An incredible patient letter to Dr. Slade

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Dear Dr. Slade, Back in 1989 or 1990, when I was 19 or 20 yrs old, I was considered legally blind ( -10 & -11 eyesight). My glasses were like coke bottles and my contacts had to be specially ordered. I had gone to several eye doctors and all of them said they could do…

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Feet and shower drain

Proof you should ditch those glasses and contact lenses! Come in for a Free LASIK evaluation today! New Study results reveal safety and efficacy of LASIK.

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This month, a new study in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery looked at articles published between 2008 and 2015, so that it represented modern LASIK, and not the original iterations.  The study title is “Modern Laser in Situ Keratomileusis Outcomes.” Key clinical findings related to LASIK efficacy and safety were extracted from the relevant studies and determined:…

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Contact lenses on finger tips

History made at Slade & Baker Vision Center. BREAKING NEWS for Near Vision! First Raindrop presbyopia correcting surgery outside of Clinical Trials!

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Here are some pictures from yesterday’s live streamed surgery which occurred right in our operating room at Slade & Baker Vision Center! Dr. Stephen Slade performed the first Raindrop corneal inlay surgery to correct near vision (presbyopia patient) outside of the FDA US clinical trials yesterday at 10:00 AM CST right in Houston, Texas! Below…

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raindrop surgery

New study proves contact lens users who chose to have LASIK were more satisfied with their vision 1-3 years after surgery! Are YOU a millenial? Have you thought about LASIK?

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Are YOU a millennial? Did you know that millennials have the highest rate of nearsightedness of any previous generation? Recent research reports the current nearsightedness rate is nearly double that of 30 years ago! Would you think more about LASIK if I told you a study found that LASIK patients younger than age 40 were the MOST…

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Woman putting in contact lens