2024

Fourth Annual Geographic Atrophy Awareness Week
Prevent Blindness Names Six New Members to National Board of Directors
Fifth Annual Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) Awareness Week
Prevent Blindness Provides Free Educational Resources for Diabetes-related Eye Disease Awareness Month
Common Misperceptions Among Caregivers of Aging Adults Emphasizes Lack of Awareness of Retinal Diseases
New Study Finds Higher Prevalence of Glaucoma Than Previously Estimated
Prevent Blindness Urges Public to Keep Eyes Healthy While Using Contacts
Alcon Children’s Vision Center Named Recipient of 10th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award
Howard Purcell, O.D., New England College of Optometry, to Receive 2025 Person of Vision Award
NASEM Publishes New Report on Myopia
2024 Inflammatory Eye Disease Awareness Week
New Mapping Tool Provides Data for Children’s Vision and Eye Health
2024 World Sight Day Activities Focus on Children’s Vision
Prevent Blindness Raises Awareness on the Need for Eye Protection While Playing Sports
Prevent Blindness Declares August as Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month to Educate Parents, Professionals, and Government Leaders on the Importance of Healthy Vision for Kids
Prevent Blindness Joins in July’s Dry Eye Awareness Month, Providing Educational Resources on Eye Disease that Affects Millions
Fourth Annual Prevent Blindness Fireworks Safety Awareness Week declared as June 28-July 4, 2024, to Help Educate Consumers on the Dangers of Fireworks
Prevent Blindness to Hold 16th Annual Swing Fore Sight Golf Outing at Vision Expo West, Las Vegas
Prevent Blindness Declares June as Cataract Awareness Month to Educate Public on Eye Disease that is the Leading Cause of Vision Loss in the United States
Call for Nominations Issued for the 2024 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award from the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness
Prevent Blindness Offers New Resources for Education and to Raise Awareness for Stargardt Disease
Prevent Blindness Launches “It Started With an Eye Exam” Campaign to Encourage, Educate and Empower the Public to Make Vision and Eye Health a Part of Their Overall Health Care
Proposed Bipartisan Legislation Would Create First Federally Funded Program to Address Children’s Vision and Eye Health
Prevent Blindness to Host the 2024 ASPECT Patient Engagement and Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C.
Prevent Blindness to Host 13th Annual Focus on Eye Health Summit, a Two-Day Virtual Interactive Event, with theme of “Being Seen and Heard”
Prevent Blindness Announces Recipients of the 2024 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health, and the Rising Visionary Award
Prevent Blindness Declares May as First-ever Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness Provides Free Resources as Part of April’s Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month to Educate Women on Necessary Steps to Help Save Sight
Prevent Blindness Holds 2024 Person of Vision Award Event, honoring Ed Buffington, GPN Technologies, and 20/20 Magazine, as Part of Vision Expo East
Prevent Blindness Declares March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month to Encourage Eye Safety Practices, Eye Protection at Work
Prevent Blindness Launches New “Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Education and Support Program” as Part of Inaugural ROP Awareness Week, Feb. 26 – March 3, 2024
Prevent Blindness Encourages Eye Safety for Upcoming Total Solar Eclipse in April
February Declared as Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month by Prevent Blindness
National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Celebrates 15th Anniversary in 2024
Tickets and Sponsorships Available for the 2024 Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award Gala During Vision Expo East, Honoring Ed Buffington, GPN Technologies
Prevent Blindness Issues Call for Nominations for the 2024 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health, and Rising Visionary Award

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Dec

Prevent Blindness Joins National Glaucoma Awareness Month in January to Educate the Public and Professionals on the “Silent Thief of Sight”

Prevent Blindness provides free glaucoma educational resources, including a new promotional toolkit for “The Glaucoma Community,” glaucoma patient testimonial, and medical expert interview videos Prevent...

Dec

Prevent Blindness President & CEO Jeff Todd to Lead 2024 National Health Council Board of Directors

At its annual membership meeting today, the National Health Council (NHC) elected its officers and Board of Directors members for 2024. Jeff Todd, President &...

Nov

Prevent Blindness Declares Third Annual Geographic Atrophy Awareness Week as Dec. 4-10, 2023

Prevent Blindness provides free geographic atrophy educational resources for patients, care partners and healthcare professionals, including new Focus on Eye Health Expert series episode, Web...

Nov

Prevent Blindness Names Five New Members to National Board of Directors, Elects New Board Secretary and Treasurer

Prevent Blindness has named five new members to its Board of Directors. New members include Mary Blankenship Pointer, senior vice president, Frontier State Bank; Pete...

Nov

Prevent Blindness Declares Fourth Annual Thyroid Eye Disease Awareness Week as Nov. 13-19, 2023

Prevent Blindness provides free educational materials on Thyroid Eye Disease, including new Focus on Eye Health Export series episode, and debuts online art gallery from...

Oct

Prevent Blindness Provides Informational Resources to Professionals and the Public for November’s Diabetes-related Eye Disease Awareness Month

Prevent Blindness is Offering Videos, Fact Sheets, Social Media Graphics and PowerPoint Presentations to Educate Public on the Potential Effects that Diabetes May Have on...

Sep

Prevent Blindness Names Ed Buffington, GPN Technologies, as the 2024 Person of Vision Award Recipient

Annual Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award Gala at Vision Expo East to Honor Ed Buffington, GPN Technologies, and Recognize 20/20 Magazine for 50 Years...

Sep

Prevent Blindness Urges Consumers to Use Contact Lenses Safely, Consult an Eyecare Professional Before Wearing

Prevent Blindness Warns Public About the Dangers of Misusing Contact Lenses and the Potential for Damage to the Eyes An estimated 45 million people in...

Sep

Prevent Blindness Joins 2023 World Sight Day Global Initiative to “Love Your Eyes at Work,” Calling on Employers, Insurers, and Policy Makers to Consider How They Can Contribute to Improved Access to Vision and Eye Health Care

Prevent Blindness to Kick Off World Sight Day Activities with a Reception on Capitol Hill, and Hold Series of Vision Screening and Eye Health Education...

Sep

Prevent Blindness Declares Third Annual Inflammatory Eye Disease Awareness Week as Sept. 18 – 24

Prevent Blindness Offers Information on Inflammatory Eye Diseases, Including a New Video, Fact Sheets and Social Media Graphics, to Educate Public on Ways to Protect...

Sep

Award-Winning Actress, Dancer and Director Debbie Allen Joins Prevent Blindness and Regeneron to Launch the Gr8 Eye Movement and Raise Awareness of Serious Retinal Diseases

New survey shows that 95% of adults at risk for certain retinal diseases know a little or nothing about them Allen hopes her story will...

Aug

New Data from Prevent Blindness Shows More than 32,000 Sports-related Eye Injuries were Treated Last Year, an almost 20 Percent Increase Over the Previous Year

Prevent Blindness Declares September as Sports Eye Safety Month to Educate Public on the Risk of Significant Eye Injuries and the Need for the Proper...