September is Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month at Prevent Blindness, designed to Educate Public on Need for Proper Eye Protection While Playing Sports According to recent data from Prevent Blindness, more eye injuries occur from water and pool activities than any other sport. Basketball is the second highest cause of sports-related eye injury. Basketball is
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Whitney Anderson Prevent Blindness E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (800) 301-2020 ext. 105 Prevent Blindness Trains Vision Screening Volunteers COLUMBUS, OH (Aug. 11, 2017) – The Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness held a vision screening training on Aug. 10 in New Philadelphia. Volunteers were trained and certified to conduct
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Whitney Anderson Phone: (800) 301-2020 ext. 105 Email address: [email protected] Prevent Blindness Offers Free Information to Protect Eyes During Upcoming Solar Eclipse – Non-profit Group Provides Tips on How to View Historic Solar Event Without Damaging Eyes – Columbus, OH (Aug. 9, 2017) – Across North
Award Presented to Dr. Sean Donahue, Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt University Prevent Blindness, the nation’s oldest volunteer eye health and safety organization, and the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) announced today the recipient of the third annual “Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award.”
IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Prevent Blindness Whitney Anderson Phone: (800) 301-2020 ext. 105 E-mail address: [email protected] Eye Problems That Are Detected and Treated Early Can Help Kids in the Classroom and Beyond Prevent Blindness Declares August as Children’s Eye Health and Safety Awareness Month to Educate Public on the Importance
Prevent Blindness advocates for essential health benefits that include children’s vision benefits. On July 25, the United States Senate voted 51-50, with the tie-breaking vote cast by Vice President Mike Pence, on a motion to proceed to consideration of legislation that would ultimately repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). With the Senate floor now open
Prevent Blindness Educates Public on the Importance of Healthy Vision for Kids TEXAS (July 25, 2017) – As children in most parts of Texas head back to school, Prevent Blindness Texas asks all parents and caregivers to set their child on a path to success in the classroom with a certified vision screening or eye exam. More
Prevent Blindness Educate Public on the Importance of Healthy Vision for Kids As children in most parts of the country head back to school, Prevent Blindness, the nation’s oldest non-profit eye health and safety group, asks all parents and caregivers to set their child on a path to success in the classroom with a certified
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Whitney Anderson Phone: (800) 301-2020 ext. 105 E-mail:[email protected] -Prevent Blindness Receives a $4,000 Grant from the Aultman Foundation- Project to Provide Vision Services Disadvantaged Populations in Stark, Waynes, Holmes, Carroll & Tuscarawas Counties CLEVELAND, OH (July 20, 2017) – The Northeast Ohio Chapter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Laura Schwartz 800-301-2020 ext. 112 [email protected] Prevent Blindness Awards Research Fellowships Vision Research Key to Preventing Vision Loss Columbus, OH (July 19, 2017)– An
