Prevent Blindness Urges Everyone to Protect Their Vision in the Workplace to Keep Eyes Healthy   CHICAGO (Feb. 24, 2016) – As more people of all ages increase the amount of screen time, through computers, tablet devices, smartphones, etc., the risk of digital eye strain also increases.  Prevent Blindness, the nation’s oldest volunteer eye health

Diabetes, the Leading Cause of New Cases of Blindness, Projected to Increase Diabetic Eye Disease Numbers 35 Percent in Near Future   -Prevent Blindness Provides Free Educational Materials as Part of November’s Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month-   CHICAGO (Oct. 21, 2015) – According to a recent study from Prevent Blindness, more than 8 million

Prevent Blindness Study Shows Already Large Number of Cataract Cases Expected to Balloon to 38.5 Million by 2032    – New Report Shows Cataract More Prevalent in Women; Number of Hispanic Cases to Increase Dramatically in Near Future –   CHICAGO (May 28, 2015) – The recent Prevent Blindness “Future of Vision: Forecasting the Prevalence

Protecting Eyes from Damaging UV Rays Can Help Save Sight Today and In the Future   CHICAGO (April 28, 2015) – Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays has long been linked to skin cancer.  According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (UV) radiation from the sun and from tanning beds is classified as a human

Women at Higher Risk than Men for Most Eye Diseases, Yet One in Four Has Not Had an Eye Exam in Last Two Years   -Survey Reveals Cost as Major Reason Why Women Forego Exams, Even For Those with Vision Insurance-   CHICAGO (March 24, 2015) –According to the recent Prevent Blindness study, The Future of

New Study Forecasts Number of Diabetic Eye Disease Cases to Reach Nearly 11 Million by 2032   -Prevent Blindness Calls on Public Health Agencies to Increase Attention to Diabetic Eye Disease-   CHICAGO (Oct. 23, 2014) – Public health agencies across the country are feeling the impact from the skyrocketing number of diabetes cases on

New Survey Shows One in Five Adults Reports Knowing Someone Who has Lost or is Currently Losing their Eyesight to Diabetes   -Prevent Blindness Warns Public on “7 DED-ly Sins” of Diabetic Eye Disease-       CHICAGO (Oct. 14, 2014) – The number of diabetes and pre-diabetes cases continues to climb. And with that,

–Direct Medical Costs from Cataract Cost the U.S. Economy $10.7 Billion Annually—   CHICAGO (May 22, 2014) – Cataract is the leading  cause of blindness worldwide, and there are more than 24 million Americans age 40 and older who have cataract in the United States alone, according to the Vision Problems in the U.S. report from

Protecting Eyes from Ultraviolet Rays May Help Save Vision Today and in the Future   CHICAGO (April 24, 2014) – Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays can be very harmful to the body.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States.  Yet