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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Feb

PBA to Bring Focus on Eye Health to National Summit

CHICAGO (Feb. 22, 2012) – The leading causes of vision impairment and blindness in the United States are primarily age-related eye diseases. The number of...

Feb

Vision Screening Helps Identify Child’s Rare Eye Condition

DURHAM, N.C. (WRAL) – Most of 9-year-old Sara Katherine Sills’ favorite things to do involve her vision. She’s a reader and app user – Angry Birds...

Feb

Counterfeit Drug Labeled as Avastin

Roche and Genentech have been informed that a counterfeit product, labeled as Avastin (bevacizumab), has been distributed in the United States. The counterfeit product...

Feb

Northwest Regional News

The Prevent Blindness America (PBA) Northwest Region (NW) has actively worked with Delta Gamma Chapters in the States of Washington and Idaho. The Delta Gamma...

Jan

A Healthy Diet Can Help Protect Vision

Eating for the Eyes Should Always be a Part of the Menu Maintaining A Healthy Diet Can Help Protect Vision from Age-related Macular Degeneration CHICAGO(Jan....

Jan

Eyes That Thrive in Preschool

The Eyes That Thrive in Preschool program is a wonderful example of the power of collaboration to improve the vision health of children. The goal...

Jan

New Study Emphasizes Importance of Eye Exams for New Medicare Enrollees

New Study Emphasizes Importance of Eye Exams for New Medicare Enrollees Prevent Blindness America Supports Dilated Eye Exams for All New Medicare Program Participants...

Jan

Study Emphasizes Importance of Eye Exams for New Medicare Enrollees

Prevent Blindness America Supports Dilated Eye Exams for All New Medicare Program Participants CHICAGO (Jan. 12, 2012) Prevent Blindness America, the nation’s oldest volunteer...

Jan

Call for 2012 Investigator Award Applications

Awards Designed to Support Sight-saving Research CHICAGO (Jan. 9, 2012)– Prevent Blindness America, the nation’s oldest voluntary eye health and safety organization, is announcing the...

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...