2026

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Named Recipient of the 12th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award
Prevent Blindness Declares September as Sports Eye Safety Month to Raise Awareness, Provide Education to Help Avoid Eye Injuries
Prevent Blindness Statement on Proposals to Change the Head Start Program
Prevent Blindness Expresses Concern Over Medicaid Community Engagement and Eligibility Requirements for Visually Impaired
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
Prevent Blindness Honors Bipartisan Leadership of Congressional Vision Caucus Co-Chairs, U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis and Marc Veasey, with Congressional Visionary Award
July Declared as Dry Eye Month by Prevent Blindness to Provide Public and Allied Healthcare Professionals with No-cost Educational Resources on Dry Eye
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
Prevent Blindness Issues Warning on the Potential Dangers of Fireworks Ahead of 250th Anniversary Celebration
June is Cataract Month – Prevent Blindness Provides Educational Resources on the Leading Cause of Vision Loss in the United States
Prevent Blindness to Host the 2026 ASPECT Patient Engagement Summit and Eyes on Capitol Hill Legislative Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C.
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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Feb

Prevent Blindness Thanks James Jorkasky for Two Decades of Work Contributing to Advancements in Vision and Eye Health

Prevent Blindness thanks James (Jim) Jorkasky for his nearly two decades of work contributing to advancements in vision and eye health. Since 2003, Jim has...

Jan

Prevent Blindness Declares February as Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month

Prevent Blindness Provides a Variety of Educational Resources on AMD and Low Vision, including Web Pages, Fact Sheets, Graphics and Interviews with Medical Experts Prevent...

Jan

Call for Nominations Issued for 2022 Prevent Blindness Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health and Rising Visionary Award

Recipients to formally accept awards at the 11th Annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit in July Prevent Blindness is issuing the call for nominations...

Dec

Prevent Blindness Provides Educational Resources, Materials and Support to Patients and Caregivers for January’s National Glaucoma Awareness Month

Prevent Blindness Seeks to Raise Awareness and Education of Glaucoma, A Leading Cause of Blindness that Can Affect Adults and Children Prevent Blindness is joining...

Dec

Amy Pulles Selected to Succeed Retiring Sherry Williams as President & CEO of the Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness

Amy Pulles, incoming President and CEO of the Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness, will succeed Sherry Williams, who is retiring on January 1, 2022. The...

Dec

Prevent Blindness Declares 2022 as the “Year of Children’s Vision”

New Initiative to Focus Year-long Efforts into Improving Children’s Vision and Eye Health Prevent Blindness has declared 2022 the “Year of Children’s Vision.” The goal...

Dec

Prevent Blindness Declares First-ever Geographic Atrophy Awareness Week as Dec. 6-12, 2021

Prevent Blindness Launches New Awareness Initiative to Educate Public on Geographic Atrophy and its Potential Effects on Vision Prevent Blindness is announcing the launch of the...

Nov

The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Convenes New Children’s Vision Equity Alliance

The “Children’s Vision Equity Alliance” was created to advance equity in children’s vision and eye health For more than 10 years, The National Center for...

Nov

Prevent Blindness Declares Second Annual Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) Awareness Week to Help Educate the Public on Risk Factors, Symptoms, and Resources for Care

Prevent Blindness offers no-cost educational materials, including fact sheets, graphics, and dedicated website to provide information on Thyroid Eye Disease Prevent Blindness has declared Nov....

Nov

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Prevent Blindness Thanks James Jorkasky for Two Decades of Work Contributing to Advancements in Vision and Eye Health

Prevent Blindness Declares February as Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month

Call for Nominations Issued for 2022 Prevent Blindness Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health and Rising Visionary Award

Prevent Blindness Provides Educational Resources, Materials and Support to Patients and Caregivers for January’s National Glaucoma Awareness Month

Amy Pulles Selected to Succeed Retiring Sherry Williams as President & CEO of the Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness

Prevent Blindness Declares 2022 as the “Year of Children’s Vision”

Prevent Blindness Declares First-ever Geographic Atrophy Awareness Week as Dec. 6-12, 2021

The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Convenes New Children’s Vision Equity Alliance

Prevent Blindness Declares Second Annual Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) Awareness Week to Help Educate the Public on Risk Factors, Symptoms, and Resources for Care

Prevent Blindness Names Chair-Elect, Two New Members to National Board of Directors

Prevent Blindness Hosts Congressional Briefing on Eye and Vision Public Health Data and Surveillance

Prevent Blindness Names Rick Gadd, President of Essilor North America, as the 2022 Person of Vision Award Recipient

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