Eye Tattoos: A Follow-Up
On October 5th, we shared a story about a Canadian model who decided to get her eyeball tattooed. Since October, she has gone through so much and not only have many of you asked us, but we ourselves have been very curious about her status. Here is the latest article about her in the Washington…
Read MoreCataract Surgery Can Prolong Your Life! Curious About How?
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According to a new study published in the New York Times, cataract surgery may do much more than just improve a patient’s poor vision. It is now proven that it could actually give you the ability to live a longer life! The Study: Facts What did they find? There was a 60 percent lower risk…
Read MoreFlying Eye Hospitals? Jetting vision care around the world!
Classified as “the world’s only flying eye hospital” the Orbis aircraft was featured at the Dubai Airshow this November. The new Boeing MD-10 has been converted into a working hospital and flies to developing countries to provide training for doctors and nurses, as well as delivering sight-saving surgeries. Orbis International is a non-profit non-governmental organization…
Read More“I didn’t want to be that old man with the string around my neck” – Hate your reading glasses?
Just 4 short weeks ago, Chris was relying on his cellphone at work. He told us he would take screenshots of pages at work and zoom in on them with his phone—just to be able to read them. After the Raindrop procedure at Slade & Baker, Chris no longer has that problem. Before his surgery,…
Read MoreEye Tattoos: What’s up with that?
Photo Credit: Catt Gallinger Facebook Eye Tattoos: What’s up with that? Many of you may have heard of scleral tattoos AKA eye tattoos. This new fad involves “tattooing” the white part of the eye by injecting ink under the outer layer of the eye called the conjunctiva. Sound scary? Well, it is! Surfacing along with…
Read MoreInterested in LASIK options? -Reporting Over 1 Million SMILE procedures worldwide! We were among the FIRST!
It was announced yesterdey (September 28, 2017) that doctors have performed over 1 million procedures of laser vision correction surgery using Zeiss’s SMILE refractive technology worldwide! ReLEx SMILE is now being performed across the globe by over 1,300 surgeons (in more than 65 countries) with patients reporting high satisfaction with the results of this very…
Read MoreTotal Solar Eclipse in 1 Week! Are YOU prepared?
Next week on Monday, August 21, 2017, we will experience a Total Solar Eclipse. Read our press release below to become better prepared before that day arrives and check out our infographic for what to wear at the bottom! Dr. Walton’s helpful YouTube video is also included below and if you click here. News ReleaseBennett…
Read MoreDr. Shama Essa to lecture at the Combined Ophthalmic Symposium this weekend in Austin!
Our very own, Dr. Shama Essa, OD, will be gracing the stage of the Combined Ophthalmic Symposium which is presented and sponsored by the Advanced Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) this upcoming weekend in Austin and we are so excited for her to share her knowledge with the audience of eye care physicians…
Read MoreWhy is Rubbing Your Eyes so BAD for You? 5 Reasons that will get You to Stop ASAP!
Did you know that people with allergies are more likely to end up needing a corneal transplant? You won’t believe why. Because of EYE RUBBING! WHY do we do it? Since many of us do it all the time, rubbing your eyes may seem like a pretty innocent thing to do. Babies do it naturally…
Read MoreWhy is it bad to sleep in my Contact Lenses? Important safety information for all contact lens wearers out there!
Let’s start this conversation with an important question. Contact Lens Wearers only (there are 41 million contact wearers in the US)… Why do you wear two week disposable contact lenses for almost 2 months? a) I can still see okay through themb) It’s cheaperc) I haven’t gotten around to seeing the eye doctor again With…
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