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Stories of Help and Hope:

PBO Clients Share their Personal Experiences

Joseph was the victim of a drunk-driving accident & as a result his vision was impaired. We had so many medical & legal bills to pay that we couldn’t afford to buy eyeglasses for Joseph. The school nurse told us about Prevent Blindness Ohio & helped us apply for the program. Within 2 weeks, Joseph had his glasses! We were so happy that you could help us. Joseph is a straight-A honor student, and without his glasses he would have been lost. We always contribute to the SOS fund at the BMV, and will continue to do so. Thank you!

- Parent: Lori Morrissey and Child: Joseph Morrissey

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Press Releases


2007

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO HOSTED ANNUAL SWING FOR SIGHT GOLF TOURNAMENT

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO HOSTED ANNUAL SWING FOR SIGHT GOLF TOURNAMENT

AT HOME AND AT PLAY, THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS SUFFER PREVENTABLE EYE INJURIES

“WILD ABOUT EYES” KIOSK A SUCCESS

“WILD ABOUT EYES” KIOSK A SUCCESS

THE REINBERGER FOUNDATION MAKES GRANT TO PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO

PREVENT BLINDNESS AMERICA NAMES SCIENTIST AT MIAMI UNIVERSITY AS WINNER OF FOURTH ANNUAL INVESTIGATOR AWARD

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO AWARDS FELLOWSHIP IN VISION RESEARCH TO KRISTEN OBLAD

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO AWARDS FELLOWSHIPS IN VISION RESEARCH TO CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO HOSTED ANNUAL SWING FOR SIGHT GOLF TOURNAMENT

HELP CHILDREN START SCHOOL READY TO LEARN

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO ELECTS BOARD MEMBERS

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO ELECTS BOARD MEMBER

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO ELECTS BOARD MEMBERS

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO ELECTS BOARD MEMBER

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO ELECTS BOARD MEMBER

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO ELECTS BOARD MEMBER

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO ELECTS BOARD MEMBERS

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO ELECTS BOARD MEMBER

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO ELECTS BOARD MEMBERS

MOST AMERICANS ARE UNAWARE OF THE DANGERS THAT UV RAYS CAN HAVE ON THE EYES

Boonshoft Museum of Discovery to Host “Wise About Eyes” Preview Party

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO WELCOMES NEW CHAPTER DIRECTOR IN SOUTHWEST OHIO CHAPTER OFFICE

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO CELEBRATES VISION RESEARCH MONTH BY AWARDING THREE VISION RESEARCH GRANTS

“WILD ABOUT EYES” EXHIBIT TEACHES CHILDREN ABOUT HEALTHY VISION

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND THE OHIO EYE CARE COALITION URGES EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE THE FOURTH OF JULY SAFELY WITHOUT FIREWORKS

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO TO HOST LIGHT THE NIGHT FOR SIGHT WALKATHON

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO TO HOST LIGHT THE NIGHT FOR SIGHT WALKATHON

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO TO HOST LIGHT THE NIGHT FOR SIGHT WALKATHON

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO TO HOST LIGHT THE NIGHT FOR SIGHT WALKATHON

PBO TEACHES CORPORATE SAFETY MANAGERS TO “TREASURE THEIR EYESIGHT!”

“WILD ABOUT EYES” KIOSK A SUCCESS

“WILD ABOUT EYES” KIOSK A SUCCESS

Summit Focuses on the Growing Threat of Blindness and Vision Loss from Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Summit will Focus on the Growing Threat of Blindness and Vision Loss from Age-Related Macular Degeneration

LEADING CAUSE OF VISION LOSS IN AMERICA CAN BE CORRECTED WITH APPROPRIATE EYE CARE

THE GTO ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL OHIO PRESENTS PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO WITH CHECK

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO ELECTS BOARD MEMBER

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO ELECTS BOARD MEMBER

Contact Lens Solution Recall Brings Rare Eye Infection Into Focus

“WILD ABOUT EYES” KIOSK A SUCCESS

“WILD ABOUT EYES” EXHIBIT TEACHES ABOUT HEALTHY VISION

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO ELECTS BOARD MEMBERS

VISION PROBLEMS MAY BE UNEXPECTED PART OF PREGNANCY

SAMUEL H. MILLER HONORED AT PEOPLE OF VISION AWARD DINNER

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO ANNOUNCES YOUNG INVESTIGATOR STUDENT FELLOWSHIP AWARDS FOR FEMALE SCHOLARS IN VISION RESEARCH

TRIHEALTH AND ITS PRESIDENT AND CEO JOHN PROUT HONORED AT PEOPLE OF VISION AWARD DINNER

TRIHEALTH AND ITS PRESIDENT AND CEO JOHN PROUT TO BE HONORED AT PEOPLE OF VISION AWARD DINNER

CAREWORKS AND ITS CHAIRMAN AND CEO WILLIAM W. PFEIFFER HONORED AT PEOPLE OF VISION AWARD DINNER

CAREWORKS AND ITS CHAIRMAN AND CEO WILLIAM W. PFEIFFER TO BE HONORED AT PEOPLE OF VISION AWARD DINNER

HUNTINGTON BANK AND ITS COMMUNITY PRESIDENT BARBARA BEREBITSKY HONORED AT PEOPLE OF VISION DINNER

HUNTINGTON BANK AND ITS COMMUNITY PRESIDENT BARBARA BEREBITSKY TO BE HONORED AT PEOPLE OF VISION DINNER

SAMUEL H. MILLER TO BE HONORED AT PEOPLE OF VISION AWARD DINNER

“EYES ON CAPITOL HILL” CAMPAIGN GIVES OHIO VISION ADVOCATES OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

“WILD ABOUT EYES” KIOSK A SUCCESS

“WILD ABOUT EYES” KIOSK A SUCCESS

“WILD ABOUT EYES” EXHIBIT TEACHES ABOUT HEALTHY VISION

“WILD ABOUT EYES” EXHIBIT TEACHES ABOUT HEALTHY VISION

71,000 OLDER OHIOANS HAVE AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION

Prevent Blindness Ohio Launches Free Online Resource Dedicated to AMD Education and Services

OHIOANS PARTICIPATE IN GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY EFFORT TO TELL CONGRESS ABOUT IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY VISION

BREAKFAST WAS HELD THIS WEEK TO PREPARE FOR THE 2007 PEOPLE OF VISION AWARD DINNER

2006

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO LEADERS AUTHOR BOOK ABOUT BUILDING SUCCESSFUL NONPROFIT CHIEF EXECUTIVE-BOARD PARTNERSHIPS

"DON'T LOSE SIGHT CAMPAIGN" AIMS TO EDUCATE AMERICANS ABOUT MACULAR DEGENERATION

VISION RESEARCH SCIENTIFIC FORUM

VISION RESEARCH SCIENTIFIC FORUM

SPEND THE HOLIDAYS WITH FAMILY THIS YEAR, NOT IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM

CHARLOTTE R. SCHMIDLAPP FUND SUPPORTS WOMEN’S VISION RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

ATTORNEY GENERAL AWARDS FUNDING TO PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO

Attorney General Jim Petro Awards Funding To Prevent Blindness Ohio

WHEN IT COMES TO EYES – PLAY IT SAFE

EYE INJURIES CAN TAKE THE FUN OUT OF ANY SPORTS ACTIVITY

THE STOCKER FOUNDATION SUPPORTS GRANT FOR VISION CARE OUTREACH FOR LORAIN COUNTY RESIDENTS

SEVERE EYE INJURIES CAN HAPPEN WHERE YOU LEAST EXPECT IT—RIGHT IN YOUR OWN HOME

CONGRESSMAN MICHAEL TURNER SUPPORTS EYE HEAltH & SAFETY

CHILDREN’S VISION TEST SHOULD BE PART OF PARENT’S BACK-TO-SCHOOL PREPARATIONS

CATARACT PATIENT NUMBERS EXPECTED TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY BY THE YEAR 2020

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND OHIO EYE CARE COALITION URGE OHIOANS TO AVOID BACKYARD FIREWORKS

VISION RESEARCH OFFERS HELP AND HOPE TO MILLIONS OF AMERICANS

MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED BECAUSE THEY LACK NEEDED EYEGLASSES

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO, MONTEL WILLIAMS PROMOTE 'HELP IS HERE EXPRESS' AT OHIO STATEHOUSE

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO IS FINALIST FOR OHIO NONPROFIT EXCELLENCE AWARD

INCREASE IN FUNGAL INFECTIONS AMONG CONTACT LENS USERS

WOMEN IN ANY STAGE OF THEIR LIVES NEED A COMPLETE EYE EXAMINATION TO PRESERVE THEIR SIGHT

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO RECEIVES GRANT FOR VISION SCREENING EQUIPMENT

"EYES ON CAPITOL HILL" CAMPAIGN GIVES OHIO VISION ADVOCATES OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

VISION PROBLEMS IMPACT WORKPLACE PRODUCTIVITY

SMOKING LINKED TO VISION LOSS

AM EYE HEALTHY CAMPAIGN

AREA WOMAN NAMED TO PBA NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PBO BOARD MEMBER CHOSEN FOR FDA PANEL

AGING EYE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WINS "BEST PRACTICE" AWARD FROM PREVENT BLINDNESS AMERICA

PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS BILL TO PROTECT CONTACT LENS WEARERS

DIABETES CASES CONTINUE TO SOAR: MILLIONS AT RISK OF LOSING VISION

PREVENT BLINDNESS OHIO ANNOUNCES PREDOCTORAL STUDENT FELLOWSHIP RESEARCH AWARDS FOR FEMALES PURSUING CAREERS IN VISION RESEARCH

CONGRESS PASSES BILL TO PROTECT CONSUMERS

YOUNG CHILDREN ARE VULNERABLE TO VISION LOSS

VIP (VISION IN PRESCHOOLERS) STUDY RELEASES PHASE II RESULTS

NEW MEDICARE GUIDELINES OFFER ADDITIONAL CATARACT TREATMENT OPTIONS

AT HOME AND PLAY, THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN SUFFER PREVENTABLE EYE INJURIES


Ohio's Aging Eye Public Private Partnerhip:
a statewide collaboration preparing for the growth of aging eye challenges in Ohio
Find out more HERE.


Vision Problems in Ohio:
prevalence of adult vision impairment and age-related eye disease in Ohio
Find out more HERE.


 

 

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