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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Dec

Don’t be Caught by the Sneak Thief of Sight

Vision Loss from the “Sneak Thief of Sight” Can Be Diminished with Early Diagnosis and Treatment Prevent Blindness America Joins in National Glaucoma Awareness Month...

Dec

RKS to Donate $1 For Every PBA Donation on its Website

All Donations to the National Non-profit Group Will be Used to Support Sight-Saving Programs and Services CHICAGO (Dec. 16, 2011) – From now until...

Dec

2011 Vision Health Fair Was A Success!

We wrapped up another succesful vision health fair. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped out. – 368 adults were screened, and 139...

Dec

Glaucoma the “Sneak Thief of Sight”

Vision Loss from the “Sneak Thief of Sight” Can Be Diminished with Early Diagnosis and Treatment Today, more than 23,650 Iowans age 40 and older...

Dec

New Educational Series Promotes Vision Health

Prevent Blindness America Launches “Healthy Eyes Educational Series” to Promote Vision Health –Free Program Provides Easy-to-Use Presentations on the Importance of Protecting Vision– ...

Dec

Check Us Out On Yelp

Did you know that we are on Yelp too? Feel free to write a review on Yelp, especially if you have received services through one...

Nov

Tips on How to Purchase Safe Toys and Gifts for Kids

Children Should Spend the Holidays with Friends and Family, Not in the Emergency Room CHICAGO(Nov. 22, 2011) – The holiday shopping season is...

Nov

Prevent Blindness Annual Report

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Nov

PBA Announces Most Beautiful Eyes Winners

Prevent Blindness America Announces Winner of “Most Beautiful Eyes Contest” Grand Prize of $25,000 College Scholarship Awarded to Kayla Helferich of South Carolina ...

Nov

Eye Health and the National Prevention Strategy

Prevent Blindness America Announces Vision and Eye Health Complement to National Prevention Strategy CHICAGO (Nov. 7, 2011)– As the incidence of chronic diseases, such as...

Nov

Most Beautiful Eyes Semi-Finalists Announced

Prevent Blindness America Announces Semi-Finalists for “Most Beautiful Eyes Contest” –Winners from Maine, Oklahoma and South Carolina Vie for Grand Prize of $25,000 College Scholarship...

Nov

New Live Right, Save Sight Campaign

More than 25 million Americans have diabetes. In addition to being the leading cause of kidney failure and non-traumatic lower limb amputations, it is the...