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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Dec

Cases and Costs of Glaucoma Projected to Soar

Prevent Blindness Study Projects Number of Cases and Costs Related to Glaucoma to Soar in Years to Come CHICAGO(Dec. 17, 2014) – According to...

Dec

New Recommendations for Vision Health Systems

National Expert Panel Provides Recommendations for Vision Health Systems for Preschool Age Children –Expert Panel to the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health...

Dec

New National Board Members

Prevent Blindness Adds Member, Appoints New Treasurer and Secretary to National Board of Directors Kevin Bakewell, Mary Blankenship Pointer and Torrey DeKeyser Take on...

Nov

Purchase Safe Toys for the Holidays

Help Keep Thousands of Children Out of the Emergency Room this Holiday Season by Purchasing Safe Toys and Gifts Consumers Should Check Their List Twice...

Nov

New Board Members

Prevent Blindness Elects Three New Members to National Board of Directors Andrew Alcorn, Dr. Chad Overman and Dr. R. Tracy Williams Join National Organization...

Oct

Diabetes Resources for Public Health Agencies

New Study Forecasts Number of Diabetic Eye Disease Cases to Reach Nearly 11 Million by 2032 -Prevent Blindness Calls on Public Health Agencies to Increase...

Oct

Vision Loss from Diabetes

New Survey Shows One in Five Adults Reports Knowing Someone Who has Lost or is Currently Losing their Eyesight to Diabetes -Prevent Blindness Warns Public...

Sep

Halloween Safety Tips

Halloween should be a fun time that your child remembers for years to come. Every year, there are several hundred eye injuries related to costumes...

Sep

Prevent Eye Injuries in the Home, Yard, Garage

Proper Eye Protection in the Home, Yard and Garage Can Help Prevent Eye Injuries – Accidents with Power Tools Cause More Eye Injuries than...

Sep

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day

Prevent Blindness Supports National Falls Prevention Awareness Day on September 23 CHICAGO (Sept. 17, 2014) – According to the National Council on Aging (NCOA), every...

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