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

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

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Mar

Prevent Blindness Appoints Jeff Todd as New President and Chief Executive Officer

Leader in Public Health and Policy to Take On Position at National Non-Profit Dedicated to Saving Sight Prevent Blindness announced today that Jeff Todd has...

Mar

Torrey DeKeyser Elected as Chairperson of the Prevent Blindness Board of Directors

Prevent Blindness has announced that Torrey DeKeyser, Executive Director of the EyeSight Foundation of Alabama (ESFA), has been elected as Chairperson of the Prevent Blindness...

Feb

Keeping Your Eyes Healthy at Work

March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month from Prevent Blindness Prevent Blindness has declared March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month to provide employers and employees with...

Feb

#WhyEyeFight

BAUSCH + LOMB and the organization, Prevent Blindness® Encourage People to Fight for their Sight During February, AMD Awareness Month Campaign Encourages People to Share...

Feb

Bausch + Lomb and Prevent Blindness Encourage People to Fight for Their Sight During AMD Awareness Month

Campaign Encourages People to Share their #WhyEyeFight Stories to Bring Awareness to this Progressive Eye Disease BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey, (Feb. 6, 2018) – Bausch +...

Jan

Prevent Blindness Urges Congress to Extend the Children’s Health Insurance Program

As the nation’s leading volunteer eye health organization, Prevent Blindness has consistently advocated for policies that ensure Americans of all ages have access to the...

Dec

Free Information Available to the Public for Glaucoma Awareness Month

Cases of Glaucoma, the “Sneak Thief of Sight,” Projected to Increase Significantly in Near Future As the population of the United States ages, the number...

Nov

Prevent Blindness Urges HHS to Protect Patient Access to Vision Care

HHS proposal would allow states to scale back Essential Health Benefits requirements Prevent Blindness has issued a response in opposition to a proposal by the...

Nov

More than a Quarter Million Americans Treated in ER for Toy-related Injuries

Prevent Blindness Provides Tips on Best Ways to Keep Holidays Safe by Purchasing Safe Toys and Gifts for Children Last year, U.S. Consumer Product Safety...

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...

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