2026

Prevent Blindness Honors Bipartisan Leadership of Congressional Vision Caucus Co-Chairs, U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis and Marc Veasey, with Congressional Visionary Award

2025

Prevent Blindness Analysis of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R.1, or OBBBA) and its Impact on Eye Health
Prevent Blindness Kicks Off Annual World Sight Day Activities
House FY 2026 Legislation Cuts Vision and Eye Health by $2 million
Prevent Blindness Responds to Proposed Cuts to Vision and Eye Health Surveillance and Programming at the CDC
Prevent Blindness Statement on House-Passed Legislation to Cut Medicaid Program
Prevent Blindness Applauds Reintroduction of Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children Act
Prevent Blindness and International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness Urge Continued Funding for Global Eye Health Programs
Prevent Blindness Urges West Virginia State House to Reject Bill That Would Imperil Children’s Vision

2024

Proposed Bipartisan Legislation Would Create First Federally Funded Program to Address Children’s Vision and Eye Health

2023

2022

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

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Nov

Prevent Blindness Elects Two Members to National Board of Directors

John Ferris and Dr. Cadmus C. Rich Join Board of National Non-profit Group CHICAGO (Nov. 6, 2017) – Prevent Blindness, the nation’s oldest volunteer eye...

Oct

Those With Diabetes Can Take Steps to Save Their Sight

Prevent Blindness Provides Free Educational Materials as Part of November’s Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month More than 8 million Americans have diabetic retinopathy, according to...

Oct

Congressional Vision Caucus Co-Founder Pat Tiberi to Leave Congress

Former Prevent Blindness Board Member and co-founder of the Congressional Vision Caucus (CVC) Congressman Pat Tiberi announced on October 19, 2017 that he plans to...

Oct

Campaign Helps Fund Vision Screening Trainings in 25 Head Start Programs Nationwide

VSP Vision Care and Prevent Blindness Launch ‘Clicks for Kids’ to Enhance Access to Vision Screenings and Eye Exams for Head Start Children Healthy vision...

Oct

Prevent Blindness Northern California Launches New Campaign

Early Vision Matters Our Northern California affiliate has just launched an awareness and fundraising campaign called Early Vision Matters to support their flagship program for...

Sep

More than 80 Percent of Contact Lens Wearers Are At Risk for an Eye Infection from Unsafe Use

Prevent Blindness Declares October as Contact Lens Safety Awareness Month to Provide Consumers Tips to Keep Eyes Healthy Contact lenses are a good option for...

Sep

Prevent Blindness Opposes Graham-Cassidy Bill

New bill undermines essential health benefits, weakens protections for patients with pre-existing conditions Prevent Blindness opposes any attempts to remove the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s...

Sep

Sue Downes of MyEyeDr. to Receive 2018 Person of Vision Award

Award to be presented on March 15, 2018, at the Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Dinner at the Lotte New York Palace, New York City Prevent Blindness...

Aug

Eagles Charitable Foundation Hosts 7th Annual Professional Development Meeting for Philadelphia School Nurses

More than 250 nurses will be in attendance to receive their vision screening certifications Studies indicate that about one in four school-aged children have a...

Aug

Water and Pool Activities Remain the Cause of Most Sports-related Eye Injuries

September is Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month at Prevent Blindness, designed to Educate Public on Need for Proper Eye Protection While Playing Sports According to...

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