Our mission is to prevent blindness and preserve sight.
Our History
1908
1917
![Babies' Sore Eyes](https://advocacy.preventblindness.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2020/04/babiessoreeyes-300x200.png)
Successfully led legislation that virtually eliminated a leading cause of blindness in infants, called ophthalmia neonatorum.
1926
1942
1944
1956
1972
1985
1995
1996
2002
2003
2006
![Eyes on Capitol Hill advocacy event](https://advocacy.preventblindness.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2020/04/EOCH_logo_4c-231x300.png)
The first annual Eyes on Capitol Hill campaign brought more than 100 patients and vision advocates to Washington, D.C. to discuss eye health policies with legislators.
2009
2014
2018
Today
![Focus on Eye Health National Summit](https://advocacy.preventblindness.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2020/04/focusoneyehealth-300x210.png)
The annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit has become a key venue to elevate the national dialogue around vision and significant public health issues such as surveillance, access, prevention messaging, service integration, and program development and replication. It’s also been a strong springboard to release important new public health information, including prevalence and forecasting data and discuss a range of population health advocacy issues and research opportunities relating to eyes and vision.