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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May

2020 Bonnie Strickland Award Call for Nominations

Annual Award Recognizes Outstanding Efforts to Improve Eye Health Services for Children in the United States The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at...

May

New Educational Resources on Inherited Retinal Diseases, Importance of Genetic Testing and Services

Prevent Blindness declares Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Week, May 17-23, in effort to provide new educational resources to public In order to help patients...

Apr

Flattening the InAccessibility Curve

Prevent Blindness has partnered with organizations and companies in a collaborative project to collect data and information about the experiences of individuals who are blind...

Apr

Important Message to Eye Care Patients Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic

CMS has issued a patient guide for beneficiaries seeking non-COVID care: Re-Opening America: What Patients Should Know About Seeking Healthcare For everyone’s health and safety,...

Feb

Meet Charlotte – A True Success Story

Charlotte is one of the many success stories that we receive each month from parents, nurses, and caregivers. We hear a similar story to hers...

Feb

Free Resources to Employers and Employees to Help Keep Vision Healthy

Prevent Blindness Declares March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month to Help Protect Employee Vision According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 2000...

Feb

Prevent Blindness Provides Educational Resources on Uveitis and Keratitis for Rare Disease Day

Prevent Blindness provides free resources to the public, including fact sheets, an educational video and dedicated webpages to help save sight from Inflammatory Eye Disease,...

Feb

Fifteenth Annual Eyes on Capitol Hill Advocacy Event

Volunteers to Advocate to Nation’s Leaders on the Need to Provide Support, Funding for Vision and Eye Health Programs and Services Prevent Blindness will be holding...

Feb

President’s FY2021 Budget Proposes to Eliminate CDC Vision and Eye Health Programs

Significant cuts proposed for programs that help prevent blindness and preserve sight President Trump has released his annual budget request to Congress for Fiscal Year...

Feb

FEBRUARY’S AMD AWARENESS MONTH

PREVENT BLINDNESS AND BAUSCH + LOMB TO JOIN TOGETHER TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR FEBRUARY’S AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION AWARENESS MONTH Organizations Launch...

Feb

Prevent Blindness Statement on Medicaid Guidance

As the nation’s leading volunteer eye health organization, Prevent Blindness has consistently advocated for policies that ensure Americans have access to the vision and eye...

Feb

Prevent Blindness, Bausch + Lomb Join Together to Raise Awareness and Provide Educational Resources for Age-Related Macular Degneration

Social Media Campaign and SightMatters.com Provide People with AMD and Caregivers with Educational Information, AMD Action Plan and More Bausch + Lomb, a leading global...