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June
15
2023

Study Finds Significantly More Adults Living with Diabetic Retinopathy in the United States than Previously Estimated

New study finds that nearly 10 million people in the US with diabetes have diabetic retinopathy A new study published today in JAMA Ophthalmology, “Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in the US in 2021,” found that in 2021, an estimated 9.6 million people in the United States (26.4 percent of those with diabetes) had diabetic retinopathy
June
14
2023

Prevent Blindness Focuses on Eye Safety for Upcoming Solar Eclipses

Experience the 'ring of fire’ eclipse and total solar eclipse safely with proper eye protection Prevent Blindness is getting ready for the upcoming solar eclipses visible over the United States by launching the Prevent Blindness Eclipse + Your Eyes program. The goal of the program is to educate the public on solar eclipses and raise
June
7
2023

Prevent Blindness Launches Multiple Efforts to Provide Education and Resources on the Effects of Vision Loss and Blindness on Mental Health

Nonprofit group Prevent Blindness is Raising Awareness on the Impact of Vision Impairment on Mental Wellbeing Through Upcoming Focus on Eye Health Summit Presentations, Issue Brief, New Patient Video and Web Resource Because individuals with vision loss can experience a higher prevalence of depression, anxiety and other mental health issues as compared to their sighted
May
31
2023

Happy Birthday to Prevent Blindness!

In 1908, spurred to action after learning that 30% of blindness in newborns was easily preventable, volunteers banded together to organize around a state-by-state advocacy campaign that eradicated a form of infant blindness that was rampant at the turn of the century. Today, as we celebrate our 115th year of saving sight, I’m proud to
May
30
2023

Prevent Blindness Declares June as Cataract Awareness Month, Providing Educational Resources on Eye Disease that Affects Millions

Nonprofit group Prevent Blindness, offers patients, care partners and professionals with a variety of free, helpful resources on cataract and cataract surgery Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide, according to The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness. More than half of all Americans will have cataract by the time they are 80
May
17
2023

Prevent Blindness to Host 12th Annual Focus on Eye Health Summit, a Two-Day Virtual Interactive Event, with Focus on Research, Empowerment through Storytelling, and Mental Health Related to Vision Loss

Prevent Blindness will host the 12th annual Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Summit on July 12-13, 2023, as a virtual interactive event. Expert presentations related to this year’s theme, “Why the Eye?” will engage diverse voices in discussions around vision health as it relates to public health, stimulate conversations around the challenges to equitable
May
11
2023

Prevent Blindness Issues Call for Nominations for the 2023 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award

Annual Award Recognizes Outstanding Public Health Efforts to Improve the Vision Health of Children in the United States The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) has issued a call for nominations for the ninth annual “Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award.” The award recognizes significant efforts by an

May
9
2023

Prevent Blindness Declares Fourth Annual Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Week as May 15-21

National nonprofit organization Prevent Blindness provides patients, care partners and healthcare professionals, with information and materials on IRDs and genetic testing Prevent Blindness has declared May 15-21, 2023, as the fourth annual “Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Week.” An IRD is a genetic disorder that can cause severe vision loss or even blindness. IRDs

April
26
2023

Onward Clinical Trial for Geographic Atrophy (GA)

If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) called geographic atrophy (GA), you may be interested in learning about a new clinical research study. Doctors and researchers want to see if an investigational medicine called danicopan [da-NIH-co-pan] can safely help slow or stop this