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Prevent Blindness Declares June as Cataract Awareness Month, Providing Educational Resources on Eye Disease that Affects Millions
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For Cataract Awareness Month in June, Prevent Blindness Provides Educational Information and Resources on the Leading Cause of Vision Loss in the United States
June is Cataract Awareness Month More than half of all Americans age 80 or older either have cataracts or have had surgery to remove cataracts, according to the National Eye Institute (NEI). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that cataract is the leading cause of vision loss in the United States, and
May is Ultraviolet Awareness (UV) Month at Prevent Blindness, Designed to Educate the Public on the Best Ways to Keep Eyes Safe from UV Damage
Prevent Blindness provides free, dedicated resources to encourage proper eye protection from UV damage to eyes and vision As the warmer weather begins to encourage more outdoor activities, Prevent Blindness has declared May as Ultraviolet (UV) Awareness Month. The nonprofit group is seeking to educate the public on the negative effects of UV exposure to
Prevent Blindness Applauds Legislation to Expand Medicare Vision Benefits; Encourages Low Vision Aids Path to Coverage
Bausch + Lomb and Prevent Blindness Launch Educational Campaign During Cataract Awareness Month
June Declared Cataract Awareness Month to Educate Public on World’s Leading Cause of Vision Loss

Cataract is the world’s leading cause of blindness, accounting for approximately 42 percent of all cases of blindness in all nations. In the United States, more than 25 million Americans are estimated to have cataract, according to the report “Future of Vision: Forecasting the Prevalence and Costs of Vision Problems.” As the population in America
House Passes Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation (H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019) that seeks to lower prescription drug costs through a variety of changes to the Medicare program. The legislation projects cost savings of $456 billion over 10 years. Based on these savings, the legislation includes provisions to expand