Eye health,Ophthalmology houston
We love to focus our blog articles on questions we get every day at our office. And this is definitely one of them. Since they are the windows to our souls, ladies know the importance of making sure their eyes look beautiful. What better way to do that than with long, thick, beautiful eyelashes? If…
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Cataract surgery houston,Iol houston,Laser cataract surgery houston
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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Contact lens houston,Eye health
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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Contact lens houston,Eye health,In the news,Lasik surgery
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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Contact lens houston,Eye health,Lasik surgery
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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Corneal disease,Eye health,Ophthalmology houston
I fell asleep with my contacts in and both of them have moved to the back of my eyes. How do I remove them? What do I do? This is actually a question we got on our website from a patient just 2 weeks ago. Have you ever wondered any of the following questions? Lucky…
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Lasik surgery,Ophthalmology houston
An Interview with Dr. Paul Zarutskie, Premier Infertility Specialist and Patient of Slade & Baker Vision Dr. Paul Zarutskie is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist and obstetrician/gynecologist, and a renowned contributor to the field of reproductive medicine. Throughout his 30-year career he has treated more than 15,000 patients and consistently been named one of the Best…
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Cataract surgery houston,Cataract symptoms
According to the Texas Department of Transportation there were 14,299 serious injury crashes in Texas in 2017 with 17,546 people sustaining a serious injury. Based on reportable crashes in 2017 in Texas alone: These numbers really scared us because we know that driving is very often the impetus that causes patients to decide to come to their…
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Eye health,Ophthalmology houston
Why do my eyes twitch? Have you ever felt like your bottom eyelid is having spasms? Do you feel like everyone can see it happening if they look at you? Myokymia is the medical term for what we call “eye twitching”. The muscle that closes the eyelids is called the orbicularis oculi. It is a very…
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Cataract surgery houston,Dry eyes
The Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery JCRS, shared in a recent article, that most people who are about to have cataract surgery also have Meibomian Gland Dysfunction or what we refer to as “MGD”. This means that the oil glands that produce the top layer of tear film aren’t doing their job. As a…
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