Now is the time for the Eye Care Action Network (Eye CAN) to tell Congress to support vision and eye health programs that preserve sight and prevent blindness!
Prevent Blindness America is working diligently to secure fiscal year 2012 funding for sight-saving programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the National Eye Institute. An estimated 80 million Americans have a potentially blinding eye disease, 3 million have low vision, 1.1 million are legally blind, and 200,000 are more severely visually impaired. While vision impairment and blindness are among the most feared disabilities, effective public health initiatives can dramatically decrease these numbers.
Be a Voice for Vision: Take Action Now!
