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Why is it bad to sleep in my Contact Lenses? Important safety information for all contact lens wearers out there!

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Let’s start this conversation with an important question. Contact Lens Wearers only (there are 41 million contact wearers in the US)… Why do you wear two week disposable contact lenses for almost 2 months? a) I can still see okay through themb) It’s cheaperc) I haven’t gotten around to seeing the eye doctor again With…

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Study Shows Contact Lens Wearers Happier After LASIK!

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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…

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Part 3 of 5: LASIK vs. Contact Lenses – Which Is Safer?

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LASIK vs. Contact Lenses. Which is safer? Here is a topic that we deal with on a daily basis, and perhaps you have even considered it once or twice. We wanted to have an open discussion with our readers about LASIK and how they feel about it in relation to wearing contacts, as that is…

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Nearsighted? Have trouble seeing far away? Learn about LASIK and other options from Dr. Bennett Walton

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Our very own Dr. Bennett Walton was invited to deliver a lecture entitled “SMILE versus LASIK for myopia” at the Advanced Refractive Congress in July in Miami Beach, FL. As you can see below, Dr. Walton is at the podium, and Dr. Slade is on the screen as Dr. Walton references the fact that our…

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New study proves contact lens users who chose to have LASIK were more satisfied with their vision 1-3 years after surgery! Are YOU a millenial? Have you thought about LASIK?

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Are YOU a millennial? Did you know that millennials have the highest rate of nearsightedness of any previous generation? Recent research reports the current nearsightedness rate is nearly double that of 30 years ago! Would you think more about LASIK if I told you a study found that LASIK patients younger than age 40 were the MOST…

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“The world is a much brighter place now” – Laser Cataract Patient shares her surgery experience

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On August 6th, 2015, Ms. Janet had her second Laser Cataract Surgery with Dr. Slade.She had waited a long 3 months since May for eye number 2 as she had eye number 1 (her left eye) done on May 27th this year.Before surgery, she had bad distance vision and did not drive at night anymore…

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