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World Glaucoma Awareness Week

This week is World Glaucoma Awareness Week.  As providers of vision solutions here at Slade and Baker Vision we want to assist in shedding light on this disease. Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable irreversible blindness worldwide. That means it is the main reason that people who don’t need to go blind, go blind. We see… Read More »

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When Can I Go Back to the Gym After LASIK?

We get quite a bit of questions from our LASIK patients and prospective LASIK patients that we enjoy answering.  Some just come up A LOT so we thought it would be helpful to answer those really, really frequent questions in some mini blogs. So let’s start with… If I have Lasik, when can I go… Read More »

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It’s Black Friday – Why Not Give the Gift of VISION? LASIK for Loved Ones

If you are looking for a major gift, one that someone will remember you for every day they open their eyes, look no further! Some of those special people we think we know BEST in our lives, daughter, son, wife, husband, whomever, are the HARDEST to shop for. On this day and at this time… Read More »

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Get LASIK Before December 31, 2022: Last Day To Use Your FSA Rollover Funds!

For anyone considering LASIK that has thought about the price, we have some news. In a post from earlier this year we discussed how 2021 FSA funds could be rolled over to 2022. And now, THIS is your friendly reminder to use your funds before 2022 is up. Quick Recap: Flexible Health Spending Accounts (or… Read More »

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Feeling Like This Is Not Real: A Patient’s Real Life ICL Journey

Everyone has Google so our patients usually read a lot about procedures like LASIK before they come see us. The most captivating read for a potential patient that is considering LASIK or laser vision correction, is hearing about a patient’s actual experience, in their words.  You probably know you have to be a “LASIK” candidate… Read More »

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I Could Not Function Without My Glasses: An ICL Patient Story

We see so many patients day in and day out who tell us they ‘can’t see’ without their glasses. But can you function without your glasses? How about not being able to ever wear sunglasses? We also see so many who ask us what it takes to be a LASIK candidate. David’s prescription was -21/.5… Read More »

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Stephanie’s Road to LASIK: I Woke Up and I Could See!

Stephanie is an optician at an office we love working with, Vision Source Shadow Creek in Pearland. The doctors at Slade & Baker work with so many patients from Dr. Dipak Kalani and Dr. Linda Haidar’s office and we know just how important Stephanie is to them as she has been a part of their… Read More »

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Use your FSA for LASIK in 2022 – Unlimited Balance Carryover

Every winter holiday, we get an influx of patients who want to come in to use their HSA’s or FSA’s towards their LASIK procedures before the year ends.  Well, there are new changes that affect Flex Spending Accounts or “FSA’s” that will give a lot of our patients a great option! First – a quick… Read More »

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Cataract Surgery as an RN: I Was More a Patient Than a Nurse That Day

Cyndi’s mother is 90 years old and has not had cataract surgery yet. Cyndi never thought she would have a cataract and that it would need to be removed so quickly. What made Cyndi really feel the need to remove her cataracts? “The two worse things I complained about were night driving and depth perception. Mostly… Read More »

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Callie’s Road To LASIK: This Will Forever Be One of the Best Days of My Life

  Callie, an optician at a great optical and optometric practice in College Station, the Eye Care Center, had LASIK surgery with Dr. Stephen Slade on May 19th. Callie shared her entire journey with us on the Eye Care Center’s Instagram page, from pre op to post op, she walked us through her ‘Road to… Read More »

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