are different, from the severity to the cause!  We can now create a customized treatment for you, from your own blood plasma. Christina, a phlebotomist, joined our…

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A New LASIK option – the Toric ICL – is FDA Approved!

Icl,Lasik options,Lasik surgery

Last week marked an exciting moment in ophthalmology, the FDA approved a new version of the previously approved Implantable Collamer Lens or “ICL”. The new version that just got approved is a TORIC ICL which is used to treat patients that have an astigmatism along with myopia. The Visian toric implantable Collamer lens, which is…

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Are Eyelash Extensions Safe?

Eye health,Ophthalmology houston

We love to focus our blog articles on questions we get every day at our office.  And this is definitely one of them. Since they are the windows to our souls, ladies know the importance of making sure their eyes look beautiful.  What better way to do that than with long, thick, beautiful eyelashes? If…

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First in US to Complete RxSight Light Adjustable Lens Surgery in Study on Post Refractive Eyes!

Cataract surgery houston,Iol houston,Laser cataract surgery houston

Yesterday, on August 28th, 2018, history was made here at Slade & Baker Vision in Houston, Texas! We were the first practice in the United States to complete successful surgeries in a clinical trial of RxSight’s Light Adjustable Lens on post refractive surgery eyes.  Two surgeries were completed and we want to wish a warm…

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Real Contact Lens Stories from OUR office in Houston!

Contact lens houston,Eye health

As Contact Lens Health Week comes to an end, we wanted to share some personal stories from one of our surgeons. Dr. Bennett Walton shared with us that he has had several patients come in for “a contact lens lost in the eye”. What I’ve found when these patients come in: – Some patients have…

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