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Would You Rather Keep Your Hearing Or Your Vision?

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… Read More »

Posted on: Oct 30 2019
By: laura landera

Can Junk Food Affect Your Vision?

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… Read More »

Posted on: Oct 18 2019
By: laura landera

Two Post LASIK Patients of Dr. Bennett Walton’s Share Their Experience

The American Refractive Surgery Council posted a wonderful blog article about post LASIK patients and their experiences. Two of the patients highlighted in the article that were interviewed by the ARSC for their experience, happened to be two patients of Dr. Bennett Walton‘s who had LASIK at our clinic in Houston! These individuals who recently… Read More »

Posted on: Oct 5 2019
By: laura landera

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

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… Read More »

Posted on: Sep 26 2019
By: laura landera

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… Read More »

Posted on: Sep 24 2019
By: laura landera

An Eye Doctor Has LASIK: An Optometrist’s Patient Experience

Today, I’m happy to present a guest blogger: Dr. Rebecca Miller. Dr. Miller is a fabulous optometrist who specializes in planning LASIK (link), laser vision correction and laser cataract surgery in coordination with our respected surgeons, Stephen Slade, MD, and Bennett Walton, MD. She also enjoys working with optometrists outside of our practice and would… Read More »

Posted on: Sep 17 2019
By: laura landera

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

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… Read More »

Posted on: Sep 12 2019
By: laura landera

Slade & Baker Vision: Grand Rounds & Grand Discussion

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… Read More »

Posted on: Sep 6 2019
By: laura landera

Can Popping Bottles Poke Your Eye Out?

We all heard it from our parents as kids “careful not to poke your eye out!” Whether it was playing with BB guns or slingshots, or whatever the toy was, we were raised to be careful with anything that could potentially fly near or into our eyes – for good reason. Let’s fast forward to… Read More »

Posted on: Aug 30 2019
By: laura landera

Sex And The Surgery

****Please note that this blog post contains themes more mature than our typical blog post. Our goal in this post is to communicate clearly and specifically without being inappropriate.**** One of the frequently asked questions after LASIK or Cataract Surgery is: Can I have sex after surgery?” It’s a question that many ask, but even more… Read More »