Golf & LASIK: The Need for Crisp Vision
If you’ve ever played golf or attempted to, it goes without saying, if your vision isn’t great, following that tiny ball into the abyss is NOT easy and crisp, so having clear vision is a must. It dawned on us, since so much of the world is watching golf right now during golf season, and…
Read MoreSurgery at Slade & Baker Vision: In a Patient’s Words
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In a recent blog we shared where Slade & Baker Vision patients interested in cataract or lens replacement surgery go to make their dreams come true: Summit Surgery Center in Houston, Texas. We shared that the majority of other surgery centers provide surgeons from different specialties with space to operate, but Summit Surgery Center is private,…
Read MoreLASIK Price Shopping: The Ultimate Guide
When we think of ‘price shopping’, the average person thinks of car shopping or even house shopping, with both of these things being on the higher-priced side of purchases that people make in their lifetimes. However, in our line of work, price shopping is actually EXTREMELY Common, with patients calling multiple LASIK surgery practices to…
Read MoreThe Facts Behind the Blue-Light Blocking Glasses Hype
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One thing that definitely can’t be argued about the last year is that the majority of us have been subjected to screens and the ‘digital world’ way more than before. All of our in-person meetings became virtual, and many of us can’t help but feel some eye strain at the end of the day. That…
Read MoreHow Cataract Surgery with the LAL Helped Me Hug My Grandchildren
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We have shared countless patient experiences, but it is rare one makes us need a tissue. This story is about what happens when someone goes that Extra Mile. A Patient Experience with the Light Adjustable Lens. Mr. Taylor was referred by his optometrist to Slade & Baker Vision for cataract surgery. Mr. Taylor had a…
Read MoreHome Remedies for Dry Eyes
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Dr. Stephen Slade, M.D., the founder of Slade & Baker Vision in Houston and member of the Refractive Surgery Council editorial advisory board was recently interviewed by the Refractive Surgery Council for an article that has been featured in Parade Magazine about home remedies for dry eye. We wanted to share his findings and assessments with…
Read MoreThe Best LASIK Candidate or Laser Vision Candidate
It’s spring, which means many places are warming up and soon enough we will all want to be able to be outside, enjoying the sun and some water activities…and hopefully, with the help of the COVID vaccines and options out there, many of you will get to travel again and see new places when it’s…
Read MoreIt’s 2021. What Can We Do About Presbyopia?
Presbyopia is probably the single most frustrating “untreatable” condition right now to the general public. It’s the reason the iPhone font size goes up as you pass your 40th birthday, it’s the reason you have trouble reading a menu or your bill at a restaurant, it’s the reason your arms don’t feel long enough…and finally,…
Read MoreFinally, Something We Can All Agree On: LASIK Satisfaction Rates
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In the current world we live in, with the current political landscape which constantly feels like no one can get along, it is comforting to know that there is something that the vast majority of people can actually agree upon… Apparently, it’s LASIK. There is a 95.4% patient satisfaction rate with LASIK According to one…
Read MoreLASIK In Your Off-Season
As many of us are just recuperating this week from the Super Bowl fun, we thought it would be interesting to touch upon pro athletes and how they handle vision and LASIK. It’s pretty obvious that good vision is vital to an elite athlete’s performance. They need it for their job and the better he…
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