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Give yourself the gift of VISION this Holiday Season with your FLEX Spending Dollars! Schedule your free LASIK evaluation today!

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LASIK: A Holiday gift to yourself! It’s that time of year again.  We just passed Halloween…and Thanksgiving…Christmas decorations are already up….and Christmas songs are flooding our ears! Maybe you should be more pro-active like those little elves that hang the Christmas lights so early.  Give yourself the gift you know you need more than anything…

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Looking for LASIK options? Announcing new, exciting FDA Approval of SMILE procedure!

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UPDATE: FDA Approval of VisuMax Femtosecond Laser to Treat Myopia! Carl Zeiss Meditec and Slade & Baker Vision Center have been conducting a research study on this new laser procedure, SMILE, designed to correct nearsightedness and astigmatism. SMILE is an alternative to LASIK and designed to accomplish the same visual result as the LASIK procedure….

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This is something you can’t buy. Your eyes are so precious. – a Botched LASIK Patient’s Journey to Slade & Baker Vision Center

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LESSON OF THE DAY For LASIK or other eye issues, go to doctors who truly know what they’re doing and who truly care about their patients. Approximately 15 years ago, Liz G. was teaching students at a school in Austin and she couldn’t see.  She decided she wanted LASIK.  This is where her journey began….

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LASIK can help Depth Perception? Study Results show Laser Vision Correction improves Stereopsis!

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A study just released in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery showed that both near-sighted (myopic) and far-sighted (hyperopic) patients had significantly better stereopsis after laser vision correction!  Stereopsis is 3D depth perception with both eyes working together. Good depth perception can have a big impact on safety and quality of life, whether driving,…

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Cataract Surgery and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). A letter from a Patient with a Rare Disorder.

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At this time, research statistics of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) show the prevalence of EDS as 1 in 2,500 to 1 in 5,000 people. The collagen in someone with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is not structured the way it should be, and in some cases, only part of it is produced. With badly built or processed collagen, the…

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You can get Cataracts & Skin Cancer from Driving a car??!!!

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If someone told you that you could get cataracts or skin cancer just from driving your car, would you be shocked? We were. JAMA Ophthalmology has published a new study that analyzed car windows and the lack of protection from UV-A light on the driver’s side windows…if you drive a car, it is worth a…

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“No more glasses. If I could rate this place more than 5 stars, I would.”

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We are so grateful to hear from this patient who had her LASIK procedure with us only 3 weeks ago! It means a lot to hear from ANY patients but it’s extra special since this particular patient is involved in the medical field as well. Please read her review which she shared with the world…

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LASIK Patient Review online: “Most qualified in the United States!”

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We really love notes from our patients. What we love even more, are notes from our patients that they choose to share online! Please see this LASIK patient’s beautiful words about our staff, office, Dr. Slade and the overall patient LASIK surgery experience at our office! We are blushing… 4/18/2016 I was contacted by Slade…

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First Class Eyes? Read a LASIK and Laser Cataract Experience in a real patient’s own words!

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Nothing is more REAL than when a patient asks to share his or her experience with everyone. Mr. Kauffman had surgery with us and asked that we let others know about both his time and his son’s time with us. Read below to get a patient’s perspective in HIS WORDS! “I can’t believe I’m doing…

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New LASIK procedure delivers best results ever seen in an FDA LASIK Trial!

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We like to keep our patients and friends up to date on the latest and greatest in the world of refractive surgery and LASIK! Breaking News: Our Doctors at Slade & Baker Vision Center were involved in an FDA Trial that received the best ever results seen in an FDA LASIK Trial to date! We…

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