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Prevent Blindness held the 10th annual Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health National Summit as a virtual event on July 14 and 15, 2021.  This year’s Summit included a variety of presentations and discussions related to the theme, "Our Changing Vision” with more than 1,300 registered attendees. In addition to a wide variety of presentations

Prevent Blindness Provides New Web Resource, Fact Sheets, Graphics to Educate Public on Dry Eye Symptoms, Treatment Options, and More Nearly 16 million Americans have dry eye, according to the National Eye Institute (NEI). Dry eye occurs when there is not enough tear film produced, the tear film is not draining properly from the eye,

Devers to Share Inspiring Personal Story as Part of New Education Initiative and Podcast Series For Graves’ Disease Awareness Month in July, Horizon Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: HZNP) is teaming up with world-renowned track star and three-time Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers, who has been living with Graves’ disease and symptoms of Thyroid Eye Disease (TED)

Vision Community Members Will Engage in Awareness and Educational Activities in Support of Dry Eye Awareness Month Prevent Blindness joins the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research along with 10 other organizations to promote dry eye awareness this July. Congressional Briefing On July 13th the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR), in conjunction with the

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 Safety Awareness Week, to help educate the public on the dangers of fireworks. Whether at home or by attending professional displays, fireworks seriously injure thousands

By Kari Branham, MS, CGC Our understanding of the genetic basis for human disease has greatly advanced over the past decade.  These advances are especially evident in the field of inherited retinal disease (IRD).  Despite this, people with IRDs may not always receive information from their doctors about how a condition is inherited within a

Prevent Blindness will present its 2021 Person of Vision Award to Marc Ferrara, CEO of Information Services, Jobson Medical Information, on Sept. 23, in conjunction with Vision Expo West. The Person of Vision event will be held at the Sands Expo & Convention Center, Las Vegas, beginning at 6:30 p.m. PT. Dinner will be served

Organizations Also Launch Social Media Donation Program to Support Prevent Blindness and Broaden Patients’ Access to Cataract Surgery and Care During June’s Cataract Awareness Month Bausch + Lomb, a leading global eye health business, and Prevent Blindness today are joining forces during Cataract Awareness Month in June to educate the public and raise awareness of

Prevent Blindness will host the 10th annual Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health National Summit, on July 14-15, 2021. As with last year, the summit will be held as an interactive virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s Summit will include a variety of presentations related to the theme, "Our Changing Vision.” During

Annual Award Recognizes Outstanding Efforts to Improve Eye Health Services for Children in the United States The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) has issued the call for nominations for the seventh annual “Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award.” The award recognizes significant efforts by an individual or