2024

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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Feb

Prevent Blindness North Carolina Offers Employers Resources to Help Protect Workers’ Vision, Eye Health

Raleigh, NC (Feb. 27, 2011) – The workplace can be a dangerous place for the eyes. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there...

Feb

PBA to Bring Focus on Eye Health to National Summit

CHICAGO (Feb. 22, 2012) – The leading causes of vision impairment and blindness in the United States are primarily age-related eye diseases. The number of...

Feb

Vision Screening Helps Identify Child’s Rare Eye Condition

DURHAM, N.C. (WRAL) – Most of 9-year-old Sara Katherine Sills’ favorite things to do involve her vision. She’s a reader and app user – Angry Birds...

Feb

Counterfeit Drug Labeled as Avastin

Roche and Genentech have been informed that a counterfeit product, labeled as Avastin (bevacizumab), has been distributed in the United States. The counterfeit product...

Feb

Northwest Regional News

The Prevent Blindness America (PBA) Northwest Region (NW) has actively worked with Delta Gamma Chapters in the States of Washington and Idaho. The Delta Gamma...

Jan

A Healthy Diet Can Help Protect Vision

Eating for the Eyes Should Always be a Part of the Menu Maintaining A Healthy Diet Can Help Protect Vision from Age-related Macular Degeneration CHICAGO(Jan....

Jan

Eyes That Thrive in Preschool

The Eyes That Thrive in Preschool program is a wonderful example of the power of collaboration to improve the vision health of children. The goal...

Jan

New Study Emphasizes Importance of Eye Exams for New Medicare Enrollees

New Study Emphasizes Importance of Eye Exams for New Medicare Enrollees Prevent Blindness America Supports Dilated Eye Exams for All New Medicare Program Participants...

Jan

Study Emphasizes Importance of Eye Exams for New Medicare Enrollees

Prevent Blindness America Supports Dilated Eye Exams for All New Medicare Program Participants CHICAGO (Jan. 12, 2012) Prevent Blindness America, the nation’s oldest volunteer...

Jan

Call for 2012 Investigator Award Applications

Awards Designed to Support Sight-saving Research CHICAGO (Jan. 9, 2012)– Prevent Blindness America, the nation’s oldest voluntary eye health and safety organization, is announcing the...

Dec

Don’t be Caught by the Sneak Thief of Sight

Vision Loss from the “Sneak Thief of Sight” Can Be Diminished with Early Diagnosis and Treatment Prevent Blindness America Joins in National Glaucoma Awareness Month...

Dec

RKS to Donate $1 For Every PBA Donation on its Website

All Donations to the National Non-profit Group Will be Used to Support Sight-Saving Programs and Services CHICAGO (Dec. 16, 2011) – From now until...