January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, so I think we all know what this month’s post is about. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness world-wide (1), and Open Angle Glaucoma affects more than 2 million people in the US alone (2). A cupcake rendition of the optic …
Cutest contact lens case in history? Obviously. While many people wear contact lenses without ever having any issues or complications, thousands of Americans are affected annually by contact lens-related eye infections. In my own experience treating such cases, many, if not all, are due to poor contact lens hygiene and/or contact lens abuse. A recent American …
Today is World Diabetes Day, and this month is American Diabetes Month, so it seems like a great time to talk about diabetes! I would venture to guess that almost everyone reading this post either knows a person with diabetes or has diabetes themselves. According to the 2014 Center for Disease Control (CDC) National Diabetes Statistics …
As Halloween approaches, it is important to remember that there are serious risks associated with improper costume contact lens wear. ALL contact lenses- even decorative lenses that do not provide vision correction- are classified as medical devices, and their safety and effectiveness is overseen by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). They need to be …
Inspired by the book Hello, Cupcake! InfantSEE® is a public health program that is designed to ensure that eye care becomes an integral part of infant wellness care. If your child is between 6 months and 12 months old, an InfantSEE® provider will perform a one-time comprehensive infant eye assessment at no cost to you. This allows the …
Not only is August back-to-school time for most kids, but it is also National Children’s Vision and Learning month. I discussed the importance of eye examinations in school-aged children in the previous post. Here, I will go into a little more detail on how a child’s vision and learning are related. Learning, particularly in the form …
For many parents, the next few weeks will be filled with orientations, school supply lists, sports physicals, and immunizations. If you are in that boat, be sure to include a visit to your eye doctor to have your child’s eyes examined before starting the school year. Experts estimate that as much as 80% of learning …
Inspired by the book What’s New, Cupcake? The season that we were all dreaming of during Snowpocalypse has finally arrived! But with the sweet summer sunshine comes dangerous UV radiation, and it is important to protect yourself from its harmful effects. The majority of the sun’s energy can be classified as either visible light (that we see), …
May is Healthy Vision Month (nei.nih.gov/hvm)! Yes, I realize May is almost over. In my defense, I wrote most of this article a couple of weeks ago. It just took so long to post because I couldn’t decide on fonts for the blog…Even though I was visiting the eye doctor fairly regularly as a …
Hello and welcome to Eyecing on the Cake! This is simply a fun and educational blog about vision and eye health, with some adventures in cupcake baking sprinkled in as well. For more background information about this blog, check out the About page. If you are interested in following along, please consider signing up for …
