WSJ Article Highlights Growing Student Health Responsibilities of School Nurses

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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WSJ Article Highlights Growing Student Health Responsibilities of School Nurses

A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted the growing number of student health issues faced by our nation’s school nurses. The second most common health...

Sep

Help Your Students Become Star Pupils!

The Star Pupils Eye Health and Safety Curriculum for grades 3 through 5 teaches young learners about vision, eye health and safety. The curriculum has...

Sep

There’s No Place Like Home, Especially For Eye Injuries

– Most Eye Injures Can Be Prevented Through Sound Safety Practices and the Use of Proper Eye Protection– CHICAGO (Sept. 25, 2012) –More than...

Sep

INTERNATIONAL AMD WEEK 2012

Prevent Blindness America Joins Global Effort to Address Prevention Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration, the Leading Cause of Blindness In People Ages 50 and older INTERNATIONAL...

Sep

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day 2012

Prevent Blindness America Supports National Falls Prevention Awareness Day on September 22 – People with Vision Impairments are More Than Twice as Likely to...

Sep

September is Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month

Prevent Blindness America has dedicated September as Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month to educate the public on the necessary steps to help keep eyes...

Aug

Representative Pat Tiberi Honored for Service to Seniors

For Immediate Release Contact: August 16, 2012 Thair Phillips &...

Aug

Leading Causes of Eye Injuries in School-Aged Children are Sports-related

– Prevent Blindness America Declares September as Sports Eye Injury Awareness Month to Help Protect Vision – CHICAGO (Aug. 14, 2012) –Every 13 minutes,...

Aug

Most Child Eye Injuries Are Sports-Related

Leading Cause of Eye Injuries in School-Aged Children are Sports-related – Prevent Blindness Northern California Declares September as Sports Eye Injury...

Aug

Ninth Annual Investigator Award

Research Grant Awarded to Dr. Alex V. Levin, Wills Eye Institute CHICAGO (Aug. 7, 2012)– Prevent Blindness America, the nation’s oldest volunteer eye health and...

Aug

Online Voting Begins Today for Most Beautiful Eyes

From now through Aug. 31, vote for your choice of the child with the most beautiful eyes at: facebook.com/preventblindness or click here to...

Jul

5th Annual Swing Fore Sight

Prevent Blindness America to Hold 5th Annual Swing Fore Sight Golf Tournament Event Will Be Held in Conjunction with 2012 Vision Expo West in Las...