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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Children’s Eye Health and Safety Awareness Press Release

Parents Can Help Start a Successful School Year With Healthy Vision for Kids Making Eye Health a Priority is One Way to...

Jul

Most Beautiful Eyes Entry Deadline: July 31

– Winner to Receive a $10,000 Educational Scholarship- CHICAGO (July 23, 2012) –The deadline to submit entries to the “Most Beautiful Eyes Contest” from...

Jul

Start a Successful School Year With Healthy Vision

Parents Can Help Start a Successful School Year With Healthy Vision for Kids Making Eye Health a Priority is One Way to Help Children See...

Jul

Protecting Children’s Eyes from Sports-Related Injuries

Leading Vision Industry Groups Continue to Help Protect Children’s Eyes from Sports-Related Injuries for Third Annual Campaign FAIRFIELD, NJ (July 16, 2012)–...

Jul

Focus on Eye Health and Culturally Diverse Populations

Prevent Blindness America and Transitions Optical Release “Focus on Eye Health and Culturally Diverse Populations” Report – Multicultural Report Complements Vision Problems in the...

Jul

2012 Most Beautiful Eyes Contest

CHICAGO (June 25, 2012) –The 2012 Most Beautiful Eyes Contest from Prevent Blindness America launched today. The national contest allows children across the country the...

Jul

5 Blinding Facts You Should Know

Blinding fact #1: Rates of blindness will double by 2020. In the United States alone, more than 1.1 million are legally blind and an additional...

Jun

2012 Most Beautiful Eyes Contest

Prevent Blindness America Launches 2012 Most Beautiful Eyes Contest – Winner to Receive a $10,000 Educational Scholarship- CHICAGO (June 25, 2012) –The...

Jun

New Vision Problems in the U.S. Report

New Report from Prevent Blindness America Shows Sharp Increase in Eye Disease Prevalence in California – Vision Problems in the U.S. Data Includes a 51...

Jun

Most Beautiful Eyes Contest: Open 6/25 – 7/31

Prevent Blindness Northern California Launches 2012 Most Beautiful Eyes Contest – Winner to Receive a $10,000 Educational Scholarship- San Francisco, CA (June 25, 2012) –Does...

Jun

New Vision Problems in the Prevent Blindness Report

New Report from Prevent Blindness America Shows Sharp Increase in Eye Disease Prevalence – Vision Problems in the U.S. Data Includes an 89...

Jun

July 4th Fireworks Lead to More than 6,000 ER Visits

More than 6,000 Americans Spent 4th of July in Emergency Rooms Due to Fireworks-related Injuries –Prevent Blindness America Urges Public to Celebrate Independence Day...

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Children’s Eye Health and Safety Awareness Press Release

Most Beautiful Eyes Entry Deadline: July 31

Start a Successful School Year With Healthy Vision

Protecting Children’s Eyes from Sports-Related Injuries

Focus on Eye Health and Culturally Diverse Populations

2012 Most Beautiful Eyes Contest

5 Blinding Facts You Should Know

2012 Most Beautiful Eyes Contest

New Vision Problems in the U.S. Report

Most Beautiful Eyes Contest: Open 6/25 – 7/31

New Vision Problems in the Prevent Blindness Report

July 4th Fireworks Lead to More than 6,000 ER Visits

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