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Aug

Prevent Blindness Statement on Proposals to Change the Head Start Program

Prevent Blindness is profoundly concerned about a proposed rule from the Trump Administration that would fundamentally change the Head Start Program. Head Start provides comprehensive,...

Jul

Prevent Blindness Expresses Concern Over Medicaid Community Engagement and Eligibility Requirements for Visually Impaired

Medicaid “community engagement” and eligibility requirements may have profound impact on people with progressive vision loss and low vision In a response letter to an...

Jul

Prevent Blindness Introduces New Resources and Advances National and State Advocacy Efforts to Save Children’s Vision as Part of August’s Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month

As many children head back to school, Prevent Blindness launches new Children’s Vision Screening Certification Course and advocates for legislators to pass the Early Detection...

Jul

Prevent Blindness Honors Bipartisan Leadership of Congressional Vision Caucus Co-Chairs, U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis and Marc Veasey, with Congressional Visionary Award

Prevent Blindness presents U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Marc Veasey (D-TX) with “Congressional Visionary Award” for their efforts to prioritize vision and eye health...

Jun

July Declared as Dry Eye Month by Prevent Blindness to Provide Public and Allied Healthcare Professionals with No-cost Educational Resources on Dry Eye

Prevent Blindness offers expert-approved educational resources covering dry eye causes, symptoms, tips and more Prevent Blindness has declared July as Dry Eye Month to raise...

Jun

National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Calls for Nominations for the 2026 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award

The 12th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award from the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness, recognizes significant...

Jun

Prevent Blindness Issues Warning on the Potential Dangers of Fireworks Ahead of 250th Anniversary Celebration

Prevent Blindness declares June 28-July 4, 2026, as Sixth Annual Fireworks Safety Week to educate the public on the risk of serious eye injuries from...

May

June is Cataract Month – Prevent Blindness Provides Educational Resources on the Leading Cause of Vision Loss in the United States

Prevent Blindness offers free resources to educate public on risk factors, types of cataract, and more on the most common form of eye disease Prevent...

May

Prevent Blindness to Host the 2026 ASPECT Patient Engagement Summit and Eyes on Capitol Hill Legislative Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C.

Three-day Prevent Blindness ASPECT Patient Engagement Summit brings together patients, care partners, and public health champions with events including the Eyes on Capitol Hill Legislative...

Apr

Prevent Blindness Declares May as Third Annual Inherited Retinal Disease and Genetic Testing Month

May is Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) and Genetic Testing Month at Prevent Blindness with the goal to educate patients on various forms of IRDs, including...

Apr

Prevent Blindness Kicks Off its 2026 Focus on Eye Health Webinar Series “Powering Partnerships to Advance Eye Health” in May

Prevent Blindness to host four webinars through 2026, engaging public health and healthcare allies, patients, partners, and advocates to strengthen systems of care, improve access...

Mar

April is Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month at Prevent Blindness, Aimed at Providing Women with Resources Needed to Help Save Vision

As Women are at Higher Risk for Sight-threatening Eye Disease, Vision Changes During Pregnancy and Menopause, and other Vision Issues, Prevent Blindness offers Free Educational...