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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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Jun

AMD: Awareness Makes a Difference

The initials AMD stand for a disorder called age-related macular degeneration. AMD is a disease that affects part of the back of the eye called...

Jun

June is Cataract Awareness Month

June is Cataract Awareness Month! Half of all Americans will develop cataracts by age 80. More than 22 million Americans age 40 and older...

May

Know the Risk Factors for Cataract

Risk for Cataract Increases with Age, but Other Factors Also Contribute –Prevent BlindnessAmerica Provides Public with Free Resources to Educate on Leading Cause...

May

PBA Announces 2012 Most Beautiful Eyes Contest

Winner to Receive a $10,000 Educational Scholarship Prevent Blindness America, the nation’s oldest non-profit, eye health and safety organization, is announcing the...

May

Know the Risk Factors for Cataract

Risk for Cataract Increases with Age, but Other Factors Also Contribute –Prevent BlindnessAmerica Provides Public with Free Resources to Educate on Leading Cause of...

May

PBA Announces Launch Date of 2012 Most Beautiful Eyes Contest

Winner to Receive a $10,000 Educational Scholarship CHICAGO (May 9, 2012) –Prevent Blindness America, the nation’s oldest non-profit, eye health and safety organization, is...

May

May Eye and Vision News

Eye and Vision News is a newsletter for people interested in eye health and the vision care industry. Prevent Blindness compiles this newsletter.

Apr

Keep The Future Looking Bright By Wearing Shades

Prevent Blindness America Warns of Dangerous Effects of UV Damage CHICAGO (April 26, 2012) – Some may remember the lyrics to the 1980’s song “The...

Apr

Prevent Blindness America Spring Newsletter now available!

The spring edition of PBA News is now available! This edition features interviews of actress Barbara Eden, Rep. Gene Green and a feature on the...

Apr

PBA to Host Swing Fore Sight Golf Tournament

Fifth Annual Event Will Coincide with 2012 Vision Expo West in Las Vegas CHICAGO(April 24, 2012) – Planning is in full swing for the fifth...

Apr

PBA Elects Brette McClellan of Alcon to Board Of Directors

CHICAGO (April 12, 2012) – Prevent Blindness America, the nation’s oldest volunteer eye health and safety organization, has announced that Brette McClellan, vice president, health...

Apr

Be A Voice for Eye Can Vision!

We need your help! Congress is currently working on funding for vision and eye health programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, which begins this...

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AMD: Awareness Makes a Difference

June is Cataract Awareness Month

Know the Risk Factors for Cataract

PBA Announces 2012 Most Beautiful Eyes Contest

Know the Risk Factors for Cataract

PBA Announces Launch Date of 2012 Most Beautiful Eyes Contest

May Eye and Vision News

Keep The Future Looking Bright By Wearing Shades

Prevent Blindness America Spring Newsletter now available!

PBA to Host Swing Fore Sight Golf Tournament

PBA Elects Brette McClellan of Alcon to Board Of Directors

Be A Voice for Eye Can Vision!

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