2026

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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Sep

October Contact Lens Safety Awareness Month Helps Educate Consumers on Keeping Eyes Healthy

Prevent Blindness Urges Consumers to Seek Expert Advice, Obtain a Prescription for all Contact Lenses An estimated 45 million people in the United States wear contact...

Sep

Senate FY2020 Labor-HHS-Ed. Appropriations Bill Fails to Restore CDC’s Vision Health Initiative

This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee introduced legislation to fund programs under the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in Fiscal Year...

Sep

Prevent Blindness Names VSP Global and Michael Guyette as the 2020 Persons of Vision Award Recipients

The event will take place on March 26, 2020, at 583 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y., in conjunction with Vision Expo East Prevent Blindness announced...

Sep

5th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award

Dr. Anne L. Coleman to be Recognized for Her Outstanding Service in Providing Quality Eye Care to Children In celebration of its 10th Anniversary of helping...

Aug

Make Eye Protection Part of Your Uniform While Playing Sports

Prevent Blindness Declares September as Sports Eye Safety Month in Effort to Help Keep Athlete’s Eyes Healthy According to the National Eye Institute, every 13...

Aug

Prevent Blindness Creates New Educational Resource for Diabetes

No-cost Toolkit Provides Variety of Materials in English and Spanish to Educate the Public on the Effects of Diabetes on Vision and Eye Health To...

Aug

Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month Resources

August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month here at Prevent Blindness. You can help raise awareness of children’s vision and eye health as kids head...

Aug

NCCVEH Hosts Back to School Webinar on Sensory Screenings

Webinar reaches hundreds of early childhood education providers NCCVEH presented on children’s and vision and eye health for over 300 participants on July 29, 2019. ...

Jul

August is Declared Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month by Prevent Blindness and the National Optometric Association

National Non-profit Groups Join Together to Educate Public on the Importance of Healthy Vision for Kids Across the country, many children are beginning a new...

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...