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Art Therapy Program – Fall 2024

  The Prevent Blindness Art Therapy Program is back for Fall 2024. The Prevent Blindness Art Therapy Program was created to help individuals with Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) and their

Contact Lens Safety Month

Contact Lens Safety Month—October 1-31 Approximately 46 million U.S. residents wear contact lenses. Prevent Blindness provides tips and information on how to obtain, use and care for contact lenses safely. 

Diabetes-Related Eye Disease Month

Can people with diabetes prevent the onset of diabetic eye disease? During this observance, Prevent Blindness will offer information to help the more than 8.1 million Americans age 40 and

Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

Vision Impairment and Mitigation in Primary Healthcare Adult-Focused Series November 6: Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) ECHO-Chicago provides training via Zoom to build capacity at the primary care level to

Diabetes, Hypertension, and Eye Health

Vision Impairment and Mitigation in Primary Healthcare Adult-Focused Series November 13: Diabetes, Hypertension, and Eye Health ECHO-Chicago provides training via Zoom to build capacity at the primary care level to

Thyroid Eye Disease Awareness Week

Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system causes inflammation and swelling and stimulates the production of muscle tissue and fat behind the eye. Prevent Blindness will

Diabetes

Vision Impairment and Mitigation in Primary Healthcare Adult-Focused Series November 20: Diabetes ECHO-Chicago provides training via Zoom to build capacity at the primary care level to help primary care providers

Give the Gift of Sight Month

The Holiday season brings together families, friends and festivities. During the month of December, Prevent Blindness will encourage everyone to reflect on the joys of healthy vision and support sight-saving

Geographic Atrophy Awareness Week

Geographic Atrophy (GA) is the advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which leads to vision loss in the center of one’s vision. Prevent Blindness will provide free information,

Glaucoma

Vision Impairment and Mitigation in Primary Healthcare Adult-Focused Series December 4: Glaucoma ECHO-Chicago provides training via Zoom to build capacity at the primary care level to help primary care providers

Cataracts, Autoimmune, and Dry Eye

Vision Impairment and Mitigation in Primary Healthcare Adult-Focused Series December 11: Cataracts, Autoimmune, and Dry Eye ECHO-Chicago provides training via Zoom to build capacity at the primary care level to

National Glaucoma Awareness Month

More than 2.8 million Americans age 40 and older have glaucoma. Nearly half do not know they have the disease as it causes no early symptoms. Prevent Blindness will provide

AMD and Low Vision Awareness Month

Age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of vision loss, affecting more than 2 million Americans age 50 and older. Low vision aids can make the most of remaining vision.

Retinopathy of Prematurity Awareness Week

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an eye disease that can happen in babies who are premature (born early), or who weigh less than 3 pounds at birth, according to the

Workplace Wellness Month

Prevent Blindness provides employers and employees with free information on topics ranging from eye strain to eye safety in industrial settings, in order to promote eye health at work.

Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month

Women often manage family health concerns. Do you know how to protect your sight?  Hormonal changes, age and smoking can endanger sight. Information on women’s and family eye-health issues will

Inherited Retinal Disease Genetic Testing Month

Inherited Retinal Diseases (IRD) are a group of diseases that can cause severe vision loss or even blindness. Identifying the genetic cause of disease is an important part of care

Cataract Awareness Month

Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in the world.  And, there are more than 25.7 million Americans age 40 and older with cataracts. More than half of all Americans

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