How to Protect Your Children from Screen Time-induced Eye Strain
Eye health,In the news,Ophthalmology houston
In honor of August being Children’s Eye Health and Safety Awareness Month, the team at Slade & Baker Vision would love to provide our patients with some helpful information to our patients and their families to help protect their little ones’ precious vision We know August is coming to a close, but it’s never too…
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Our Vision Develops Past Childhood
Cataract surgery houston,In the news,Ophthalmology houston
With the billions of neurons that make up the human brain, it is no wonder it is the one part of our bodies that researchers will openly admit they are still constantly learning about. And research shows that the brain’s visual processing center which was previously thought to have stopped developing in early childhood years,…
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Can You Get Covid Through Your Eyes?
Eye health,Ophthalmology houston
A recent article by CNN Health investigates whether protecting our noses and mouths is enough to protect us against coronavirus. According to the clinical spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Dr. Thomas Steinemann, “it’s certainly possible that a person could get Covid-19 through the eyes.” As the World Health Organization confirmed this summer, we…
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What Matters When Picking Out Sunglasses?
Eye health,Ophthalmology houston
If you’re like us, you’re having a bit of a strange summer. Probably the strangest in your lifetime. Nonetheless, the sun could care less about the pandemic, and is out doing it’s thing even though we are limited in what we can do, so a good pair of sunglasses is a MUST regardless of whether…
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Fixing The Myopia Epidemic: We Have Solutions
Lasik surgery,Myopia houston,Ophthalmology houston
When people can’t walk 20 feet, we don’t make them use a prosthetic forever. We fix the problem. When people can’t see 20 feet, we have the ability to fix the problem, and it actually saves thousands of dollars over the cost of glasses and contacts over a few decades. A video is worth a…
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Would You Rather Keep Your Hearing Or Your Vision?
Lasik surgery,Ophthalmology houston
This is obviously not a predicament any of us would want to be placed in, but have you ever thought about what sense you’d rather keep if you had to make the choice? Well according to a recent study conducted across the sea in the United Kingdom, it turns out that sight is the most…
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Can Junk Food Affect Your Vision?
Eye health,Ophthalmology houston
A recent article on CNN.com shared the story of a teenage boy who went blind after eating french fries, Pringles, and white bread for the majority of his life. Yes, this sounds crazy, but the boy’s case is real and we find that the information about nutrition contained in it is very important to share…
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Can Checking My Phone Before Bed Cause Trouble Sleeping?
Do you check your phone before going to bed? I sit here wondering, who DOESN’T? Right before plugging our phones or iPads to charge for the night, most of us are guilty of “checking” our devices, a.k.a falling into the deep, dark rabbit hole of an hour or more of social media! Have you ever…
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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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Slade & Baker Vision: Grand Rounds & Grand Discussion
Corneal collagen crosslinking,Cxl,Iol houston,Ophthalmology houston
Last night, Thursday, September 5th, Slade & Baker Vision hosted a night of education at our clinic entitled “Slade & Baker Vision Grand Rounds & Grand Discussion.” Our doctors discussed DMEK, Corneal Collagen Cross Linking, Lipiflow (For Dry Eye) and the Light Adjustable Lens with a packed audience made up of our local optometrists in…
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