Cataract Surgery as an RN: I Was More a Patient Than a Nurse That Day
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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…
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Seeing Brighter: What Cataracts In Children Have Taught Us
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…
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How Do You Know If You Have A Cataract?
If you answer yes to any or most of the questions above, you may have a cataract. Sometimes, the beginning of a cataract may not even be noticeable, and your eye doctor will tell you that you are forming cataracts before you even realize their effects on your vision! It’s also important to know that…
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Top 4 Things Patients Should Know About Cataract Surgery
We wanted to share with our patients and followers what the TOP things are that we think patients should know about Cataract Surgery specifically: We know that #4 is so incredibly important, since patients want crisp, clear vision after cataract surgery, and since we are lucky enough to work with some of the BEST refractive surgeons on…
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Summit Surgery Center: Making A Difference In Our Surgery Patients’ Lives Part 2
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Our last blog focused on the place where the magic happens for Slade & Baker Vision patients interested in cataract or lens replacement surgery: Summit Surgery Center in Houston, Texas. We shared some background on the Director of Nursing at Summit and what she has experienced in guiding her team to help our patients through…
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Summit Surgery Center: Making A Difference in Our Surgery Patients’ Lives Part 1
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On Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, our surgeons, Dr. Stephen Slade and Dr. Bennett Walton arrive at Summit Ambulatory Surgery Center, located approximately 1 short mile away from our office, ready for surgery day. Dr. Slade and Dr. Walton perform Cataract Surgery, Implantable Contact lens (ICL) surgery, Pterygium Removal, Lamellar Keratectomy, and any other corneal procedure…
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Will I Go Blind If I Don’t Have Cataract Surgery?
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As Healthy Aging Awareness month comes to an end, we wanted to share some information about another big question we hear from our aging patients: “Will I go blind If I don’t have cataract surgery?” The answer to this question essentially is yes. If a cataract goes without treatment, total blindness can occur. Now, before…
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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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Older Americans Die More From Falling Than Ever Before: How We Can Help
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On June 4th, 2019, the New York Times published a very interesting and devastatingly sad article about how deadly it is to fall in the United States. The article, entitled “Deadly Falls in Older Americans Are Rising. Hereʼs How to Prevent Them” shared some pretty astounding statistics: “In 2016, the rate of death from falls…
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First in US to Complete RxSight Light Adjustable Lens Surgery in Study on Post Refractive Eyes!
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Yesterday, on August 28th, 2018, history was made here at Slade & Baker Vision in Houston, Texas! We were the first practice in the United States to complete successful surgeries in a clinical trial of RxSight’s Light Adjustable Lens on post refractive surgery eyes. Two surgeries were completed and we want to wish a warm…
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