Initiative to Improve Children’s Vision Announces State Participants

2025

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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Initiative to Improve Children’s Vision Announces State Participants

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:...

Jun

Celebrate Independence Day Safely

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),...

May

Cataract Cases to Increase 78 Percent by 2050

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:...

Apr

Bonnie Strickland Award Recognizes Efforts to Improve Children’s 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...

Apr

UV Rays Can Harm Eyes

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,...

Apr

Focus On Eye Health National Summit

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...

Apr

Five Things Women Need to Know About Eye Health

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...

Apr

OCuSOFT Partners with Prevent Blindness to Save Sight

OCuSOFT, Inc. Partners with Prevent Blindness to Provide Support for Sight-saving Efforts, Programs Prevent Blindness is pleased to announce the support of OCuSOFT ® Inc., a privately-held eye and skin...

Apr

New Report to Improve Children’s Vision Health

“Children’s Vision and Eye Health: A Snapshot of Current National Issues” Report Includes Detailed Statistics, Information and Strategies to Improve Children’s Vision in the United...

Mar

New Directors Join Board

Prevent Blindness Elects Two New Members to Board of Directors David P. LeCause and Darryl P. Lemecha Join Board at Spring Meeting CHICAGO (March 7,...

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