2024

Proposed Bipartisan Legislation Would Create First Federally Funded Program to Address Children’s Vision and Eye Health

2023

Advocacy Action Alert: Protect Access to Sight-Saving Glaucoma Care!
Prevent Blindness and Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington, DC to Host World Sight Day Congressional Briefing and Vision Screening Event
Prevent Blindness Encourages Advocates to “Love Your Eyes at Work” this World Sight Day 2023
Prevent Blindness urges enhanced role for vision and eye health in first major opportunity to change Older Americans Act program regulations since 1988
The Most Urgent Voice in Eye Research -The Patient’s
Prevent Blindness Statement on Texas Court Decision Regarding ACA Preventive Services
Prevent Blindness Eighteenth Annual “Eyes on Capitol Hill” Event
Prevent Blindness supports UN Special Envoy on Vision appointment

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FY 2023 funding includes $6.5M for CDC’s Vision & Eye Health Programs

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May

2024

Proposed Bipartisan Legislation Would Create First Federally Funded Program to Address Children’s Vision and Eye Health

Prevent Blindness urges House and Senate to quickly pass “Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children Act” to improve access, diagnosis, and treatment for kids ages 2-17 Prevent Blindness applauds

April

2023

The Most Urgent Voice in Eye Research -The Patient’s

JAMA Ophthalmology has published a new article by Jeff Todd, Prevent Blindness President and CEO and Kira Baldonado, MPH, Prevent Blindness Vice President of Public Health and Policy. The Most

April

2023

Prevent Blindness Statement on Texas Court Decision Regarding ACA Preventive Services

Prevent Blindness is disappointed in a recent decision from a Texas federal court that could jeopardize access to preventive screenings—including pediatric vision screenings and screenings for diabetes for adults—that are currently provided under

March

2023

Prevent Blindness Eighteenth Annual “Eyes on Capitol Hill” Event

Annual Patient Advocacy Event from Prevent Blindness Convenes Stakeholders in Eye Health to Discuss Issues Related to Access to Care, Health Equity, Funding Needs, with Nation’s Elected Officials Prevent Blindness

January

2023

Prevent Blindness supports UN Special Envoy on Vision appointment

Prevent Blindness supports the appointment of a Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Vision to the United Nations Today, Prevent Blindness has requested that Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the United States Ambassador

August

2021

Annual Data Shows Pool and Water Sports as Cause of Most Sports-related Eye Injuries

Prevent Blindness Declares September as Sports Eye Safety Month to Provide Information on Best Ways to Protect Against Eye Injuries from Sports Prevent Blindness has declared September as Sports Eye

August

2021

Prevent Blindness Updates Considerations for Conducting Children’s Vision Screenings During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness has updated its Considerations for Conducting Children's Vision Screening Safely in Schools, Head Start and Early Care and

August

2021

National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Names Shavette L. Turner, Prevent Blindness Georgia, as Recipient of the 7th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award

National Award to be Presented to Ms. Shavette L. Turner, in Recognition of her Dedication and Exceptional Service to Bring Vision Services to Disadvantaged and Underserved Children The National Center

July

2021

Prevent Blindness Offers Parents, Caregivers, and Educators, Free Resources to Help Keep Children’s Eyes and Vision Healthy

Prevent Blindness Declares August as Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month to Educate Public on the Importance of Healthy Vision for Kids In August, many children are headed back to

July

2021

Prevent Blindness Applauds Adoption of New UN Assembly Resolution Designed to Provide Eye Support and Treatment to Those in Need Across the Globe

Prevent Blindness applauds the adoption of The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution A/75/L.108, committing the international community to eye care for the 1.1 billion people who will be living

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