Eye and Vision News

Sep

Prevent Blindness Encourages Advocates to “Love Your Eyes at Work” this World Sight Day 2023

To kick off recognition of World Sight Day 2023, Prevent Blindness hosted a reception in Washington, DC on Thursday, September 21 with stakeholders and partners...

Aug

Prevent Blindness urges enhanced role for vision and eye health in first major opportunity to change Older Americans Act program regulations since 1988

The Administration for Community Living, which administers programs under the Older Americans Act (OAA) recently issued a proposed rule to update several aspects of the OAA. This...

Apr

The Most Urgent Voice in Eye Research -The Patient’s

JAMA Ophthalmology has published a new article by Jeff Todd, Prevent Blindness President and CEO and Kira Baldonado, MPH, Prevent Blindness Vice President of Public...

Apr

Prevent Blindness Statement on Texas Court Decision Regarding ACA Preventive Services

Prevent Blindness is disappointed in a recent decision from a Texas federal court that could jeopardize access to preventive screenings—including pediatric vision screenings and screenings for diabetes for...

Mar

Prevent Blindness Eighteenth Annual “Eyes on Capitol Hill” Event

Annual Patient Advocacy Event from Prevent Blindness Convenes Stakeholders in Eye Health to Discuss Issues Related to Access to Care, Health Equity, Funding Needs, with...

Jan

Prevent Blindness supports UN Special Envoy on Vision appointment

Prevent Blindness supports the appointment of a Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Vision to the United Nations Today, Prevent Blindness has requested that Linda...

Dec

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

Congress has released its long-awaited Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 spending legislation, which includes a total of $6.5 million for vision and eye health programs at...

Aug

Annual Data Shows Pool and Water Sports as Cause of Most Sports-related Eye Injuries

Prevent Blindness Declares September as Sports Eye Safety Month to Provide Information on Best Ways to Protect Against Eye Injuries from Sports Prevent Blindness has...

Aug

Prevent Blindness Updates Considerations for Conducting Children’s Vision Screenings During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness has updated its Considerations for Conducting Children’s Vision Screening Safely in Schools, Head...

Aug

National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Names Shavette L. Turner, Prevent Blindness Georgia, as Recipient of the 7th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award

National Award to be Presented to Ms. Shavette L. Turner, in Recognition of her Dedication and Exceptional Service to Bring Vision Services to Disadvantaged and...

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