FY-Eye: July 2018 Healthy Sight for Adults in Milwaukee Last week, certified adult vision screeners from UW-Milwaukee and UW-Parkside carried out an adult vision screening at the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Be Active Be Healthy Health Fair. 37 at-risk adults were vision screened. It is events like these that help us truly make
FY-Eye: June 2018 Record Breaking Year for Children’s Vision Screenings! Thanks to our thousands of incredible partners including public health nurses, school nurses, healthcare staff, students, volunteers, childcare providers, Wisconsin Lion/Lioness, and Head Start personnel, it was reported that 261,251 children received vision screenings this year. Of those screened, 27,468 children were referred
FY-Eye: May 2018 Five community members to receive awards at 59th Annual Meeting of the Board Prevent Blindness Wisconsin is pleased to announce five award winners celebrating their achievements towards healthy vision for all Wisconsin residents. The Awards will be presented at a dinner following the 59th Annual Meeting of the Board at the
Paulette Tattersall: The New Director of Prevent Blindness Northeast Region Prevent Blindness has announced the appointment of Paulette Tattersall as the Director of Northeast Region, effective May 1, 2018. Tattersall is succeeding Kathy Majzoub who has been in the position since the established of the Northeast Regional Office in 2008. Prior to this role, Tattersall worked
The Award recognizes significant efforts by an individual or group of individuals to improve public health for children’s vision. The deadline for submission is June 15, 2018. The award was established by the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health (NCCVEH) Advisory Committee to commemorate Bonnie Strickland and her groundbreaking work to establish a comprehensive system for children’s vision
FY-Eye: March 2018 Satisloh Vision Screens 1,000th Student Many thanks to our corporate partner, Satisloh North America, for vision screening 287 students in Germantown and Menomonee Falls last month. Satisloh, a global leader in ophthalmic and precision optics manufacturing equipment and located in Germantown, has partnered with Prevent Blindness Wisconsin to save sight since
FY-Eye: February 2018 Your Child’s Eye Exam A video featuring Dr. Tracey Strombeck, an optometrist from Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, was made to inform parents, teachers and nurses about the importance as well as the process of a pediatric eye exam. This video also features Prevent Blindness Wisconsin’s 2017 Preschool Vision Screening Ambassador, Addisyn.
July 18, 2018 from 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. A series of presentations will be conducted in relation to this year’s Summit theme “Research to Impact: Honoring 50 Years of the National Eye Institute.” Lily Peng, MD, PhD, of Google Brain, will be the keynote speaker for
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 Grant From Nationwide Foundation Project To Provide Vision Services To Disadvantaged Populations COLUMBUS, OH (April 18, 2018) – The Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness (PBO) received a $20,000 grant from Nationwide Foundation
FY-Eye: April 2018 April is National Volunteer Month! Prevent Blindness Wisconsin extends a heartfelt “thank you” to all of our volunteer vision screeners during National Volunteer Month. At each and every screening, our volunteers make a difference by identifying children with potential vision problems and setting them on the path to healthy vision.
