Happy Birthday to Prevent Blindness!

In 1908, spurred to action after learning that 30% of blindness in newborns was easily preventable, volunteers banded together to organize around a state-by-state advocacy campaign that eradicated a form of infant blindness that was rampant at the turn of the century. Today, as we celebrate our 115th year of saving sight, I’m proud to

Prevent Blindness to Host 12th Annual Focus on Eye Health Summit, a Two-Day Virtual Interactive Event, with Focus on Research, Empowerment through Storytelling, and Mental Health Related to Vision Loss

Prevent Blindness will host the 12th annual Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Summit on July 12-13, 2023, as a virtual interactive event. Expert presentations related to this year’s theme, “Why the Eye?” will engage diverse voices in discussions around vision health as it relates to public health, stimulate conversations around the challenges to equitable

Prevent Blindness Announces Recipients of the 2023 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health, and Rising Visionary Award

Dean A. VanNasdale, OD, PhD, The Ohio State University, and Christina Ambrosino, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, named as recipients of national Prevent Blindness awards Prevent Blindness has announced the recipient of the 2023 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health as Dean A. VanNasdale, Jr., OD, PhD, Associate Professor at

Megan Molony honored at 2023 Person of Vision Award event by PB

Prevent Blindness presented the 2023 Person of Vision Award to Megan Molony, senior vice president, chief merchandising and managed care officer, of National Vision Inc. The award presentation took place on March 16, 2023, at 583 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y., in conjunction with Vision Expo East. The event raised more than $300,000 to support

World Sight Day event by Prevent Blindness & Horizon at Soldier Field

Prevent Blindness and Horizon Therapeutics plc, will be hosting a free vision screening and eye health educational event on World Sight Day. World Sight Day, coordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), is an annual day of awareness designed to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment. On Oct. 13,

Screening & Eye Health Event by PB & Horizon near Wrigley Field

WHEN:    Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. CT WHERE:  Gallagher Way, 1060 W Addison St., Chicago, IL 60613 Prevent Blindness and Horizon Therapeutics plc, will be hosting a free vision screening and eye health educational event as part of World Sight Day activities. World Sight Day, coordinated by the International Agency

Megan Molony of National Vision Inc. named 2023 Person of Vision

The 2023 Person of Vision Award will be presented to Megan Molony, senior vice president, chief merchandising and managed care officer, of National Vision Inc. The award presentation event will take place on March 16, 2023, at 583 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y., in conjunction with Vision Expo East. All proceeds from the event help

Horizon Therapeutics joins IAPB for #LoveYourEyes on World Sight Day

Annual observance aims to raise awareness of blindness and vision impairment as a major global public health and development issue Horizon Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: HZNP) is teaming up with World Sight Day organizers IAPB to challenge five million people globally to pledge to have their vision checked before World Sight Day on Oct. 13. This

Prevent Blindness to Host 11th Annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit, a Two-Day Virtual Event

This year’s Summit will include a variety of presentations related to the theme, “Eye-conic Approaches to Eye Health,” offering simultaneous access to expert presentations; a dedicated exhibitor hall; educational materials, videos, and toolkits; on-demand educational content; and in-platform opportunities for networking and collaboration. This annual event attracts a global audience of patient advocates, community-based and