ISPB Sight Saving Equipment Reimbursement Program

ISPB Sight Saving Equipment Reimbursement Program is sponsored by Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness (ISPB). ISPB assists by purchasing low vision aids, scleral lenses, and glasses for Illinois residents who cannot afford them. They partner with low vision clinics around the state to support residents of all ages.

This program focuses on direct patient support for equipment.

ISPB Horizon Low Vision Grants: Funding Essential Equipment Prevent Blindness Introduces New Resources and Advances National and State Advocacy Efforts to Save Children’s Vision as Part of August’s Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month Prevent Blindness Honors Bipartisan Leadership of Congressional Vision Caucus Co-Chairs, U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis and Marc Veasey, with Congressional Visionary Award July Declared as Dry Eye Month by Prevent Blindness to Provide Public and Allied Healthcare Professionals with No-cost Educational Resources on Dry Eye National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Calls for Nominations for the 2026 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award Prevent Blindness Issues Warning on the Potential Dangers of Fireworks Ahead of 250th Anniversary Celebration June is Cataract Month – Prevent Blindness Provides Educational Resources on the Leading Cause of Vision Loss in the United States Prevent Blindness to Host the 2026 ASPECT Patient Engagement Summit and Eyes on Capitol Hill Legislative Advocacy Day in Washington, D.

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Prevent Blindness Declares May as Third Annual Inherited Retinal Disease and Genetic Testing Month Prevent Blindness Kicks Off its 2026 Focus on Eye Health Webinar Series “Powering Partnerships to Advance Eye Health” in May April is Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month at Prevent Blindness, Aimed at Providing Women with Resources Needed to Help Save Vision Prevent Blindness Declares First-Ever Keratoconus Week Prevent Blindness Holds 2026 Person of Vision Award Gala, Honoring Jim McGrann, Advancing Eyecare, as Part of Vision Expo Prevent Blindness Debuts “Best Eyes for Life” National Multimedia Campaign as Survey Reveals Concerning Misconceptions on Eye Health Prevent Blindness Offers Free Educational Resources to Employers and Employees for Workplace Eye Wellness Month Third Annual Prevent Blindness Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Awareness Week Kicks off as Part of its National ROP Education and Support Initiative February is Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Month Congress Cuts Vision and Eye Health Funding by One-Third in Fiscal Year 2026 Tickets and Sponsorships Available for the 2026 Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award Gala The “It Started With an Eye Exam” Campaign Rolls Out its Second Year Prevent Blindness Joins January’s National Glaucoma Awareness Month Efforts to Combat the “Silent Thief of Sight” Expiring Tax Credits for Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace Health Insurance Plans To Educate the Public and Raise Awareness, Prevent Blindness Declares Fifth Annual Geographic Atrophy Week Prevent Blindness Names Matt MacDonald, EyeMed Vision Care, as Board of Directors Chair, Adds Three New Members Prevent Blindness Declares Sixth Annual Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) Week to Educate Public on Condition That Can Threaten Sight and Mental Wellness Prevent Blindness Launches New Resource to Help Consumers Understand Eye Care Benefits During Open Enrollment Season and Beyond Prevent Blindness Launches New Resources for Diabetes-Related Eye Disease Month Prevent Blindness Declares Fifth Annual Inflammatory Eye Disease (IED) Week Governor J.

D. Pritzker Issues Official State Proclamation Declaring October 9, 2025, as World Sight Day in the State of Illinois Prevent Blindness Analysis of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H. R.

1, or OBBBA) and its Impact on Eye Health Eye Thrive Named Recipient of the 11th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award from the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness October is Contact Lens Safety Month with Goal to Educate Consumers on Contact Lens Use Jim McGrann, Advancing Eyecare, Named as the 2026 Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award Recipient Prevent Blindness Kicks Off Annual World Sight Day Activities House FY 2026 Legislation Cuts Vision and Eye Health by $2 million Prevent Blindness Declares September as Sports Eye Safety Month as Sports Eye Injuries Increase Prevent Blindness Announces New Diabetes and the Eyes Advisory Committee August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month at Prevent Blindness National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Calls for Nominations for the 2025 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award Prevent Blindness Declares June 28-July 4, 2025, as Fifth Annual Fireworks Safety Awareness Week July is Dry Eye Month at Prevent Blindness with Goal to Raise Awareness and Educate the Public on the Eye Condition Prevent Blindness to Co-host Free “Healthy Sight for Life: A Diabetes and Eye Health Fair” From Eye Patches to Indie Films: How Pop Culture Can Spark Conversations About Children’s Vision Health New Disney/Pixar Film Elio Sparks Conversation about Eye Patches and Children’s Vision Prevent Blindness Provides Educational Resources for Cataract Month Prevent Blindness to Hold 17th Annual Swing Fore Sight Golf Outing at Vision Expo West, Las Vegas 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 May is the Second Annual Inherited Retinal Disease and Genetic Testing Month at Prevent Blindness Prevent Blindness Urges West Virginia State House to Reject Bill That Would Imperil Children’s Vision Prevent Blindness Announces Leadership Promotions Prevent Blindness Declares April as Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month Matt MacDonald, President and Global Head of Managed Care at EyeMed Vision Care, Named Chair-elect of Prevent Blindness Board of Directors 2025 Focus on Eye Health Summit – Perspectives in Vision 2025 Workplace Eye Wellness Month Prevent Blindness Holds 2025 Person of Vision Event Honoring Howard Purcell, O.

D. The Second Annual “Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Awareness Week 2025 Jenny Pomeroy and Rising Visionary Awards Call for Nominations Prevent Blindness Declares February as Age-related Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Awareness Month Prevent Blindness Receives Transformative Legacy Gift of $9.

7 Million 2025 Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award Gala to be Held During Vision Expo East Free Resources in Support of National Glaucoma Awareness Month Fourth Annual Geographic Atrophy Awareness Week Prevent Blindness Names Six New Members to National Board of Directors Fifth Annual Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) Awareness Week Prevent Blindness Provides Free Educational Resources for Diabetes-related Eye Disease Awareness Month Common Misperceptions Among Caregivers of Aging Adults Emphasizes Lack of Awareness of Retinal Diseases New Study Finds Higher Prevalence of Glaucoma Than Previously Estimated Prevent Blindness Urges Public to Keep Eyes Healthy While Using Contacts Alcon Children’s Vision Center Named Recipient of 10th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award Howard Purcell, O.

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, New England College of Optometry, to Receive 2025 Person of Vision Award NASEM Publishes New Report on Myopia 2024 Inflammatory Eye Disease Awareness Week New Mapping Tool Provides Data for Children’s Vision and Eye Health 2024 World Sight Day Activities Focus on Children’s Vision Prevent Blindness Raises Awareness on the Need for Eye Protection While Playing Sports Prevent Blindness Declares August as Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month to Educate Parents, Professionals, and Government Leaders on the Importance of Healthy Vision for Kids Prevent Blindness Joins in July’s Dry Eye Awareness Month, Providing Educational Resources on Eye Disease that Affects Millions Fourth Annual Prevent Blindness Fireworks Safety Awareness Week declared as June 28-July 4, 2024, to Help Educate Consumers on the Dangers of Fireworks Prevent Blindness to Hold 16th Annual Swing Fore Sight Golf Outing at Vision Expo West, Las Vegas Prevent Blindness Declares June as Cataract Awareness Month to Educate Public on Eye Disease that is the Leading Cause of Vision Loss in the United States Call for Nominations Issued for the 2024 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award from the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Prevent Blindness Offers New Resources for Education and to Raise Awareness for Stargardt Disease Prevent Blindness Launches “It Started With an Eye Exam” Campaign to Encourage, Educate and Empower the Public to Make Vision and Eye Health a Part of Their Overall Health Care Proposed Bipartisan Legislation Would Create First Federally Funded Program to Address Children’s Vision and Eye Health Prevent Blindness to Host the 2024 ASPECT Patient Engagement and Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.

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Prevent Blindness to Host 13th Annual Focus on Eye Health Summit, a Two-Day Virtual Interactive Event, with theme of “Being Seen and Heard” Prevent Blindness Announces Recipients of the 2024 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health, and the Rising Visionary Award Prevent Blindness Declares May as First-ever Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Awareness Month Prevent Blindness Provides Free Resources as Part of April’s Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month to Educate Women on Necessary Steps to Help Save Sight Prevent Blindness Holds 2024 Person of Vision Award Event, honoring Ed Buffington, GPN Technologies, and 20/20 Magazine, as Part of Vision Expo East Prevent Blindness Declares March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month to Encourage Eye Safety Practices, Eye Protection at Work Prevent Blindness Launches New “Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Education and Support Program” as Part of Inaugural ROP Awareness Week, Feb.

26 – March 3, 2024 Prevent Blindness Encourages Eye Safety for Upcoming Total Solar Eclipse in April February Declared as Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month by Prevent Blindness National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Celebrates 15th Anniversary in 2024 Tickets and Sponsorships Available for the 2024 Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award Gala During Vision Expo East, Honoring Ed Buffington, GPN Technologies Prevent Blindness Issues Call for Nominations for the 2024 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health, and Rising Visionary Award Prevent Blindness Joins National Glaucoma Awareness Month in January to Educate the Public and Professionals on the “Silent Thief of Sight” Prevent Blindness President & CEO Jeff Todd to Lead 2024 National Health Council Board of Directors Prevent Blindness Declares Third Annual Geographic Atrophy Awareness Week as Dec.

4-10, 2023 Prevent Blindness Names Five New Members to National Board of Directors, Elects New Board Secretary and Treasurer Prevent Blindness Declares Fourth Annual Thyroid Eye Disease Awareness Week as Nov.

13-19, 2023 Prevent Blindness Provides Informational Resources to Professionals and the Public for November’s Diabetes-related Eye Disease Awareness Month Prevent Blindness Names Ed Buffington, GPN Technologies, as the 2024 Person of Vision Award Recipient Prevent Blindness Urges Consumers to Use Contact Lenses Safely, Consult an Eyecare Professional Before Wearing Prevent Blindness Joins 2023 World Sight Day Global Initiative to “Love Your Eyes at Work,” Calling on Employers, Insurers, and Policy Makers to Consider How They Can Contribute to Improved Access to Vision and Eye Health Care Prevent Blindness Declares Third Annual Inflammatory Eye Disease Awareness Week as Sept.

18 – 24 Award-Winning Actress, Dancer and Director Debbie Allen Joins Prevent Blindness and Regeneron to Launch the Gr8 Eye Movement and Raise Awareness of Serious Retinal Diseases New Data from Prevent Blindness Shows More than 32,000 Sports-related Eye Injuries were Treated Last Year, an almost 20 Percent Increase Over the Previous Year Prevent Blindness urges enhanced role for vision and eye health in first major opportunity to change Older Americans Act program regulations since 1988 National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Names Danielle Crull, ABOM, owner of A Child’s Eyes, and The Truffles the Kitty Organization, as Recipient of the 9th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award Prevent Blindness Launches New “Eyes on Capitol Hill” Online Advocacy Resource Designed to Empower Individuals to Be a Voice for Vision Prevent Blindness Declares August as Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month to Help Educate Families on the Importance of Healthy Vision and Early Access to Eyecare Prevent Blindness Holds 12th Annual Focus on Eye Health Summit as Two-day Virtual Interactive Event Prevent Blindness to Hold 15th Annual Swing Fore Sight Golf Tournament at Vision Expo West, Las Vegas Prevent Blindness Declares July as Dry Eye Awareness Month to Educate Public on Eye Disease that Affects more than 16 Million Americans Prevent Blindness Declares June 28-July 4, 2023, as Third Annual Fireworks Safety Awareness Week, Seeking to Educate the Public on the Dangers of Fireworks Study Finds Significantly More Adults Living with Diabetic Retinopathy in the United States than Previously Estimated Prevent Blindness Focuses on Eye Safety for Upcoming Solar Eclipses Prevent Blindness Launches Multiple Efforts to Provide Education and Resources on the Effects of Vision Loss and Blindness on Mental Health Happy Birthday to Prevent Blindness!

Prevent Blindness Declares June as Cataract Awareness Month, Providing Educational Resources on Eye Disease that Affects Millions Prevent Blindness Celebrates “Prevent Blindness Day” on June 1, the organization’s 115th Birthday Prevent Blindness to Host 12th Annual Focus on Eye Health Summit, a Two-Day Virtual Interactive Event, with Focus on Research, Empowerment through Storytelling, and Mental Health Related to Vision Loss Prevent Blindness Issues Call for Nominations for the 2023 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award Prevent Blindness Declares Fourth Annual Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Week as May 15-21 Onward Clinical Trial for Geographic Atrophy (GA) Prevent Blindness Declares May as Ultraviolet (UV) Awareness Month to Educate Public on Dangers to Eyes from UV Exposure The Most Urgent Voice in Eye Research -The Patient’s Prevent Blindness Announces Recipients of the 2023 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health, and Rising Visionary Award Lumata Health and Prevent Blindness Announce Partnership to Deliver More Resources to Americans with Vision Loss New Study Finds Social Determinants of Health are Associated with Vision Loss Prevent Blindness Statement on Texas Court Decision Regarding ACA Preventive Services The NEPTUNE Research Study Megan Molony honored at 2023 Person of Vision Award event by PB Prevent Blindness Designates April as Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month to Educate Public on a Variety of Women’s Vision Issues Prevent Blindness Eighteenth Annual “Eyes on Capitol Hill” Event Prevent Blindness declares March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month Illinois Society & Horizon Grant Low Vision Equipment to Residents Prevent Blindness free resources for AMD & Low Vision Awareness Month Prevent Blindness supports UN Special Envoy on Vision appointment PB seeks nominations for 2023 Jenny Pomeroy & Rising Visionary Awards Prevent Blindness joins Glaucoma Community for Awareness Month FY 2023 funding includes $6.

5M for CDC’s Vision & Eye Health Programs Prevent Blindness Geographic Atrophy Awareness Week Dec. 5-11, 2022 Prevent Blindness Declares TED Awareness Week Nov.

14-20, 2022 Prevent Blindness Names Jim McGrann Chair, Adds New Board Members New study finds higher AMD prevalence & high county variation PB Revamps, Expands its “Living Well With Low Vision” Online Resource Prevent Blindness resources for Diabetes Eye Disease Awareness Month World Sight Day event by Prevent Blindness & Horizon at Soldier Field Screening & Eye Health Event by PB & Horizon near Wrigley Field October is Contact Lens Safety Month at Prevent Blindness Dr. Donny W.

Suh of UC Irvine receives Children’s Vision Award Prevent Blindness & MedLive Offer Free Diabetic Macular Edema Webinar PB & Prevention of Blindness Society World Sight Day on Capitol Hill Prevent Blindness Declares Inflammatory Eye Disease Awareness Week Megan Molony of National Vision Inc. named 2023 Person of Vision Horizon Therapeutics joins IAPB for #LoveYourEyes on World Sight Day Regener-Eyes® Ophthalmic Solution Partners with PB to Preserve Sight Data from Prevent Blindness Shows More than 26,000 Eye Injuries Related to Sports Treated Last Year Prevent Blindness Recognized as a Healthy People 2030 Champion for Supporting the Initiative’s Vision Prevent Blindness Offers Webinars, Services and Free Resources for August’s Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month During the “Year of Children’s Vision” Prevent Blindness to Hold 14th Annual Swing Fore Sight Golf Tournament at Vision Expo West Prevent Blindness Holds 11th Annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit Dr. Jacqueline Herd, DNP, RN, Joins Prevent Blindness Board of Directors Prevent Blindness applauds proposed $2.

5 million funding level for CDC’s Vision and Eye Health program in FY2023 House Labor-HHS-Ed.

appropriations legislation Samsara Vision to Initiate a U.S. PMA Supplemental Study of the SING IMT™, a New-Generation Technology for Age- Related Macular Degeneration July Declared as Dry Eye Awareness Month by Prevent Blindness to Increase Awareness and Education on Condition that Affects Vision, Mental Health Prevent Blindness Declares Second Annual Fireworks Safety Awareness Week as June 28-July 4 to Educate Public on the Dangers of Fireworks Call for Nominations Issued for the 2022 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award from the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness For Cataract Awareness Month in June, Prevent Blindness Provides Educational Information and Resources on the Leading Cause of Vision Loss in the United States Prevent Blindness to Host 11th Annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit, a Two-Day Virtual Event Prevent Blindness Declares Third Annual Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Week as May 16-22 Prevent Blindness to Hold First-Ever ASPECT Patient Advocacy and Engagement Summit in Washington, D.

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Prevent Blindness and Regeneron Unite to Help Save Eyesight through the “Diabetes and the Eyes” Program May is Ultraviolet Awareness (UV) Month at Prevent Blindness, Designed to Educate the Public on the Best Ways to Keep Eyes Safe from UV Damage Recipients of the 2022 Prevent Blindness Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health and Rising Visionary Award Announced Prevent Blindness Holds 2022 Person of Vision Award Event, Honoring Rick Gadd of Essilor North America, at Vision Expo East Women’s Eye Health & Safety Month resources protect women’s vision New Webinar Series on Vascular Stabilization in Retina Health and Disease Zenni and Prevent Blindness Partner to Launch the “Zenni Scholarship to Advance Children’s Vision” Prevent Blindness Elects Alan J.

Gunner, AEG Vision, LLC, to National Board of Director Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations Legislation Funds CDC’s Vision Health Initiative at its Highest Level Since Fiscal Year 2010 Prevent Blindness Declares March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month to Provide Sight-Saving Resources to Employees and their Employers Prevent Blindness to Hold Seventeenth Annual “Eyes on Capitol Hill” Advocacy Event VSP Eyes of Hope and Prevent Blindness Renew Longstanding Partnership to Continue Bringing Eye Care Where It’s Needed Most Bausch + Lomb and Prevent Blindness Launch Annual AMD Awareness Month Campaign to Educate Patients Prevent Blindness Thanks James Jorkasky for Two Decades of Work Contributing to Advancements in Vision and Eye Health Prevent Blindness Declares February as Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month Call for Nominations Issued for 2022 Prevent Blindness Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health and Rising Visionary Award Prevent Blindness Provides Educational Resources, Materials and Support to Patients and Caregivers for January’s National Glaucoma Awareness Month Amy Pulles Selected to Succeed Retiring Sherry Williams as President & CEO of the Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness Prevent Blindness Declares 2022 as the “Year of Children’s Vision” Prevent Blindness Declares First-ever Geographic Atrophy Awareness Week as Dec.

6-12, 2021 The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Convenes New Children’s Vision Equity Alliance Prevent Blindness Declares Second Annual Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) Awareness Week to Help Educate the Public on Risk Factors, Symptoms, and Resources for Care Prevent Blindness Names Chair-Elect, Two New Members to National Board of Directors Prevent Blindness Hosts Congressional Briefing on Eye and Vision Public Health Data and Surveillance Prevent Blindness Names Rick Gadd, President of Essilor North America, as the 2022 Person of Vision Award Recipient November Declared as Diabetes-related Eye Disease Month to Educate Public on Potential Impact of Vision Loss and Blindness from Diabetes Founding Co-Chair of the Congressional Vision Caucus Announces Retirement from Congress in 2022 Senate FY2022 Appropriations Bill Doubles Funding for the CDC’s Vision and Eye Health Program Prevent Blindness Joins in World Sight Day, October 14th, by Asking Public to Pledge to Make Eye Health a Priority Virtual Workshop: Public Health and Research Applications of the CDC’s Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System (VEHSS) Call for Applications to the Prevent Blindness A.

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C. T. Patient Engagement Program Prevent Blindness Declares October as Contact Lens Safety Month, Advises Public on Important Precautions to Keep Eyes Healthy Prevent Blindness Holds 2021 Person of Vision Award Event, Honoring Marc Ferrara of Jobson Medical Information, at Vision Expo West Prevent Blindness Declares First-ever Inflammatory Eye Disease Awareness Week as Sept.

27 – Oct. 3 Prevent Blindness Applauds Legislation to Expand Medicare Vision Benefits; Encourages Low Vision Aids Path to Coverage Annual Data Shows Pool and Water Sports as Cause of Most Sports-related Eye Injuries Prevent Blindness Updates Considerations for Conducting Children’s Vision Screenings During the COVID-19 Pandemic 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 Prevent Blindness Offers Parents, Caregivers, and Educators, Free Resources to Help Keep Children’s Eyes and Vision Healthy Prevent Blindness Applauds Adoption of New UN Assembly Resolution Designed to Provide Eye Support and Treatment to Those in Need Across the Globe Prevent Blindness Holds 10th Annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit as Expanded Two-day Virtual Event Prevent Blindness Declares July as Dry Eye Awareness Month to Provide Information on Issue that Affects Nearly 16 Million Americans Gail Devers, Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Partners with the Graves’ Community to FOCUS on Thyroid Eye Disease Prevent Blindness Joins Vision Community Members Recognizing July 2021 as Dry Eye Awareness Month Prevent Blindness Urges Public to Stay Safe, Celebrate Independence Day by Not Using Fireworks Genetic Testing for Inherited Retinal Disease: The Time is Now Prevent Blindness to Present its 2021 Person of Vision Award to Marc Ferrara of Jobson Medical Information at Vision Expo West Bausch + Lomb and Prevent Blindness Launch Educational Campaign During Cataract Awareness Month Prevent Blindness to Host Tenth Annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit as Two-Day Virtual Event 2021 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award Call for Nominations Prevent Blindness Declares Second Annual Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Week as May 16-22 New Study Identifies More People with Vision Loss and Blindness Than Previously Estimated Prevent Blindness Urges U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to Support Resolution on Vision and Eye Health Prevent Blindness Announces Recipients of 2021 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health, and Rising Visionary Award Prevent Blindness Declares May as Ultraviolet Awareness Month to Educate Public on Potential Health Dangers of UV Exposure to Eyes How Geri Has Managed Her AMD for More Than A Decade Patient-Engagement Opportunity Prevent Blindness Statement on Departure of Congressional Vision Caucus Co-Chair Rep.

Steve Stivers (R-OH) President Biden Release FY2022 Budget Request to Congress Prevent Blindness applauds FDA’s decision to allow production of thyroid eye disease treatment to resume Prevent Blindness Thanks AEG Vision New UCSF Study: Eyeglass Compliance for Preschoolers.

New Website for People Impacted by Age-Related Macular Degeneration Launched by Patient Advocacy Groups As Women are at Higher Risk for Eye Disease, Prevent Blindness Declares April as Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month Prevent Blindness leads 115 organizations urging Congress to invest in vision and eye health in Fiscal Year 2022 March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month Thirteenth Annual Swing Fore Sight Golf Tournament at Vision Expo East Sixteenth Annual Eyes on Capitol Hill Advocacy Event Prevent Blindness and Bausch + Lomb to Launch Year-Long Video Series to Raise Awareness of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Regener-Eyes® Presents Donation to Prevent Blindness Tell FDA to Use the CARES Act to Prevent Drug Shortages Call for Nominations for Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health and the Rising Visionary Award FDA Authority to Help Prevent Drug Shortages for Patients with Eye Diseases & Other Conditions Join The Glaucoma Community to Fight the Sneak Thief of Sight Prevent Blindness Opposes Trump Administration’s “Most Favored Nation” Policies Prevent Blindness Declares December as “Give the Gift of Sight Month” Regener-Eyes® is Pledging Support to Prevent Blindness this Holiday Season First Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) Awareness Week to Increase Education and Understanding of Vision-Threatening Disease Senate Releases Long-Awaited FY2021 Appropriations Legislation Diabetes-related Eye Disease Month to Educate on Leading Cause of New Cases of Blindness in Adults Prevent Blindness Encourages Everyone to Take a Screen Time-Out New Online Resource to Educate Public on Importance of Good Vision Prevent Blindness Names Marc Ferrara of Jobson Medical Information, as 2021 Person of Vision Award Recipient Prevent Blindness Mourns the Loss of Henry Shyer Prevent Blindness Celebrates World Sight Day by Encouraging Members of Public to “Be A Visionary” and Advocate for Vision and Eye Health Programs Our Hope to Be Seen: Voting and Vision Impairment Fight for Sight and Prevent Blindness Announce Recipient of the 2020 Joanne Angle Public Health Award October Declared as Contact Lens Safety Month by Prevent Blindness to Provide Public with Information on How to Keep Eyes Healthy Responsum Health and Prevent Blindness Launch Innovative Glaucoma Platform Prevent Blindness to Kick Off Virtual Persons of Vision Award Event Honoring VSP Global Update for Eye Care Patients Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic Prevent Blindness Data Shows Basketball as Cause of Most Sports-related Eye Injuries National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health Publishes Considerations for Children’s Vision Screening Programs During the Covid-19 Pandemic Prevent Blindness Statement on Trump Administration’s “Most Favored Nation” Executive Order National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Names Logan Newman, East High Vision Care Program, as Recipient of the 6th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Issues Updated National Report Outlining the Current State of Children’s Vision and Eye Health Prevent Blindness Elects Two New Members to Board of Directors House Appropriations Committee Introduces Fiscal Year 2021 Legislation for CDC’s Vision and Eye Health Programs Prevent Blindness Holds Succsessful 9th Annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit New Initiative Encourages the Graves’ Disease Community to FOCUS on Eye Health Prevent Blindness Warns Public About the Impact of Firework Injuries to Healthy Eyesight Prevent Blindness Condemns Racism, Decries Continued Impact on Health Disparities and Outcomes Prevent Blindness Condemns Racism, Decries Continued Impact on Health Disparities and Outcomes Prevent Blindness to Host Ninth Annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit as an Online Virtual Event Children’s Vision Screening During Distancing June Declared Cataract Awareness Month to Educate Public on World’s Leading Cause of Vision Loss Prevent Blindness Announces Recipients of 2020 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health, and Rising Visionary Award Prevent Blindness Unveils New Brand Identity, Logo and Website 2020 Bonnie Strickland Award Call for Nominations New Educational Resources on Inherited Retinal Diseases, Importance of Genetic Testing and Services Flattening the InAccessibility Curve Important Message to Eye Care Patients Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic Meet Charlotte – A True Success Story Free Resources to Employers and Employees to Help Keep Vision Healthy Prevent Blindness Provides Educational Resources on Uveitis and Keratitis for Rare Disease Day Fifteenth Annual Eyes on Capitol Hill Advocacy Event President’s FY2021 Budget Proposes to Eliminate CDC Vision and Eye Health Programs FEBRUARY’S AMD AWARENESS MONTH Prevent Blindness Statement on Medicaid Guidance Prevent Blindness, Bausch + Lomb Join Together to Raise Awareness and Provide Educational Resources for Age-Related Macular Degneration Glaucoma Sneak Thief of Sight Continues to Affect Vision of Millions of Americans Congress Passes FY2020 Appropriations Legislation House Passes Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 An Estimated 184,000 Children Under the Age of 15 Sent to the Emergency Room for Toy-related Injuries Oxurion NV Partners with Prevent Blindness to Educate Public on Diabetes-related Eye Disease For World Sight Day, Horizon and Prevent Blindness Are Calling on the Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) Community to Put “Vision First” For World Sight Day, Horizon and Prevent Blindness Are Calling on the Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) Community to Put “Vision First” Prevent Blindness Applauds WHO’s Release of the “World Report on Vision” Vision 2020 USA: Annual World Sight Day Briefing Fight For Sight and Prevent Blindness Announce Call for Entries for the 2020 Joanne Angle Public Health Award October Contact Lens Safety Awareness Month Helps Educate Consumers on Keeping Eyes Healthy Senate FY2020 Labor-HHS-Ed.

Appropriations Bill Fails to Restore CDC’s Vision Health Initiative Prevent Blindness Names VSP Global and Michael Guyette as the 2020 Persons of Vision Award Recipients 5th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award Make Eye Protection Part of Your Uniform While Playing Sports Prevent Blindness Creates New Educational Resource for Diabetes Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month Resources NCCVEH Hosts Back to School Webinar on Sensory Screenings August is Declared Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month by Prevent Blindness and the National Optometric Association Fourteenth Annual Eyes on Capitol Hill Advocacy Event Celebrate Independence Day Safely without Using Fireworks Senate Hearing on Fireworks Bill Take Steps Today to Help Protect Eyes from Cataract Center for Vision and Population Health Welcomes New Advisory Committee Members 2019 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award Call for Nominations House FY2020 Labor-HHS-Ed.

Appropriations Bill Doubles Funding for CDC’s Vision Health Initiative Protecting Eyes from UV Rays Today Helps Save Healthy Vision in the Future Eighth Annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit Because Women Have Unique Vision Issues, Prevent Blindness Declares April as Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month James A. Brocato, Coherent Eye Care, Elected to Board of Directors Protect Your Vision at Work Bausch + Lomb Launches SightMatters.

com to Help People Living With AMD Vision 2020/USA with Leading Vision and Eye Health Groups Urge U.S. Surgeon General to Issue Call to Action for the Year 2020 Share Your Stories of Delays/Disruptions in Your Eye Care Treatment Increase in Glaucoma Cases Projected to Continue for Decades to Come Prevent Blindness Establishes Center for Vision and Population Health CPSC Data Reports More than a 107,000 Toy-related Facial/Head Injuries to Kids Last Year Prevent Blindness Elects New Members to National Board Oxurion NV Supports Sight-saving Diabetes Programs Millions with Diabetes and Prediabetes at Risk for Vision Loss and Blindness See America’s Hidden Gems Prevent Blindness Names New National Center Director FY 2019 Spending Law Includes Funding for Vision and Eye Health 2019 Persons of Vision Award Recipients Contact Lenses Classified as Medical Devices by the FDA – Prescriptions Required for Purchase New Data Shows More than 30,000 Sports-Related Eye Injuries Fourth Annual Bonnie Strickland Award Family Income, Ethnicity and Health Literacy May Affect Children’s Vision, Eye Care Access Prevent Blindness Elects Two New Members to National Board of Directors Thirteenth Annual Eyes on Capitol Hill Advocacy Event CBS News – Growing Number of Children Becoming Nearsighted, Screen