- 50,000 Americans lose their sight each year
- 1,046,920 people in the U.S. age 40 and older are blind
- 3,406,280 people in the U.S. age 40 and older are visually impaired
- Vision loss costs Americans $51.4 billion each year.
As the American population ages, the number of people affected by the eye problems that are the leading causes of blindness will increase dramatically. Common age-related vision problems and preventable eye diseases will make seeing a lot more challenging for a large number of your employees. This can have serious impacts in your workplace! However, with education and awareness, you can help your employees take care of their vision for life.
VISION WELLNESS AND YOUR EMPLOYEES
When it comes to eye health, the more vision ailments employees have, the more medical care they utilize thereby generating increased health-related expenditures. With the cost of group insurance and employee benefits continuing to rise, companies need to identify opportunities to offset vision-related health care expenses.
The fundamental premise of the Healthy Eyes Vision Wellness program is the fact that it costs more to treat an individual with vision health issues than to prevent eye disease in the first place.
EDUCATE, ENCOURAGE AND ENSURE
Improving the vision wellness of your organization requires a strategy that encourages proactive vision health attitudes and behaviors. Research studies have documented the substantial health benefits associated with workplace health promotion programs.
The goal of the Healthy Eyes Vision Wellness program is to educate your employees about a variety of preventable, treatable and manageable eye related problems and diseases, to encourage adoption of preventative vision health behaviors and utilization of eye care services and to ensure the development of a vision health-conscious workplace.
The Healthy Eyes Vision Wellness program provides you with the educational and promotional materials you need to deliver critical vision wellness information in your workplace. It is affordable, accessible, and was developed by the premier eye health and safety organization in the country.
PROGRAM BENEFITS
Good for Employees: Create awareness of critical eye health and safety issues; Encourage employees to take control of their vision health care; Increase employee morale due to organization’s interest in their well-being; Help employees avoid pain and suffering from preventable eye diseases
Good for Employers: Increase worker productivity; Reduce vision related disability claims and health benefit costs; Decrease absenteeism, sick leave and premature retirement due to vision-related illness; Less human error means fewer on-the-job accidents
Request our free Healthy Eyes Vision Wellness program kit today and you will receive:
• Vision Wellness in the Workplace Promotion Guide
• Prevent Blindness America’s Healthy Vision Observance Calendar
• Monthly vision health and safety posters
• Common Eye Myths poster
• A sample Healthy Eyes Vision Wellness Guide
By joining the Healthy Eyes workplace vision wellness program, you will also receive a year of monthly fact sheets based on our Healthy Vision Observance Calendar and a download of our Adult Vision Risk Assessment, which helps individuals determine whether they are at risk of age-related eye disease.
With early detection, there are more ways than ever to help protect your employees’ eye sight. By promoting eye health and safety in your workplace, you are doing your part to promote healthy vision for life.
Request a Free Healthy Eyes Program Kit
Founded in 1908, Prevent Blindness America is the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight. Focused on promoting a continuum of vision care, Prevent Blindness America touches the lives of millions of people each year.
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