Protect Your Child from Eye Injuries
Accidents involving common household products cause 125,000 eye injuries each year. Every 13 minutes, an emergency room treats a sports-related eye injury. And, 43 percent of sports-related eye injuries are
Medicare Benefits and Your Eyes
Eye Health is Important As you age, your risk for vision loss can increase due to long-term chronic disease (like diabetes), habits such as smoking, excessive UV exposure, and a
Eye and Vision Health Fact Sheets to Read, Print and Share
Free Eye Health and Safety Fact Sheets to Print and Share Prevent Blindness eye and vision/eye health and safety fact sheets are a popular choice for providing free, printable, up-to-date
Preventing Eye Injuries
Thousands of eye accidents happen each day; 90 percent of these are preventable with the use of appropriate safety eyewear. Because there are good eye safety regulations in the workplace,
World Sight Day 2024 and NASN
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Get Ready for the Next Eclipse!
Prevent Blindness wants you to make the most out of the unique experience of viewing a solar eclipse. Whether you are traveling to get the best view of this cosmic
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
Tu Vista: Hojas informativas para descargar, leer e imprimir
Hojas Informativas en Español Spanish Language Fact Sheets Las hojas informativas sobre los ojos y la visión/salud y seguridad de los ojos de Prevent Blindness son una opción popular para
Prevent Blindness Urges Public to Stay Safe, Celebrate Independence Day by Not Using Fireworks
Prevent Blindness Declares June 28-July 4, 2021 as “Fireworks Safety Awareness Week” to Educate Public on Dangers of Using Fireworks Prevent Blindness has declared June 28-July 4, 2021 as Fireworks
New Study Identifies More People with Vision Loss and Blindness Than Previously Estimated
In a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology today, “Prevalence of Visual Acuity Loss or Blindness in the US,” researchers estimate permanent vision loss and blindness in Americans of all ages,
Considerations for Conducting Children’s Vision Screening Safely in Schools, Head Start and Early Care and Education Programs During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Introduction As schools, Head Start/Early Head Start, and early care and education programs reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic, practices that occurred routinely for decades must be reconsidered and redesigned to
Children’s Vision Screening During Distancing
The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health (NCCVEH) at Prevent Blindness is collaborating with national partners, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as