2026

Prevent Blindness Declares May as Third Annual Inherited Retinal Disease and Genetic Testing Month
Prevent Blindness Kicks Off its 2026 Focus on Eye Health Webinar Series “Powering Partnerships to Advance Eye Health” in May
April is Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month at Prevent Blindness, Aimed at Providing Women with Resources Needed to Help Save Vision
Prevent Blindness Declares First-Ever Keratoconus Week
Prevent Blindness Holds 2026 Person of Vision Award Gala, Honoring Jim McGrann, Advancing Eyecare, as Part of Vision Expo
Prevent Blindness Debuts “Best Eyes for Life” National Multimedia Campaign as Survey Reveals Concerning Misconceptions on Eye Health
Prevent Blindness Offers Free Educational Resources to Employers and Employees for Workplace Eye Wellness Month
Third Annual Prevent Blindness Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Awareness Week Kicks off as Part of its National ROP Education and Support Initiative
February is Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Month
Congress Cuts Vision and Eye Health Funding by One-Third in Fiscal Year 2026
Tickets and Sponsorships Available for the 2026 Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award Gala
The “It Started With an Eye Exam” Campaign Rolls Out its Second Year

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Apr

Prevent Blindness Declares May as Ultraviolet (UV) Awareness Month to Educate Public on Dangers to Eyes from UV Exposure

Prevent Blindness offers free informational resources to help protect eyes, vision from potentially damaging ultraviolet rays Prevent Blindness has declared May as Ultraviolet (UV) Awareness...

Apr

The Most Urgent Voice in Eye Research -The Patient’s

JAMA Ophthalmology has published a new article by Jeff Todd, Prevent Blindness President and CEO and Kira Baldonado, MPH, Prevent Blindness Vice President of Public...

Apr

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...

Apr

Lumata Health and Prevent Blindness Announce Partnership to Deliver More Resources to Americans with Vision Loss

The partnership addresses a major gap in providing resources for patients with vision impairment or blindness, including a new focus on mental health care delivery...

Apr

New Study Finds Social Determinants of Health are Associated with Vision Loss

A new study from NORC at the University of Chicago, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Diabetes Translation, entitled “Association...

Apr

Prevent Blindness Statement on Texas Court Decision Regarding ACA Preventive Services

Prevent Blindness is disappointed in a recent decision from a Texas federal court that could jeopardize access to preventive screenings—including pediatric vision screenings and screenings for diabetes for...

Apr

The NEPTUNE Research Study

The NEPTUNE research study is seeking volunteers to assess the safety and effectiveness of an investigational treatment for adults with non-infectious uveitis. This is a...

Mar

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....

Mar

Prevent Blindness Designates April as Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month to Educate Public on a Variety of Women’s Vision Issues

Prevent Blindness Offers Educational Materials Including Fact Sheets, Videos, Shareable Social Media Graphics and Web Resources to Provide Important Information to Help Protect Women’s Vision...

Mar

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Prevent Blindness Declares May as Ultraviolet (UV) Awareness Month to Educate Public on Dangers to Eyes from UV Exposure

The Most Urgent Voice in Eye Research -The Patient’s

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

Lumata Health and Prevent Blindness Announce Partnership to Deliver More Resources to Americans with Vision Loss

New Study Finds Social Determinants of Health are Associated with Vision Loss

Prevent Blindness Statement on Texas Court Decision Regarding ACA Preventive Services

The NEPTUNE Research Study

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

Prevent Blindness Designates April as Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month to Educate Public on a Variety of Women’s Vision Issues

Prevent Blindness Eighteenth Annual “Eyes on Capitol Hill” Event

Prevent Blindness declares March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month

Illinois Society & Horizon Grant Low Vision Equipment to Residents

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