Just 4 short weeks ago, Chris was relying on his cellphone at work. He told us he would take screenshots of pages at work and zoom in on them with his phone—just to be able to read them. After the Raindrop procedure at Slade & Baker, Chris no longer has that problem. Before his surgery,… Read More »
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Photo Credit: Catt Gallinger Facebook Eye Tattoos: What’s up with that? Many of you may have heard of scleral tattoos AKA eye tattoos. This new fad involves “tattooing” the white part of the eye by injecting ink under the outer layer of the eye called the conjunctiva. Sound scary? Well, it is! Surfacing along with… Read More »
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It was announced yesterdey (September 28, 2017) that doctors have performed over 1 million procedures of laser vision correction surgery using Zeiss’s SMILE refractive technology worldwide! ReLEx SMILE is now being performed across the globe by over 1,300 surgeons (in more than 65 countries) with patients reporting high satisfaction with the results of this very… Read More »
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Dr. Bennett Walton has been named “One to Watch” in ophthalmology by Millenial Eye – Click here to read his actual interview! Dr. Walton was also featured as a lecturer at the most recent Millennial Eye event in Nashville, Tennessee this past weekend! Dr. Walton lectured this past Saturday, September 9th, 2017, about how to… Read More »
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Next week on Monday, August 21, 2017, we will experience a Total Solar Eclipse. Read our press release below to become better prepared before that day arrives and check out our infographic for what to wear at the bottom! Dr. Walton’s helpful YouTube video is also included below and if you click here. News Release… Read More »
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Our very own, Dr. Shama Essa, OD, will be gracing the stage of the Combined Ophthalmic Symposium which is presented and sponsored by the Advanced Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) this upcoming weekend in Austin and we are so excited for her to share her knowledge with the audience of eye care physicians… Read More »
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Congratulations to our very own Dr. Bennett Walton on an incredible lecture this weekend at the Advanced Refractive Congress in Fort Lauderdale, FL! From left to right: Dr. Bennett Walton, your blogger, Dr. William Trattler (meeting host) Dr. Walton was invited to speak on how to treat high levels of nearsightedness. Something we do all… Read More »
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Did you know that people with allergies are more likely to end up needing a corneal transplant? You won’t believe why. Because of EYE RUBBING! WHY do we do it? Since many of us do it all the time, rubbing your eyes may seem like a pretty innocent thing to do. Babies do it naturally… Read More »
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Forbes recently did an article cited here discussing why people should spend their money on experiences and not possessions. They found that the experiences of life brought more joy and memories than buying material “stuff”. Our brains quickly adjust to those new items, which become simply another outdated item in our home or driveway. The… Read More »
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In the study cited here, 1800 people were surveyed over a 3-year period. While some of them continued to wear contact lenses, the remainder of the people involved in the study had LASIK. Of those people who had LASIK, the majority of them had successfully worn contact lenses for at least 5 years prior to… Read More »
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