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New FDA-Approved Trifocal Lens Available at Slade & Baker Vision!

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When a new intraocular (IOL) lens option is released into the market, it is always a big day in ophthalmology. And just within the last two weeks, the FDA approved a new exciting option for patients. On August 27, 2019, it was announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the AcrySof®IQ PanOptix®Trifocal Intraocular…

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Looking For LASIK and Don’t Live in Houston?

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Not to fear!  Did you know we get patients from Dubai, South America, The Caribbean and Europe, not to mention countless other places within the US every week? Did you also know that Dr. Stephen Slade has been coined the “surgeon’s surgeon” as over 450 of his fellow eye surgeons have chosen HIM for their…

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Older Americans Die More From Falling Than Ever Before: How We Can Help

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On June 4th, 2019, the New York Times published a very interesting and devastatingly sad article about how deadly it is to fall in the United States. The article, entitled “Deadly Falls in Older Americans Are Rising. Hereʼs How to Prevent Them” shared some pretty astounding statistics: “In 2016, the rate of death from falls…

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First in US to Complete RxSight Light Adjustable Lens Surgery in Study on Post Refractive Eyes!

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Yesterday, on August 28th, 2018, history was made here at Slade & Baker Vision in Houston, Texas! We were the first practice in the United States to complete successful surgeries in a clinical trial of RxSight’s Light Adjustable Lens on post refractive surgery eyes.  Two surgeries were completed and we want to wish a warm…

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Femtosecond Laser Surgery In Ophthalmology – Published!

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We would love to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the authors and ophthalmic surgeons involved in the publication of a very special book in the world of ophthalmology titled: Femtosecond Laser Surgery in Ophthalmology. We would also like to share that Dr. Slade and Dr. Walton wrote a chapter for this textbook.  Their…

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It’s Been 8 Years since the First Laser Cataract Surgery In The Country!

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The day was February 26th, 2010. Dr. Stephen Slade performed the very first LenSx Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery procedure in the USA. This past February 26th, (almost one month ago) marked exactly 8 years of the longest experience performing the femtosecond laser cataract procedure which has now become the “norm” all around our country. After…

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What a cataract feels like

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Patients who have recently had cataract surgery with us, always seem to share some incredible tidbits of what changed in their lives after their surgeries, what they can see better, how the colors are brighter and everything is “crisper.” But not so regularly, we stumble across a writer for the New York Times who so…

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Dr. Stephen Slade Directs AECOS and Shares Coordinated Care

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Our very own Stephen Slade, MD was the director of the entire 2018 Winter Session of the American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery (AECOS) which just concluded in Colorado. In addition to acting as the director of the entire meeting, Dr. Slade discussed published data on advanced technology lenses when doing cataract surgery on patients who…

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Early Cataract Surgery To Help My Reading Vision? Now I’m listening.

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If you’re 45 and really struggling in that romantic, dimly-lit restaurant to see how much your favorite bottle of wine costs, this is for you. If we told you that you could fix your vision NOW and that you may not need cataract surgery when you get older, would you be blown away? We hear…

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What makes Cataract Surgery at Slade & Baker different?

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Cataract surgery is one of the safest procedures in the world. With a 98 percent success rate, cataract surgeries are one of the most successful surgeries (if not the most successful) in the US! But we asked ourselves – What makes Slade & Baker cataract surgery so different? We are refractive specialists with the longest…

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