The “It Started With an Eye Exam” Campaign Rolls Out its Second Year

2026

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
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The “It Started With an Eye Exam” Campaign Rolls Out its Second Year

This year’s Prevent Blindness “It Started With an Eye Exam” campaign shares patient testimonials on how eye exams saved sight and improved quality of life...

Dec

Prevent Blindness Joins January’s National Glaucoma Awareness Month Efforts to Combat the “Silent Thief of Sight”

Prevent Blindness to host new glaucoma webinar in January, and offers free educational resources, including patient testimonial and expert videos, a webpage, fact sheets, a...

Dec

Expiring Tax Credits for Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace Health Insurance Plans

Prevent Blindness Statement on Impacts of Expiring Tax Credits for Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace Health Insurance Plans On January 1, millions of Americans may...

Nov

To Educate the Public and Raise Awareness, Prevent Blindness Declares Fifth Annual Geographic Atrophy Week

Prevent Blindness provides free educational resources on geographic atrophy, an eye disease affecting millions across the globe. Resources include fact sheets, a dedicated webpage, expert...

Nov

Prevent Blindness Names Matt MacDonald, EyeMed Vision Care, as Board of Directors Chair, Adds Three New Members

Matt MacDonald, EyeMed Vision Care President and Global Head of Managed Care, Officially Appointed Chair of the Prevent Blindness Board of Directors. At the Prevent...

Nov

Prevent Blindness Declares Sixth Annual Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) Week to Educate Public on Condition That Can Threaten Sight and Mental Wellness

To help spread awareness and provide educational resources on thyroid eye disease (TED), Prevent Blindness has declared Nov. 10-16, 2025, as “TED Week” Prevent Blindness...

Oct

Prevent Blindness Launches New Resource to Help Consumers Understand Eye Care Benefits During Open Enrollment Season and Beyond

As millions of Americans review their health coverage options during the open enrollment period,* Prevent Blindness has launched a new educational resource to help individuals...

Oct

Prevent Blindness Launches New Resources for Diabetes-Related Eye Disease Month

Prevent Blindness provides free resources including an innovative diabetes and vision toll-free audio resource, webpages, fact sheets, and educational videos to help prevent vision loss and...

Oct

Prevent Blindness Declares Fifth Annual Inflammatory Eye Disease (IED) Week

Annual Observance from Prevent Blindness Offers Free Inflammatory Eye Disease (IED) Educational Resources to the Public and Professionals, Including Webpages, Fact Sheets, Shareable Social Media...

Oct

Governor J.D. Pritzker Issues Official State Proclamation Declaring October 9, 2025, as World Sight Day in the State of Illinois

The Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness (ISPB) and Prevent Blindness are pleased to announce that Governor J.D. Pritzker has issued an official state...

Sep

Prevent Blindness Analysis of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R.1, or OBBBA) and its Impact on Eye Health

In July, President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) into law. The package includes the largest cuts in federal spending to the...

Sep

Eye Thrive Named Recipient of the 11th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award from the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness

The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) has announced the recipient of the eleventh annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for...