Eye and Vision News

–Direct Medical Costs from Cataract Cost the U.S. Economy $10.7 Billion Annually— CHICAGO (May 22, 2014) – Cataract is the leading  cause of blindness worldwide, and...

Protecting Eyes from Ultraviolet Rays May Help Save Vision Today and in the Future CHICAGO (April 24, 2014) – Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays can...

$2 of Every Frame Purchase Will Support Prevent Blindness   Donations from the “Sharing our Vision” Program to Support Prevent Blindness Sight-Saving Programs and Services CHICAGO...

Fewer than 1 in 10 U.S. Women Know That Women Are at Greater Risk of Permanent Vision Loss Than Men – According to New National...

From Science Daily: Rates of blindness and impaired eyesight have plummeted over the past 20 years in the developed world. But macular degeneration has replaced...

From Medical News Today: Scientists and parents have worked together to identify a new genetic disease that causes neurologic, muscle, eye and liver problems in...

Fewer than 1 in 10 U.S. Women Know That Women Are at Greater Risk of Permanent Vision Loss Than Men – According to New National...

From Medical News Today: Researchers at All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research India have proposed a new mechanism of glaucoma which...

Prevent Blindness Elects Kate Renwick-Espinosa of VSP Global to National Board of Directors CHICAGO (March 17, 2014) – Prevent Blindness, the nation’s oldest volunteer eye...