One Quarter of Contact Lens-related Eye Infections Due to Improper Use, Modifiable Factors

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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

One Quarter of Contact Lens-related Eye Infections Due to Improper Use, Modifiable Factors

New CDC Report Shows One Quarter of Contact Lens-related Eye Infections Due to Improper Use, Modifiable Factors Tips on Protecting Eyes from Injury, Infection ...

Aug

Zika Virus Disease Fact Sheet

Prevent Blindness has published a free fact sheet on Zika Virus Disease and your eyes. Find out what you need to know about the virus and...

Aug

Most Sports-related Eye Injuries are From Water and Pool Activities

Prevent Blindness encourages proper eye protection while playing all sports CHICAGO (Aug. 15, 2016) – According to recent data from Prevent Blindness, more eye injuries...

Aug

Second Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award

Award Presented to the Illinois Eye Institute at Princeton Vision Clinic CHICAGO (Aug. 8, 2016) – Prevent Blindness, the nation’s oldest volunteer eye health and safety...

Jul

Put Children on the Path to a Successful School Year

Children’s Eye Health and Safety Awareness Month Helps Educate Public on the Importance of Healthy Vision for Kids To help put children on the path...

Jul

Prevent Blindness Announces the Focus Initiative

The Focus Initiative is a virtual forum for those working in vision and public health. The Initiative expands upon the existing annual Focus on Eye Health...

Jun

11th Annual Eyes on Capitol Hill Event

Delegates from Across the Country to Come Together to Advocate on the Importance of Eye Health Programs, Funding Prevent Blindness will be holding its 11th...

Jun

Thirteenth Annual Investigator Award Announced

Research Grant Awarded to Dr. Rajeev S. Ramchandran, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Prevent Blindness, the nation’s oldest volunteer eye health and...

Jun

Initiative to Improve Children’s Vision Announces State Participants

Arizona, Ohio and Wyoming will join the three-year Maternal and Child Health Bureau-funded project CHICAGO (June 9, 2016) –As part of the Improving Children’s Vision:...

Jun

Celebrate Independence Day Safely

An Estimated 19 Percent of All Firework Injuries Are To the Eyes According to the latest data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),...

May

Cataract Cases to Increase 78 Percent by 2050

Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in the world, according to the World Health Organization. And, according to the Prevent Blindness “Future of Vision:...

Apr

Bonnie Strickland Award Recognizes Efforts to Improve Children’s Vision

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...