Did you know that there is a type of insect that can actually see our world with 3D vision? Well, you do now. The praying mantis is the only invertebrate known to be able to see in 3D. This article in Science Mag explains that scientists glued the world’s tiniest 3D glasses on 20 praying… Read More »
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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… Read More »
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Nothing makes us happier than happy patients, except when they send us a handwritten, heartfelt, personal letter. This patient just had cataract surgery with Dr. Walton and chose the Advanced Custom Vision Package. We are including a photo of her beautifully written note to Dr. Walton and the text below that. November 7th Dear Dr.… Read More »
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Our very own Dr. Bennett Walton spent August 18-19 in Fort Worth, Texas on faculty at a resident surgical education program. Dr. Walton spoke to resident ophthalmic surgeons from California to New York about how to do cataract surgery. Dr. Walton has taught cataract surgery to over 150 resident ophthalmic surgeons in the past few… Read More »
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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… Read More »
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In a new interview by Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today (CRST) this April, our founder and amazing surgeon, Dr. Stephen Slade opens up about everything from being the first surgeon to perform LASIK and Laser Cataract Surgery, to being a father to 2 girls. We often speak about the amazing ‘firsts’ that Dr. Slade and… Read More »
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We would love to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the authors and ophthalmic surgeons involved in the publication of a very special book in the world of ophthalmology titled: Femtosecond Laser Surgery in Ophthalmology. We would also like to share that Dr. Slade and Dr. Walton wrote a chapter for this textbook. Their… Read More »
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Patients who have recently had cataract surgery with us, always seem to share some incredible tidbits of what changed in their lives after their surgeries, what they can see better, how the colors are brighter and everything is “crisper.” But not so regularly, we stumble across a writer for the New York Times who so… Read More »
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Our very own Stephen Slade, MD was the director of the entire 2018 Winter Session of the American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery (AECOS) which just concluded in Colorado.
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