Eye and Vision News

The Focus Initiative is a virtual forum for those working in vision and public health. The Initiative expands upon the existing annual Focus on Eye Health...

Delegates from Across the Country to Come Together to Advocate on the Importance of Eye Health Programs, Funding Prevent Blindness will be holding its 11th...

Research Grant Awarded to Dr. Rajeev S. Ramchandran, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry  Prevent Blindness, the nation’s oldest volunteer eye health and...

Arizona, Ohio and Wyoming will join the three-year Maternal and Child Health Bureau-funded project CHICAGO (June 9, 2016) –As part of the Improving Children’s Vision:...

An Estimated 19 Percent of All Firework Injuries Are To the Eyes According to the latest data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),...

Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in the world, according to the World Health Organization.  And, according to the Prevent Blindness “Future of Vision:...

Award Recognizes Outstanding Efforts to Improve Eye Health Services for Children in the United States   The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health...

Prevent Blindness Educates Public on Ultraviolet Dangers as Part of Ultraviolet Awareness Month in May Prevent Blindness, the nation’s oldest eye health and safety organization,...

Announcing the fifth annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit  Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Location: The National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The Summit will...

Data from the Prevent Blindness study, “The Future of Vision: Forecasting the Prevalence and Costs of Vision Problems,” found that women make up the majority...