2026

Sixth Annual Inflammatory Eye Disease Week from Prevent Blindness to be Held on Oct. 19-25
Prevent Blindness Urges HHS to Preserve Head Start Vision Screenings
Prevent Blindness Declares October as Contact Lens Safety Month, Encourages Safe Habits for Contact Lens Wear
Prevent Blindness Applauds Introduction of the Glaucoma Vision Act of 2026
Prevent Blindness Joins 2026 World Sight Day Activities to Help Encourage Americans to ‘Love Your Eyes’
Prevent Blindness Names Reade Fahs, National Vision, as its 2027 Person of Vision Award Recipient
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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Aug

Leading Causes of Sports-related Eye Injuries

New Data Shows Basketball, Water Sports as Leading Causes of Sports-related Eye Injuries – Selecting the Right Sports Eye Protection Today can Keep Eyes...

Aug

How to Protect Young Eyes from Sports-Related Injuries

Leading Vision Industry Groups Ask for Your Participation to Protect Children’s Eyes from Sports-Related Injuries FAIRFIELD, NJ (July 18 2013)– Just in time for...

Aug

Voting Begins for Most Beautiful Eyes Contest

– Every State will Have a Winner, Advance to Final Round of Judging from Celebrity Panel – CHICAGO (Aug. 1, 2013) – The online...

Jul

New Resource for Symptomatic VMA

CHICAGO (July 30, 2013) – As we age, many will start to experience distorted or decreased vision. There can be many reasons for these changes...

Jul

Tips and Tools to Promote Children’s Vision

Prevent Blindness America Provides Tips and Tools to Promote Children’s Vision and Eye Health as New School Year Begins PBA Declares August as Children’s...

Jul

Recommendations on Glaucoma Screening

Prevent Blindness America Issues Statement on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations on Glaucoma Screening CHICAGO (July 9, 2013) – In response to...

Jul

Focus on Children’s Eye Health

Prevent Blindness America and Transitions Optical Partner to Educate on Children’s Eye Health in Culturally Diverse Populations Focus Paper Now Available to Help Eyecare Professionals...

Jul

Eye Incidents and Accidents Prominent on Independence Day

Safety Recommendations from The Vision Council and Prevent Blindness America Alexandria, VA (July 2, 2013) – On July 4th, the U.S Consumer Product Safety...

Jul

Eyes on Capitol Hill 2013

Eyes on Capitol Hill Keeps Advocates Busy On Wednesday, June 19th, PBA held the 8th annual Eyes on Capitol Hill event and its virtual...

Jun

Know the Dangers of Fireworks

– Effects of Injuries from Fireworks Can Last a Lifetime – CHICAGO (June 25, 2013)– The Fourth of July is quickly approaching and soon, many...

Jun

The Steep Price of Visual Impairment & Eye Disorders

New Report From Prevent Blindness America Reveals Significant Increase in Costs of Vision-Related Diseases – Annual Cost of Eye and Vision Disorders...

Jun

Significant Increase in Costs of Vision-Related Diseases

New Report From Prevent Blindness America Reveals Significant Increase in Costs of Vision-Related Diseases – Annual Cost of Eye and Vision Disorders Estimated to...