2026

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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Dec

New National Board Members

Prevent Blindness Adds Member, Appoints New Treasurer and Secretary to National Board of Directors Kevin Bakewell, Mary Blankenship Pointer and Torrey DeKeyser Take on...

Nov

Purchase Safe Toys for the Holidays

Help Keep Thousands of Children Out of the Emergency Room this Holiday Season by Purchasing Safe Toys and Gifts Consumers Should Check Their List Twice...

Nov

New Board Members

Prevent Blindness Elects Three New Members to National Board of Directors Andrew Alcorn, Dr. Chad Overman and Dr. R. Tracy Williams Join National Organization...

Oct

Diabetes Resources for Public Health Agencies

New Study Forecasts Number of Diabetic Eye Disease Cases to Reach Nearly 11 Million by 2032 -Prevent Blindness Calls on Public Health Agencies to...

Oct

Vision Loss from Diabetes

New Survey Shows One in Five Adults Reports Knowing Someone Who has Lost or is Currently Losing their Eyesight to Diabetes -Prevent Blindness Warns...

Sep

Halloween Safety Tips

Halloween should be a fun time that your child remembers for years to come. Every year, there are several hundred eye injuries related to costumes...

Sep

Prevent Eye Injuries in the Home, Yard, Garage

Proper Eye Protection in the Home, Yard and Garage Can Help Prevent Eye Injuries – Accidents with Power Tools Cause More Eye...

Sep

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day

Prevent Blindness Supports National Falls Prevention Awareness Day on September 23 CHICAGO (Sept. 17, 2014) – According to the National Council on Aging (NCOA),...

Sep

New Report on Benefits of Preventive Services for Children

A new supplement of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) documents “the potential benefits...

Aug

Prevent Sports Eye Injuries

Wearing the Proper Eye Protection While Playing Sports Today Can Help Prevent Injury, Save Sight for Years to Come CHICAGO (Aug. 12, 2014) –Every...

Aug

Bright Futures Family Matters

The August 2014 issue of Bright Futures: Family Matters promotes children’s vision and eye health. Read the newsletter.

Jul

Sight-Saving Resources for Parents, Children

Prevent Blindness Offers Children’s Eye Health Programs to Help Parents, Teachers and Kids Save Sight Prevent Blindness Declares August as Children’s Eye Health and...