Stephen Slade

Slade and Baker Vision Center, Houston, Texas

Slade has had many firsts in his career: aside from pioneering LASIK eye surgery, he also has the longest experience with bladeless LASIK in the world. He was the first US surgeon to perform custom LASIK ablation based in topography, and to implant a lens for presbyopia. Slade has produced many articles, book chapters, holds multiple patents, and has authored nine textbooks on refractive surgery.

Part of the Power List 2016

Welcome to The Power List 2016 – our second foray into the Top 100 most influential people in the world of ophthalmology.

Though we realize our list can (and should) never be definitive, who can argue that the faces within – both familiar and new – do not beautifully highlight the brilliance and diversity found within the field?

Here, we celebrate 100 reasons to be proud of ophthalmology.

Go to The Power List 2016