HOUSTON (July 18, 2017) – Across North America on Monday, August 21, 2017, a solar eclipse will be visible to millions of people. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a solar eclipse occurs when the moon blocks any part of the sun. As part of this eclipse, some parts of the United Stated
Congressional Briefing/Screening/Research Poster Session held during Dry Eye Awareness Month—July 2017 ALLIANCE FOR EYE AND VISION RESEARCH (AEVR) In conjunction with TEAR FILM & OCULAR SURFACE SOCIETY (TFOS) Invite you to a Congressional Briefing/Screening/Research Poster Session held during Dry Eye Awareness Month—July 2017 Dry Eye: An Updated Definition, A Greater Impact on Vision Health
Volunteer Delegates Gather to Meet with Government Representatives, Advocate on Vision and Eye Health Issues Prevent Blindness will be holding its twelfth annual “Eyes on Capitol Hill” advocacy day on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Since 2006, Prevent Blindness and its affiliates have brought citizens from across the country to meet with members of
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Prevent Blindness Whitney Anderson Phone: (800) 301-2020 ext. 105 Email address: [email protected] Ohio Residents Head to Washington to Advocate for Support for Programs, Research to Save Sight Columbus, OH (June 20, 2017) – Ohio Delegates Kathy McGinnis (Worthington), Sherry Lewis (Orient), Dr. Dean VanNasdale (Columbus), Marcus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Prevent Blindness Whitney Anderson Phone: (800) 301-2020 ext. 105 Email address: [email protected] Prevent Blindness Warns Ohioans About the Dangers of Backyard Fireworks Steep Increase in Consumer Fireworks Injuries As More States Legalize Their Use Columbus, OH (June 19, 2017) – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Injuries from fireworks sent 8,000 Americans to the emergency room over the Fourth of July holiday. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), estimated that injuries from fireworks sent 8,000 Americans to the emergency room over the Fourth of July holiday. The latest CPSC annual report stated that forty-two percent of the estimated emergency department-treated,
101 Vision and Eye Health Organizations Sign Letter in Support of Children’s Eye Examinations and Vision Screenings This week, Prevent Blindness sent a letter signed by 101 vision and eye health organizations to the United States Senate ahead of its work in drafting companion legislation to the House-passed American Healthcare Act (AHCA). Specifically, the letter asks
Research Grant Awarded to Dr. Brian J. Song Massachusetts Eye and Ear, and Department of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School Prevent Blindness announced today the recipient of its 2017 Joanne Angle Investigator Award as Brian J. Song, MD, MPH, at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear, and Department of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. The Award
Meet Addisyn! Prevent Blindness Wisconsin is excited to introduce our 2017 Preschool Ambassador, Addisyn. Four-year-old Addisyn is a happy and easygoing little girl. She loves gymnastics and dance, swimming, biking on her new “big-girl” bike, and playing with her twin sister, Abygail. This spring, Prevent Blindness Wisconsin volunteers provided a free vision screening at Addisyn’s
