We are so excited to announce that our newest superstar surgeon, Dr. Nikitha Reddy MD, joined Slade & Baker Vision officially on October 10th. You can find out all about her by clicking on her bio, but we wanted to do a little bit of a deeper dive into WHO she is and WHERE she… Read More »
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In honor of Cataract Awareness Month coming to an end this week, we wanted to share some common facts about Cataracts which we are always surprised our patients don’t know too much about. There is a whopping 94 million people who have moderate to severe vision impairment due to untreated cataracts in this world (according… Read More »
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Every cataract patient is different, and every surgery is different. But one thing remains the same. Once eye number one has cataract surgery, almost all patients ask “WHEN CAN I HAVE MY SECOND EYE DONE?”! This is a common theme and for many years, surgeons have not traditionally done two eyes on the same day.… Read More »
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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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Cataracts are important to more than just vision, at any age. An article published in American Journal of Ophthalmology by Moug Al-Makri et al., found that there’s more than a fourfold increased risk of anxiety disorders and twofold increased risk of neurodevelopment delay in children with a cataract compared to children without a cataract, even after… Read More »
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Do you feel that colors have lost their crispness or are ‘muted’? Are things that usually look bright white, looking yellowish? Are you unsure about whether you should be driving at night? Have you handed the keys to your significant other, or other friends of yours because you don’t trust yourself? Are things a little… Read More »
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A new article in the New York Times this week sheds some new, really exciting light, on another bad thing that cataract surgery helps patients avoid. We once wrote a blog about a study which proved that Cataract Surgery statistically helped patients avoid falling, and therefore, avoid injuries, so this new study – sharing that… Read More »
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A new study in Ophthalmology Advisor has revealed that patients who have been diagnosed with psoriasis should have routine eye exams due to corneal structural and functional changes. This study also showed that these changes are important because they should be considered prior to undergoing any eye surgery. The recent prospective, comparative, cross-sectional study, published… Read More »
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Eighteen years after his procedures with Slade & Baker Vision Center, our team reached out to Mr. Oaks simply to wish him a happy birthday. He shared that we had given him the best birthday present in 2003: his vision. We called him after his amazing and genuine reply, and he shared the following feedback… Read More »
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Dr. Bennett Walton sure does see his fair share of patients, especially cataract and refractive patients. We asked him to share with our patients and followers what the TOP things are that he thinks patients should know about Cataract Surgery specifically, and this is what Dr. Walton said: Cataract surgery is usually a great time… Read More »
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