I’ve Worn Glasses Since 2nd Grade: An EVO ICL Patient Story
When patients get tired of wearing glasses and contacts after years and years of it being their ‘norm’ they come to us for solutions. Our vision is sacred, and we know stories like this help our patients learn about what is out there and what can potentially help them so we like to share them…
Read MoreStephanie’s Road to LASIK: I Woke Up and I Could See!
Stephanie is an optician at an office we love working with, Vision Source Shadow Creek in Pearland. The doctors at Slade & Baker work with so many patients from Dr. Dipak Kalani and Dr. Linda Haidar’s office and we know just how important Stephanie is to them as she has been a part of their…
Read MoreCataract Surgery Can Help Prevent Alzheimer’s and Dementia
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A new article in the New York Times this week sheds some new, really exciting light, on another bad thing that cataract surgery helps patients avoid. We once wrote a blog about a study which proved that Cataract Surgery statistically helped patients avoid falling, and therefore, avoid injuries, so this new study – sharing that…
Read MorePsoriasis Affects the Cornea and What That Means For Ocular Surgery
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A new study in Ophthalmology Advisor has revealed that patients who have been diagnosed with psoriasis should have routine eye exams due to corneal structural and functional changes. This study also showed that these changes are important because they should be considered prior to undergoing any eye surgery. The recent prospective, comparative, cross-sectional study, published in Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy –…
Read MoreLove Swimming but Hate Contact Lenses?
Have you ever tried swimming in a pool with your contact lenses on? WHAT A MESS! We recently all related with an Olympic athlete (which does NOT happen often) from London, Ontario, Maggie Mac Neil, when we saw the image in this Daily Hive Article. We loved it so much, we shared the article along…
Read MoreTop 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…
Read MoreLocked Into the Light Adjustable Lens: A Patient Experience
“Everything was muted and my glasses just were not cutting it anymore.” This is what Linda told us when we asked her why she knew it was time to go in for an eye appointment. Linda is not a Houston resident, she lives 2.5 hours away in Lake Charles, LA and she had gone to…
Read MoreDr. Stephen Slade Awarded the prestigious ASCRS Innovator Award
At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery today, July 26th 2021, Dr. Stephen Slade was presented with the prestigious Charles D. Kelman Innovator Award – an award that comes with so much behind it. To say we are proud of Dr. Slade for receiving this is such an understatement. This article is meant…
Read MoreYou Don’t Know What You Have Until You Lose It. When Was Your Last Eye Exam?
As data emerges ‘post’ the pandemic, we are seeing some really serious repercussions due to lockdown in medical journals. For example, the rise of women with certain types of cancer because of the drop in annual OBGYN exams during the pandemic. These numbers extend way further than just cancer into all medical fields and are…
Read MoreHow Cataract Surgery with the LAL Helped Me Hug My Grandchildren
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We have shared countless patient experiences, but it is rare one makes us need a tissue. This story is about what happens when someone goes that Extra Mile. A Patient Experience with the Light Adjustable Lens. Mr. Taylor was referred by his optometrist to Slade & Baker Vision for cataract surgery. Mr. Taylor had a…
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