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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 »

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• Posted on: Jul 17 2019
• By: laura landera

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Is Poor Sleep Linked to Glaucoma?

The Link Between Poor Sleep and Glaucoma The American Academy of Ophthalmology reported that a study conducted in the US released that over 6,700 people over 40 years old revealed a possible connection between having glaucoma and having sleep problems. The optic nerve is responsible for sending signals from your eye to your brain, and… Read More »

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• Posted on: Jul 10 2019
• By: laura landera

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

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… Read More »

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• Posted on: Jun 28 2019
• By: laura landera

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Pink Eye: What You Should Know vs. What You Think You Know!

Pink Eye, probably something that all of us have had the pleasure of encountering at some point.  When it comes to eye health, you probably don’t know exactly how LASIK works but most of us feel like we know when we have pink eye.  You know the feeling; you start to feel that itch in… Read More »

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• Posted on: Jun 14 2019
• By: laura landera

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Refractive Lens Exchange: Why Wait For Cataracts To Ruin Your Vision?

“This is the best I have ever seen in my life and I’m very excited about the things I will be able to accomplish now.” Our patient which is featured in this video, was -10.00 before her surgery. If you are reading this and have looked at LASIK options before, you will know this number… Read More »

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• Posted on: Apr 10 2019
• By: laura landera

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Did You Know You Have a Blind Spot? Find Out Where!

Many of us have never noticed or tested out our blind spot. We encourage you to find your natural blind spot.  It’s a very compelling way to see why blind spots in our vision are NOT things people notice.  So it’s dangerous. In this short video blog or “vlog”, our very own surgeon Bennett Walton,… Read More »

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• Posted on: Apr 3 2019
• By: laura landera

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Why Aren’t My Arms Long Enough? The Frustration Of Presbyopia

About a year ago, a great article was published on wired.com about the deep frustrations that come after the age of 40 when people end up feeling forced to have to buy reading glasses. Seems like just another sign of “aging” or life passing right? Well it isn’t for many who get there. The medical… Read More »

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• Posted on: Mar 22 2019
• By: laura landera

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Glasses for Fashion? Do Glasses Make You Look Better?

Did you know that some patients like to wear glasses just for fashion reasons? Did we ever think we would see that day? If you have LASIK, PRK, SMILE, ICL, refractive lens exchange, or modern laser cataract surgery and you aren’t as dependent on glasses as you were before, you can still get plain glass… Read More »

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• Posted on: Mar 15 2019
• By: laura landera

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Happy Valentine’s Day: LOVE yourself and break up with your Glasses!

If you only got to keep one of your senses, which one would it be? Which one do you love more? Smells? Tastes? Sounds? Touch? We may be biased but what would you do if you couldn’t SEE?! This is what we do for a living, so we are all too familiar with how patients… Read More »

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• Posted on: Feb 14 2019
• By: laura landera

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Patient Letter to Dr. Walton After Surgery

Nothing makes us happier than happy patients, except when they send us a handwritten, heartfelt, personal letter. This patient just had cataract surgery with Dr. Walton and chose the Advanced Custom Vision Package. Thank you to all of our patients who write us, email us, call us and even go online to review us to… Read More »

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• Posted on: Nov 21 2018
• By: laura landera

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