2026

Prevent Blindness Provides Free Resources to Help Save Sight from Diabetes
2026 Inflammatory Eye Disease Week
Prevent Blindness Urges HHS to Preserve Head Start Vision Screenings
Contact Lens Safety Month 2026: Tips for Safer Wear | Prevent Blindness
The Glaucoma Vision Act of 2026: Eye Health Policy | Prevent Blindness
World Sight Day, October 8
2027 Person of Vision Award Recipient and Honoree | Prevent Blindness
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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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

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

Dr. R.V. Paul Chan and Adéola Oduwole Join National Prevent Blindness Board; Jim McGrann to Serve as Board Chair Prevent Blindness has announced that Mr....

Nov

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

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...

Nov

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

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....

Oct

November Declared as Diabetes-related Eye Disease Month to Educate Public on Potential Impact of Vision Loss and Blindness from Diabetes

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...

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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

November Declared as Diabetes-related Eye Disease Month to Educate Public on Potential Impact of Vision Loss and Blindness from Diabetes

Founding Co-Chair of the Congressional Vision Caucus Announces Retirement from Congress in 2022

Senate FY2022 Appropriations Bill Doubles Funding for the CDC’s Vision and Eye Health Program

Prevent Blindness Joins in World Sight Day, October 14th, by Asking Public to Pledge to Make Eye Health a Priority

Virtual Workshop: Public Health and Research Applications of the CDC’s Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System (VEHSS)

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