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Why Blurry Vision?

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What is the number one reason that patients decide to have LASIK?  Why do patients come in and see their eye doctors the most? Usually is it the most common vision symptom – what many term ‘blurry vision’. What is Blurry vision and what causes it? Blurry vision is defined as a decrease in sharpness…

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Millions of Contact Lenses Thrown In The Toilet Causing Massive Pollution: A Global Crisis

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A recent article by the Daily Mail online, which is arguably the largest online news website outlet in the world, reported that more than 780 million used plastic contact lenses are disposed of in the United Kingdom each year; however, 97% of those are either thrown in the trash or flushed away rather than being…

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Real Contact Lens Stories from OUR office in Houston!

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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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How Your Old Contact Lenses End up in our Waterways and our Food!

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Continuing to honor Contact Lens Health week here at Slade & Baker Vision, we decided we needed to share this information with our patients! Did you know how many people in America stick contact lenses in their eyes daily? 45 Million. That’s a lot of contact lenses… Next question. Have you ever thought about what…

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Ever “lost” a contact lens? You may find it 28 years later.

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It is Contact Lens Health Week according to the American Optometric Association and in this week’s honor, we are kicking Monday off with an incredible story about one very mysterious contact lens. Have you ever “lost a contact”? If you have, this story that made big news in AU may make you think twice… After…

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