Major League Baseball gets a superstar thanks to Corneal Crosslinking CXL!
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After hitting 14 home runs in his first 136 games in the major leagues, Tommy Pham hit 23 last season in 128 games. But did you know he almost didn’t make it out of the minor leagues due to a disease? In a recent article, an ex Arizona Cardinals farm director shared how insanely important…
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Why is Rubbing Your Eyes so BAD for You? 5 Reasons that will get You to Stop ASAP!
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…
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My diplomas on my wall, I could see my name in them! Life changing story about Keratoconus. Hear from our patient 2 weeks after crosslinking.
Today, November 10th, has been named World Keratoconus Day! Please join us in spreading the word about Keratoconus to raise awareness about this condition and the treatment options available for those who have been diagnosed with it. We thought the best way to get the word out is by speaking to our patients and getting…
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“I was devastated when I was diagnosed with keratoconus. I stopped driving at night, gave up on hobbies like shooting on the range, and watching football on TV”
Keratoconus Patient shares his story pre and post crosslinking! This story explains so much of what we hear every day from our keratoconus patients. What they have to give up every day, not being able to watch tv, drive at night, being misdiagnosed and not knowing what was wrong with them, being told they need…
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“I was determined”: A Patient’s Journey with Keratoconus and Crosslinking Success
Richard had LASIK over 20 years ago, before LASIK was even FDA approved in the United States. Complications ensued unfortunately for Richard and he developed a corneal disease which has recently received a lot of attention, keratoconus. Keratoconus is a thinning of the cornea which leads to vision loss and visual distortions. Keratoconus patients suffer…
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Fighting Blindness
For those of you who have not heard of keratoconus, it is a corneal disease that causes structural changes within the cornea causing the cornea to thin and bulge outward into a steeper, irregular, more conical shape than its normal gradual curve. Keratoconus can cause substantial visual loss of vision, image distortion, streaking of lights,…
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Corneal Crosslinking CXL for Keratoconus: in a patient’s own words!
Nothing speaks more highly when you are deciding whether you should make a decision for a medical procedure than when you hear from a patient that has gone through a similar experience. Please read below. This is one of our keratoconus patients that was treated by Drs. Slade and Baker at our clinic. She chose…
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“I was diagnosed with Keratoconus. I was devastated.” – A Patient’s Success Story about Corneal Crosslinking at Slade & Baker Vision Center
A patient shares his Keratoconus story all the way from diagnosis to after his crosslinking procedure. Seeing this process from start to finish through an actual patient’s eyes is so important to share! We know there are a lot of you out there doing research. If you or your loved one has been diagnosed with…
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Slade & Baker Vision Announces An Exciting New Update in Corneal Collagen Crosslinking for Keratoconus and Post Lasik Ectasia
Besides helping patients “see their best” the doctors at Slade & Baker Vision Center like to get involved in studies and research that will help patients around the world with different eye conditions and diseases. From the start of corneal collagen crosslinking, the doctors here have worked with the FDA to try to gain approval…
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First in National Crosslinking Trial – Dr. Slade Interviewed
On Friday, July 20, 2012, Dr. Stephen Slade was the first doctor in the United States to start this new national corneal crosslinking trial for keratoconus and post lasik ectasia patients. This procedure can potentially cure two blinding eye diseases and has gotten national media attention. Please click the link below to watch Dr. Slade’s…
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