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Our Vision Develops Past Childhood

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With the billions of neurons that make up the human brain, it is no wonder it is the one part of our bodies that researchers will openly admit they are still constantly learning about. And research shows that the brain’s visual processing center which was previously thought to have stopped developing in early childhood years,…

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Can You Get Covid Through Your Eyes?

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A recent article by CNN Health investigates whether protecting our noses and mouths is enough to protect us against coronavirus. According to the clinical spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Dr. Thomas Steinemann, “it’s certainly possible that a person could get Covid-19 through the eyes.” As the World Health Organization confirmed this summer, we…

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The Good In UV Light: Light Adjustable Lens

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We recently posted a blog about the importance of picking the right sunglasses. In that article we touched on the protection needed from UV rays and we also mentioned that all of the lens options that we provide at Slade & Baker Vision for both cataract surgery and lens replacement surgery have built in UV…

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What Matters When Picking Out Sunglasses?

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If you’re like us, you’re having a bit of a strange summer.  Probably the strangest in your lifetime.  Nonetheless, the sun could care less about the pandemic, and is out doing it’s thing even though we are limited in what we can do, so a good pair of sunglasses is a MUST regardless of whether…

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Would Teddy Roosevelt Choose LASIK Today?

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A recent article based on the biography[1] of past US President, Theodore Roosevelt, shared an interesting look at a momentous occasion. “Teedie” as he was called, was 13 years old before getting his first pair of glasses.  The article discussed how Teddy realized that he needed glasses.  Unlike nowadays, when routine pediatric visits or a…

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Waiting Too Long For LASIK?

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In a recent article on CNN.com, the timeliness of knee replacement was studied among people who might benefit from the procedure.  This study concluded that the majority of Americans are likely living with knee pain longer than they should: “90% of Americans with osteoarthritis suffer too long before having a knee replacement that could improve…

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What is The Light Adjustable Lens?

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Frequently Asked Questions about the Light Adjustable Lens We recently shared that we were the first to debut the Light Adjustable Lens…and this time it was not just the first in our city, or our state. It is one of our biggest firsts. The first worldwide. At the bottom of this article is a photo…

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Fixing The Myopia Epidemic: We Have Solutions

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When people can’t walk 20 feet, we don’t make them use a prosthetic forever. We fix the problem. When people can’t see 20 feet, we have the ability to fix the problem, and it actually saves thousands of dollars over the cost of glasses and contacts over a few decades. A video is worth a…

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Would You Rather Keep Your Hearing Or Your Vision?

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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…

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Can Junk Food Affect Your Vision?

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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…

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