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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 »

Posted on: Aug 28 2019
By: laura landera

Looking For LASIK and Don’t Live in Houston?

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… Read More »

Posted on: Aug 14 2019
By: laura landera

LASIK Patient Video: Watch Our Doctors At Slade & Baker Vision Perform LASIK!

One of Dr. Bennett Walton’s very happy patients underwent LASIK a couple weeks ago and we recorded it. We then sped it up just a teeny bit for your quick viewing pleasure! To read more about the LASIK process and what you are seeing in this video, please visit our LASIK page! If you have… Read More »

Posted on: Aug 8 2019
By: laura landera

Dr. Walton Lectures on Light Adjustable Lens at Southern Eye Congress

Last week, our very own Dr. Bennett Walton was a featured faculty member on stage at the 2019 Southern Eye Congress in Florida. Dr. Walton covered various lectures and educated the crowd about the SMILE procedure, the Light Adjustable Lens, and he also participated in a debate with Dr. Cathleen McCabe entitled: “Low Add Multifocal… Read More »

Posted on: Aug 5 2019
By: laura landera

What a Hot Summer Means for Your Eye Allergies

Have you noticed itchier eyes? Redder eyes? Could they be due to a longer allergy season? It’s been a warm 2019, and the results are an earlier flowering season than normal for spring allergies, and a high pollen count due to the hot summer. A hot, hot summer will mean a longer allergy season. If… Read More »

Posted on: Jul 31 2019
By: laura landera

Dr. Slade Presented AECOS Visionary Award

Today is an exciting day at Slade & Baker Vision! I’m happy to announce a guest blogger today, our own Dr. Bennett Walton. He specifically asked if he could write this post himself, and how could I say no?! ————- At the recent meeting of the American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery, which was held in… Read More »