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Call for Applications Issued For the 2014 Joanne Angle Investigator Award from Prevent Blindness Grants Provide Funding for Sight-Saving Research CHICAGO (Jan. 29, 2014)– Prevent Blindness, the nation’s oldest volunteer

Prevent Blindness Offers Free Resources to Educate Public onAge-related Macular Degeneration, Low Vision CHICAGO (Jan. 21, 2014)– Today, more than 2 million Americans ages 50 and over have age-related macular

Prevent Blindness America Announces Name Change to “Prevent Blindness” CHICAGO (Jan. 13, 2014) – Prevent Blindness America, the nation’s oldest eye health and safety organization, today announced that it has

Direct Costs Related to Glaucoma Reach $5.8 Billion Annually in the United States Prevent Blindness Supports National Glaucoma Awareness Month in January to Educate Public on Major Eye Disease CHICAGO

FIRST PLACE Savory Mushroom, Tomato, and Kale Spaghetti Squash Ingredients: 1 Medium Spaghetti Squash 1 oz Dried Mushrooms 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 3 cloves garlic (minced) 1 cup white

Prevent Blindness Receives $3,500 CVS Caremark Community Grant Grant to Prevent Blindness is Part of CVS Caremark’s Commitment to Supporting Health Education and Awareness Programs CHICAGO (Dec. 4, 2013)–Prevent Blindness

Keep Holidays Bright When Shopping This Year More Than 262,000 Were Treated in U.S. Hospital Emergency Departments in 2011 from Toy-related Injuries CHICAGO (Nov. 14, 2013) – As widely reported,

Paul G. Howes Takes Over as PBA Board Chair, Torrey DeKeyser and Mike Daley Join Board of National Non-profit Group CHICAGO (Nov. 13, 2013) – Prevent Blindness America, the nation’s

Dr. Paul Berman, a dear friend of Prevent Blindness, passed away unexpectedly over the weekend.  The founder of both Special Olympics Opening Eyes and the Coalition to Prevent Sports Eye

Grand Prize of $10,000 Educational Scholarship Awarded to  Meikayla Mixon of Arizona CHICAGO (Nov. 11, 2013) –Prevent Blindness America is pleased to announce the grand prize winner of its 2013