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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Nov

CPSC Data Reports More than a 107,000 Toy-related Facial/Head Injuries to Kids Last Year

Prevent Blindness Declares December as Safe Toys and Gifts Awareness Month to Provide Tips on Purchasing Items for Children During the Holiday rush, gift buying...

Nov

Prevent Blindness Elects New Members to National Board

Paul Delatore, Jim McGrann and Dr. Rajeev S. Ramchandran Join Prevent Blindness Board of Directors Prevent Blindness has announced that Paul Delatore, Global Head, Market Access...

Oct

Oxurion NV Supports Sight-saving Diabetes Programs

November is Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month at Prevent Blindness To help support the fight against vision loss and blindness due to diabetes, Oxurion NV...

Oct

Millions with Diabetes and Prediabetes at Risk for Vision Loss and Blindness

Prevent Blindness Offers Free Informational Resources for Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month Today, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than...

Oct

See America’s Hidden Gems

Prevent Blindness Launches Initiative to Educate Consumers about the Importance of Healthy Vision and Remind them of the Gift of Sight Prevent Blindness today announced its...

Oct

Prevent Blindness Names New National Center Director

The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) has named Donna Fishman, MPH, as Director. In her new role, she...

Oct

FY 2019 Spending Law Includes Funding for Vision and Eye Health

President Trump has signed into law the FY2019 appropriations bill The appropriations bill directs spending and provides funding for the programs and agencies within the Departments...

Sep

2019 Persons of Vision Award Recipients

Prevent Blindness Names Dr. Glenn Ellisor and Jim Greenwood of Vision Source Signature Eye Care as 2019 Persons of Vision Award Recipients Prevent Blindness has...

Sep

Contact Lenses Classified as Medical Devices by the FDA – Prescriptions Required for Purchase

October is Contact Lens Safety Awareness Month at Prevent Blindness, Created to Provide Consumers Tips to Protect Vision According to the Centers for Disease Control...

Aug

New Data Shows More than 30,000 Sports-Related Eye Injuries

Prevent Blindness Provides Tips on Best Ways to Protect Vision While Playing Sports New annual data from Prevent Blindness shows that there were more than 33,000...

Aug

Fourth Annual Bonnie Strickland Award

Award Presented to the Vision in Preschoolers (VIP) Study Group, and Richard Bunner, formerly of the Ohio Department of Health The National Center for Children’s...

Jul

Family Income, Ethnicity and Health Literacy May Affect Children’s Vision, Eye Care Access

Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month Helps Make Vision Care for Kids a Priority August for many children in the United States is the beginning...