“I didn’t want to be that old man with the string around my neck” – Hate your reading glasses?
Just 4 short weeks ago, Chris was relying on his cellphone at work. He told us he would take screenshots of pages at work and zoom in on them with his phone—just to be able to read them. After the Raindrop procedure at Slade & Baker, Chris no longer has that problem. Before his surgery,…
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Saying YES to dilating your eyes can save your life? 15 year old athlete is rushed to the hospital from eye exam
Let’s be honest. No one loves getting their eyes dilated at the eye doctor’s office. Many patients ask us, “can I do that next time please?” But they continue to put it off. This blog is not meant to scare you by any means. This blog is meant to show you why you should say…
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I wake up in the middle of the night and I can see: A Cataract Success Story
When Mr. A first shared his story with me, the first thing I noticed was where he lives. Driving from Jackson, Mississippi to Houston, Texas, takes 7 hours each way and Mr. A did this several times. This said it all. But his story makes his determination to fix his eyes pretty clear. Facts: Mr….
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History made at Slade & Baker Vision Center. BREAKING NEWS for Near Vision! First Raindrop presbyopia correcting surgery outside of Clinical Trials!
Here are some pictures from yesterday’s live streamed surgery which occurred right in our operating room at Slade & Baker Vision Center! Dr. Stephen Slade performed the first Raindrop corneal inlay surgery to correct near vision (presbyopia patient) outside of the FDA US clinical trials yesterday at 10:00 AM CST right in Houston, Texas! Below…
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Sick of your reading glasses? Breaking news for Near Vision Correction and Presbyopia. New Corneal inlay is FDA approved.
After years of what felt like ZERO options, adults with presbyopia now have an amazing NEW, FDA approved option to correct their Near Vision without ruining their distance vision. Last week, it was announced that the FDA has now approved a 10 minute procedure in the US that could rid you of having to wear…
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Do YOU look at your smartphone at night in bed? You may change your mind after reading this article.
Do you find yourself checking your messages while you lay on your pillow at night in the dark? Emails? Are you scrolling through Facebook? Read this article to see what happened with people’s vision when they did this. Temporary blindness can occur! If you are having any vision issues, please call our office Slade &…
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Not a LASIK candidate? Severely Nearsighted? Call us! Personal patient story about ICL surgery.
Chris was severely nearsighted. The prescription in his glasses was so strong that he finally got tired of the distortion from his lenses. It was so hard for him to see. In his hometown of Shreveport, Chris went to his local eye doctor for his vision exam and the doctor decided he should come to…
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Great LASIK Patient Experience at Slade & Baker Vision Center
As you all know, we usually don’t take the time to sit in front of our computers and actually write a review when we had a GOOD experience. We usually only take the time to login, create a username/password and type (very loudly and strongly) when we are MAD, ANGRY or feel like we were…
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“The World wasn’t bright anymore and I’m used to the world being bright” – a Life changed by Laser Cataract Surgery
You would be surprised at how many patients who have been diagnosed with a cataract stop driving at night completely. Or even scarier, the number of them that try to drive by taking back roads or just drive extremely slowly on main roads. For Ms. Judy Jackson, she took the safer road, although she didn’t…
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LASER CATARACT SURGERY – A Patient’s Perspective
We all know that we usually do not provide reviews for restaurants, doctors’ offices, stores, etc. unless we are unhappy or had a bad experience. So you know when someone takes the time to write about you, it’s because it must’ve been great! Last night we were left an amazing review by an amazing patient. …
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