January is Glaucoma Awareness Month: Glaucoma in “regular people” terms
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month and in honor of it we want to talk about glaucoma in “regular people” terms. This way, patients and potential patients can truly understand glaucoma. We’ve all heard the word but many of us, even those of us who have been diagnosed with it or who have a parent with…
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You Can Change the Color of Your Eyes? Some 411 on Iris Implants…
Have you ever wondered, “why is it that I didn’t get mom’s blue eyes and my brother did?” or, “I think I would look way better with green eyes?” Don’t feel bad, don’t be embarrassed. We all have. In fact, it’s been proven that most people wish they could change a genetic trait of theirs…
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The FDA passes TCAT LASIK software, the newest, and we believe the best, LASIK for many people.
The FDA has passed TCAT LASIK software, the newest, and we believe the best, LASIK for many people.While TCAT LASIK has been approved and used in Europe and the rest of the world for years, it is now available at Slade & Baker Vision Center.TCAT is a true custom treatment, based on the topography or…
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What’s so great about Laser Cataract Surgery? A Video featuring Dr. Stephen Slade
In observation of Cataract Awareness Month we would like to share a video that introduced laser cataract surgery when it first came out 3 years ago. Dr. Slade, being the first surgeon in the United States to use this technology, shares his insight throughout the process of this state-of-the-art procedure. He also shares the difference…
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AUGUST is Cataract Awareness Month!
August is CATARACT AWARENESS MONTH!If you are over 60 years old and feel that your vision is changing, contact us for a cataract evaluation!More than 22 million Americans have cataracts. They are the leading cause of blindness in the world. They can start in one eye first or can develop in both eyes around the…
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Slade & Baker Vision Announces An Exciting New Update in Corneal Collagen Crosslinking for Keratoconus and Post Lasik Ectasia
Besides helping patients “see their best” the doctors at Slade & Baker Vision Center like to get involved in studies and research that will help patients around the world with different eye conditions and diseases. From the start of corneal collagen crosslinking, the doctors here have worked with the FDA to try to gain approval…
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Dr. Slade implants the first Trulign Toric Crystalens in the United States at Slade & Baker Vision Center
Dr. Stephen Slade implants the first Trulign Toric Crystalens in the United States at Slade & Baker Vision Center in Houston, TX! Join us in our excitement as we announce the first Toric Crystalens ever implanted right here in our clinic in Houston!As mentioned last week in our blog, we knew we would be one…
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Slade & Baker Vision Center Announces the Launch of the Toric Crystalens IOL!
Slade & Baker Vision Center is excited to announce the launch of the TRULIGN® Toric Posterior Chamber IOL otherwise known as the Toric Crystalens IOL! This will be the ONLY lens on the market that will provide accommodation as well as fix astigmatism! This intraocular lens provides correction for astigmatism while delivering a broad range…
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Dr. Stephen Slade presenting at ASCRS in San Francisco
As many of you may already know, Dr. Stephen Slade was the first surgeon in the United States to perform both LASIK and LASER Cataract Surgery. Besides being a pioneer in his field of refractive surgery and corneal surgery, Dr. Slade is also an esteemed speaker that ophthalmologists from all over the world come to…
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Doctors at Slade & Baker Vision Center featured on cover of Review of Ophthalmology
Slade & Baker Vision Center’s very own doctor is featured on this month’s cover of the Review of Ophthalmology! He discusses his thoughts regarding corneal crosslinking for keratoconus, LASIK surgery, phakic IOL’s, and the Visian ICL. Click here for the link. The Review of Ophthalmology is a very well-respected and well-read ophthalmology publication that is…
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