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Congressional Briefing: Realizing Equitable Access to Vision and Eye Health Care Through Public Health Data and Surveillance On November 2, 2021, Prevent Blindness hosted a briefing for Congressional legislators and

Prevent Blindness, the nation's oldest eye health and safety non-profit organization, announced today that the 2022 Person of Vision Award will be presented to Mr. Rick Gadd, president of Essilor

Prevent Blindness Offers Free Resources to Public to Help Save Sight from Diabetes-related Eye Disease Diabetes continues to have a profound impact on the health of populations around the world. With the

Founding Co-Chair of the Congressional Vision Caucus Announces Retirement from Congress in 2022 This week, Congressman David E. Price (NC-4) has announced that he will not seek another term of office and will retire

This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee released its proposed legislation to fund programs under the Department of Health and Human Services in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. As a result of

Prevent Blindness, the nation’s oldest eye health and safety nonprofit organization, is participating in “World Sight Day” by providing the public with actions they can use to take care of

Virtual Workshop: Public Health and Research Applications of the CDC’s Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System (VEHSS) Prevent Blindness will be hosting a FREE virtual workshop on the Public Health

Call for Applications The application period is now open for all who wish to participate in the A.S.P.E.C.T. (Advocacy, Support, Perspective, Empowerment, Communication, and Training) Patient Empowerment Program at Prevent Blindness. We

Prevent Blindness strongly urges public to consult an eyecare professional before purchasing, using contact lenses Contact lenses can be safe and effective in helping people see more clearly. However, when

Prevent Blindness, the nation's oldest eye health and safety non-profit organization, presented the 2021 Person of Vision Award to Marc Ferrara, CEO of Information Services, Jobson Medical Information, on the

National Non-profit group, Prevent Blindness, is Promoting Awareness and Education on Inflammatory Eye Disease and the Steps That Should Be Taken to Save Sight In an effort to educate the

As part of a major effort to enact key health care priorities of the Biden Administration’s “Build Back Better” Act, Congress is currently considering legislation to expand Medicare to provide