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– Effects of Injuries from Fireworks Can Last a Lifetime – CHICAGO (June 25, 2013)– The Fourth of July is quickly approaching and soon, many communities will begin to see

New Report From Prevent Blindness America Reveals Significant Increase in Costs of Vision-Related Diseases   – Annual Cost of Eye and Vision Disorders in California Estimated to be  $7.6 Billion

New Report From Prevent Blindness America Reveals Significant Increase in Costs of Vision-Related Diseases – Annual Cost of Eye and Vision Disorders Estimated to be $139 Billion, Double Previous Data–

  2013 FIREWORKS SAFETY Updated with CPSC’s 2011 Fireworks Annual Report June 2013 Fireworks devices were involved in an estimated 9,600 injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms in 2011,

For more information: Prevent Blindness Florida Phone: (800) 817-3595 E-mail: [email protected] Prevent Blindness FloridaUrges the Public to Educate Themselves on the Dangers of Fireworks – Effects of Injuries from Fireworks

Prevent Blindness America Announces Recipient of Tenth Annual Investigator Award – Research Grant Awarded to Dr. Lyne Racette, Indiana University – CHICAGO (June 4, 2013)– Prevent Blindness America, the nation’s

Prevent Blindness AmericaDeclares June 3-9 as “AMD: Awareness Makes a Difference Week” In Effort to Educate Public on Leading Eye Disease Non-profit Organization to Support Educational Efforts Across the Country

Vision Loss from Leading Cause of Blindness Can be Restored with Proper Treatment   –Prevent BlindnessAmerica Declares June as Cataract Awareness Month to Educate Public on Most Common Eye Disease

Prevent Blindness America’s Diabetic Eye Disease Educator Course is now available for continuing education credit through the International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (IJCAHPO).  The self-guided online