News - Prevent Blindness Wisconsin

Jun

Dry Eye Awareness Month Congressional Briefing

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...

Jun

2017 Eyes on Capitol Hill

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...

Jun

Ohio Residents Head to Washington Advocate for Support for Programs

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...

Jun

Prevent Blindness Warns Ohioans About the Dangers of Backyard Fireworks

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...

Jun

Prevent Blindness Works to Educate the Public on Dangers of Consumer Fireworks

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...

Jun

Coalition Letter to the U.S. Senate Supports Children’s Vision

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...

Jun

Fourteenth Annual Joanne Angle Investigator Award

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...

May

Introducing Addisyn! Prevent Blindness Wisconsin’s 2017 Preschool Ambassador!

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...

May

Prevent Blindness Makes Recommendations for Health Care Bill

Prevent Blindness Letter to Senate Finance Committee Provides Strong Recommendations on the New American Health Care Act Prevent Blindness issued comments in response to a Request...

May

Cataract Remains Leading Global Cause of Blindness

Prevent Blindness Declares June as Cataract Awareness Month to Educate Public on Most Common Eye Disease Cataract is responsible for 51 percent of world blindness,...