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

2022

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

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Prevent Blindness Establishes Center for Vision and Population Health

Paper Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Ophthalmology Addresses Need to Coordinate National Eye Health Efforts Healthy vision can be a key...

Nov

CPSC Data Reports More than a 107,000 Toy-related Facial/Head Injuries to Kids Last Year

Prevent Blindness Declares December as Safe Toys and Gifts Awareness Month to Provide Tips on Purchasing Items for Children During the Holiday rush, gift buying...

Nov

Prevent Blindness Elects New Members to National Board

Paul Delatore, Jim McGrann and Dr. Rajeev S. Ramchandran Join Prevent Blindness Board of Directors Prevent Blindness has announced that Paul Delatore, Global Head, Market Access...

Oct

Oxurion NV Supports Sight-saving Diabetes Programs

November is Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month at Prevent Blindness To help support the fight against vision loss and blindness due to diabetes, Oxurion NV...

Oct

Millions with Diabetes and Prediabetes at Risk for Vision Loss and Blindness

Prevent Blindness Offers Free Informational Resources for Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month Today, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than...

Oct

See America’s Hidden Gems

Prevent Blindness Launches Initiative to Educate Consumers about the Importance of Healthy Vision and Remind them of the Gift of Sight Prevent Blindness today announced its...

Oct

Prevent Blindness Names New National Center Director

The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) has named Donna Fishman, MPH, as Director. In her new role, she...

Oct

FY 2019 Spending Law Includes Funding for Vision and Eye Health

President Trump has signed into law the FY2019 appropriations bill The appropriations bill directs spending and provides funding for the programs and agencies within the Departments...

Sep

2019 Persons of Vision Award Recipients

Prevent Blindness Names Dr. Glenn Ellisor and Jim Greenwood of Vision Source Signature Eye Care as 2019 Persons of Vision Award Recipients Prevent Blindness has...

Sep

Contact Lenses Classified as Medical Devices by the FDA – Prescriptions Required for Purchase

October is Contact Lens Safety Awareness Month at Prevent Blindness, Created to Provide Consumers Tips to Protect Vision According to the Centers for Disease Control...

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