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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

Fourteenth Annual Eyes on Capitol Hill Advocacy Event

Prevent Blindness Gathers Delegates from Across the Country to Educate Policymakers on the Importance of Supporting Vision and Eye Health Prevent Blindness will be holding its...

Jun

Celebrate Independence Day Safely without Using Fireworks

Prevent Blindness Educates Public on Dangers of the Use of Consumer Fireworks The Fourth of July is quickly approaching and with that comes an increase in...

May

Senate Hearing on Fireworks Bill

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2019 For more information: Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Taylor Elder (614) 464-2020 ext. 105 HEARING ON BILL...

May

Take Steps Today to Help Protect Eyes from Cataract

Prevent Blindness Designates June as Cataract Awareness Month to Help Educate Public on Leading Cause of Vision Loss and Blindness More than 25 million Americans...

May

Center for Vision and Population Health Welcomes New Advisory Committee Members

Diverse Stakeholders Convene to Elevate Vision and Quality of Life Prevent Blindness has announced the appointment of its new Advisory Committee Members for the Center...

May

2019 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award Call for Nominations

Annual Award Recognizes Outstanding Efforts to Improve Eye Health Services for Children in the United States The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health...

May

House FY2020 Labor-HHS-Ed. Appropriations Bill Doubles Funding for CDC’s Vision Health Initiative

This week, the House Appropriations Committee agreed on legislation to fund programs under the Department of Health and Human Services in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020....

Apr

Protecting Eyes from UV Rays Today Helps Save Healthy Vision in the Future

Prevent Blindness Declares May as UV Awareness Month to Educate Public About Harmful Effects of UV on Eyes Ultraviolet rays pose a danger to more...

Apr

Eighth Annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit

Prevent Blindness will hold its eighth annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit on July 17, 2019, from 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., at the...

Mar

Because Women Have Unique Vision Issues, Prevent Blindness Declares April as Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month

Women have higher rates of eye diseases such as cataract, glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration. Women have a higher prevalence of Dry Eye and may...

Mar

James A. Brocato, Coherent Eye Care, Elected to Board of Directors

The Prevent Blindness Board of Directors has elected James “Jim” A. Brocato, president & CEO of Coherent Eye Care to serve on the board. The vote...

Feb

Protect Your Vision at Work

Prevent Blindness Provides Free Information to Employers and Employees to Help Keep Vision Healthy No matter the occupation, eye protection plays an important role in...