2026

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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Aug

Prevent Blindness to Kick Off Virtual Persons of Vision Award Event Honoring VSP Global

Annual award celebration to be held in a series of online activities throughout September Prevent Blindness announced today that the 2020 Persons of Vision Award...

Aug

Update for Eye Care Patients Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic

Eye care providers in states and regions are opening up. As you visit your eye care provider for routine eye care, urgent or emergency care,...

Aug

Prevent Blindness Data Shows Basketball as Cause of Most Sports-related Eye Injuries

September is Sports Eye Safety Month at Prevent Blindness, Designed to Educate Public on Use of Proper Eye Protection While Playing Sports According to data...

Aug

National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health Publishes Considerations for Children’s Vision Screening Programs During the Covid-19 Pandemic

As schools, Head Start/Early Head Start, and early care and education programs reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic, practices that occurred routinely for decades must be...

Aug

Prevent Blindness Statement on Trump Administration’s “Most Favored Nation” Executive Order

Recently, President Trump issued a series of Executive Orders that aim to lower prescription drug costs, including an Executive Order that is similar to the...

Jul

National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Names Logan Newman, East High Vision Care Program, as Recipient of the 6th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award

Annual Award to be Presented to Logan Newman in Recognition of His Exceptional Efforts in Providing Eyecare to Disadvantaged Youth and Teaching High School Students...

Jul

The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Issues Updated National Report Outlining the Current State of Children’s Vision and Eye Health

“Children’s Vision and Eye Health: A Snapshot of Current National Issues 2nd Edition” Includes Detailed Statistics, Information and Strategies to Improve Children’s Vision in the...

Jul

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Prevent Blindness to Kick Off Virtual Persons of Vision Award Event Honoring VSP Global

Update for Eye Care Patients Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic

Prevent Blindness Data Shows Basketball as Cause of Most Sports-related Eye Injuries

National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health Publishes Considerations for Children’s Vision Screening Programs During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Prevent Blindness Statement on Trump Administration’s “Most Favored Nation” Executive Order

National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Names Logan Newman, East High Vision Care Program, as Recipient of the 6th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award

The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Issues Updated National Report Outlining the Current State of Children’s Vision and Eye Health

Prevent Blindness Elects Two New Members to Board of Directors

House Appropriations Committee Introduces Fiscal Year 2021 Legislation for CDC’s Vision and Eye Health Programs

Prevent Blindness Holds Succsessful 9th Annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit

New Initiative Encourages the Graves’ Disease Community to FOCUS on Eye Health

Prevent Blindness Warns Public About the Impact of Firework Injuries to Healthy Eyesight

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