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New Report from Prevent Blindness Reveals Annual Costs Related to Eye Disease to Reach $717 Billion by 2050 – Data Shows Staggering Projected Increases in...

Prevent Blindness Announces Recipient of Joanne Angle Investigator Award – Research Grant Awarded to Dr. Agnes Wong, University of Toronto – CHICAGO (June 5, 2014)–...

Acting Surgeon General of the United States,  Rear Admiral Boris D. Lushniak to Speak at the Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health National Summit CHICAGO...

–Direct Medical Costs from Cataract Cost the U.S. Economy $10.7 Billion Annually— CHICAGO (May 22, 2014) – Cataract is the leading  cause of blindness worldwide, and...

Protecting Eyes from Ultraviolet Rays May Help Save Vision Today and in the Future CHICAGO (April 24, 2014) – Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays can...

$2 of Every Frame Purchase Will Support Prevent Blindness   Donations from the “Sharing our Vision” Program to Support Prevent Blindness Sight-Saving Programs and Services CHICAGO...

Fewer than 1 in 10 U.S. Women Know That Women Are at Greater Risk of Permanent Vision Loss Than Men – According to New National...

From Science Daily: Rates of blindness and impaired eyesight have plummeted over the past 20 years in the developed world. But macular degeneration has replaced...

From Medical News Today: Scientists and parents have worked together to identify a new genetic disease that causes neurologic, muscle, eye and liver problems in...