Eye and Vision News

CHICAGO (April 5, 2012)– Prevent Blindness America is pleased to announce the availability of its Diabetic Eye Disease Educator Program online.  At no cost, health...

We need your help! Congress is currently working on funding for vision and eye health programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, which begins this October....

CHICAGO (March 27, 2012)–Every year, more women than men are diagnosed with eye diseases and conditions such as cataracts, dry eye, Fuchs’ dystrophy, glaucoma, macular...

Kathy Garre Ayars, CEO of Prevent Blindness Tristate, attended the International Vision EXPO in New York City this Sunday.

  Prevent Blindness Tristate Announces Kick-off of its Workplace Eye Safety Awards program during National Workplace Eye Safety Month.   New Haven, CT(March 7, 2012)–...

It was a wonderful opportunity to be a guest on WFSB’s program “Better Connecticut” this past May!

Helen Dao, Program Manager for New Jersey, has brought together key leaders in the healthcare community throughout the state to form the first-evertaskforce dedicated to...

Goal: Identify potential risk factors and behaviors around eye examinations, screening and referral methods, data collections methods and baseline knowledge of staff around diabetic disease...

 This program, lead in part by Sana Savadatti(PBTS’s Public Health Director), was a project funded by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).  The goal of...