Research to Prevent Blindness

Prevent Blindness Georgia Raises $320,000 To Expand Their Vision Saving Initiatives For Underserved Youth and Adults At 7TH Annual Night for Sight Gala

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星期一, 十一月 20, 2023
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The funds raised will support their ongoing vital children’s vision services and help them expand to reach even more school systems across Georgia.

Key Points: 
  • The funds raised will support their ongoing vital children’s vision services and help them expand to reach even more school systems across Georgia.
  • In 2023, PBGA achieved a historic milestone by serving the largest number of Georgians in its history, including 51,120 school children and 3,412 financially insecure adults.
  • Since its inception in 1965, PBGA’s mission has been focused on ensuring that every individual has access to essential eye care and vision-saving treatments.
  • “We are incredibly grateful for our 2023 Person of Vision, Scott Bullock,” said Jill Thornton, President and CEO of Prevent Blindness Georgia.

Prevent Blindness Declares Third Annual Geographic Atrophy Awareness Week as Dec. 4-10, 2023

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星期四, 十一月 30, 2023
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CHICAGO, Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading nonprofit eye health organization, is announcing the third annual Geographic Atrophy (GA) Awareness Week as Dec. 4-10, 2023. GA is a medical term that refers to later-stage cases of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Macular degeneration is an eye condition that affects the macula of the retina. More than 8 million people in the world have GA, with an estimated 1 million in the United States, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

Key Points: 
  • Prevent Blindness provides free geographic atrophy educational resources for patients, care partners and healthcare professionals, including new Focus on Eye Health Expert series episode, Web resource, Fact Sheets and More
    CHICAGO, Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prevent Blindness , the nation's leading nonprofit eye health organization, is announcing the third annual Geographic Atrophy (GA) Awareness Week as Dec. 4-10, 2023.
  • "By working closely with their eye doctors, people with geographic atrophy (GA) have hope to preserve their vision from the damaging effects of GA," said Jeff Todd, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness.
  • This year's GA Awareness Week is supported by funding from Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , and Iveric Bio , an Astellas Company.
  • Additionally, Prevent Blindness is participating in the first World Geographic Atrophy Day on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.

Prevent Blindness Provides Informational Resources to Professionals and the Public for November's Diabetes-related Eye Disease Awareness Month

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星期三, 十月 25, 2023
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CHICAGO, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A recent study, "Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in the US in 2021," estimated that more than 26 percent of people with diabetes had diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy, the most common form of diabetes-related eye disease, is the leading cause of blindness in adults age 20–74, according to the National Eye Institute.

Key Points: 
  • Diabetic retinopathy, the most common form of diabetes-related eye disease, is the leading cause of blindness in adults age 20–74, according to the National Eye Institute .
  • The longer a person has diabetes, the greater the risk for diabetes-related eye disease.
  • Prevent Blindness , the nation's leading nonprofit eye health and safety organization, has declared November as Diabetes-related Eye Disease Awareness Month, providing the public with a variety of helpful tools to prevent unnecessary vision loss from diabetes.
  • Vision Integration Library - The Center for Vision and Population Health at Prevent Blindness offers the free "Vision Integration Library: Vision and Eye Health Resource Center at Prevent Blindness."

Prevent Blindness Names Ed Buffington, GPN Technologies, as the 2024 Person of Vision Award Recipient

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星期四, 九月 28, 2023
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CHICAGO, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading eye health and safety nonprofit organization, announced today that the 2024 Person of Vision Award will be presented to Ed Buffington, president and CEO of GPN Technologies. The Person of Vision Award Gala will be held on March 14, 2024, at 583 Park Avenue, New York City, in conjunction with Vision Expo East. Prevent Blindness will also be giving special recognition to 20/20 Magazine in celebration of its 50th Anniversary of publication. All proceeds from the event support the sight-saving mission of Prevent Blindness.

Key Points: 
  • Annual Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award Gala at Vision Expo East to Honor Ed Buffington, GPN Technologies, and Recognize 20/20 Magazine for 50 Years of Publication
    CHICAGO, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness , the nation's leading eye health and safety nonprofit organization, announced today that the 2024 Person of Vision Award will be presented to Ed Buffington, president and CEO of GPN Technologies .
  • "We are proud to recognize Ed Buffington and 20/20 Magazine at the 2024 Person of Vision Award gala," said Jeff Todd, pres.
  • The Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award recognizes an individual, corporation and/or organization whose inspired outlook champions healthy vision and its importance for a healthy life.
  • "We are proud to recognize Ed Buffington and 20/20 Magazine at the 2024 Person of Vision Award gala," said Jeff Todd, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness.

MyEyeDr. Teams Up With Shaquille O'Neal for Surprise Visit to Local Houston School, Empowering Students on Eye Health

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星期五, 九月 22, 2023
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surprised local students at Pine Shadows Elementary School in Houston today for an eye-opening experience.

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  • surprised local students at Pine Shadows Elementary School in Houston today for an eye-opening experience.
  • The partnership looks to give back to the local Houston community, raise awareness for eye health and the importance of eye safety, and provide students with free solar glasses ahead of next month's annular solar eclipse.
  • As both partner to further champion their message of raising awareness for eye health and eye safety within the local community, MyEyeDr.
  • and its commitment to raising awareness for eye health and eye safety within the local community, please visit www.myeyedr.com .

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

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星期二, 八月 29, 2023
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CHICAGO, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- New annual data from Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading eye health nonprofit organization, shows that there were more than 32,000 sports-related eye injuries treated in the United States last year, an increase of almost 20 percent from the previous year. To educate the public on the risk of significant and potentially blinding eye injuries and the need for proper eye protection, Prevent Blindness has declared September as Sports Eye Safety Month.

Key Points: 
  • To educate the public on the risk of significant and potentially blinding eye injuries and the need for proper eye protection, Prevent Blindness has declared September as Sports Eye Safety Month.
  • "A sports-related eye injury can happen in an instant, but the effects may last a lifetime," said Jeff Todd, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness.
  • The new Prevent Blindness data showed once again that the category of "non-powder guns, darts, arrows, and slingshots" had the overall highest rate of eye injuries.
  • Types of sports-related eye injuries include blunt trauma, penetrating injuries, eye infections, and corneal scratches and abrasions.

NCCVEH at Prevent Blindness Names '23 Champion for Children's Vision Award Recipient as Danielle Crull, owner of A Child's Eyes, and The Truffles the Kitty Organization

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星期三, 八月 16, 2023
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CHICAGO, Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) has announced the recipient of the ninth annual "Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award" as optician Danielle Crull, ABOM, author, business owner of A Child's Eyes, organizer of The Pumpkin Patch Project, and founder of the Truffles the Kitty Organization (TKO). The award will be formally presented at the NCCVEH Annual Meeting on Sept. 14, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness has named 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.
  • The Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award recognizes significant efforts by an individual or group of individuals to improve public health approaches for children's vision and eye health at the state or national level.
  • "Thank you to the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness for this award.
  • For more information on the 2023 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award, Prevent Blindness or the NCCVEH, please visit nationalcenter.preventblindness.org or contact Donna Fishman at [email protected] .

Prevent Blindness Launches New "Eyes on Capitol Hill" Online Advocacy Resource Designed to Empower Individuals to Be a Voice for Vision

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星期三, 八月 2, 2023
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CHICAGO, Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading volunteer eye health organization, announced the launch of its new Eyes on Capitol Hill advocacy resource: Advocacy.PreventBlindness.org. The new website and legislative action center will educate and empower advocates with the vital information and necessary tools needed to successfully advocate for policies that preserve sight.

Key Points: 
  • More than a century later, Prevent Blindness has expanded its work to help protect healthy vision across the age and eye disease spectrum.
  • The website also contains information about the Prevent Blindness ASPECT Patient Engagement Program - Advocacy, Support, Perspective, Empowerment, Communication, and Training.
  • "As a patient advocacy organization, Prevent Blindness often serves as the voice of the patient," said Jeff Todd, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness.
  • For information on Prevent Blindness and its advocacy efforts, please visit Advocacy.PreventBlindness.org, or email [email protected] .

Prevent Blindness to Hold 15th Annual Swing Fore Sight Golf Tournament at Vision Expo West, Las Vegas

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星期二, 七月 11, 2023
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CHICAGO, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading nonprofit eye health organization, has announced that the 2023 Prevent Blindness Swing Fore Sight golf tournament will take place on Wed., Sept. 27, at the Bali Hai Golf Club, Las Vegas, Nev., in conjunction with Vision Expo West. Registration and breakfast begin at 6 a.m. PT, and a shotgun start is at 7 a.m. PT. All proceeds from the event will go to support Prevent Blindness and its sight-saving programs.

Key Points: 
  • National nonprofit group Prevent Blindness, to hold 15th Annual Swing Fore Sight golf outing on Sept. 27, in Las Vegas, in conjunction with Vision Expo West
    CHICAGO, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness , the nation's leading nonprofit eye health organization, has announced that the 2023 Prevent Blindness Swing Fore Sight golf tournament will take place on Wed., Sept. 27, at the Bali Hai Golf Club, Las Vegas, Nev., in conjunction with Vision Expo West .
  • The all-volunteer Swing Fore Sight golf committee is once again chaired by Joe Savarese of Jobson Interactive.
  • "We are thrilled to be celebrating our 15th year of the Swing Fore Sight golf outing," said Jeff Todd, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness.
  • For more information on the Prevent Blindness Fifteenth Annual Swing Fore Sight golf outing, including tickets, sponsorship or committee positions, please visit https://preventblindness.org/SwingForeSight , or contact Albert Muci, [email protected] .

Prevent Blindness Focuses on Eye Safety for Upcoming Solar Eclipses

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星期三, 六月 14, 2023
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CHICAGO, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading nonprofit eye health and safety organization, is getting ready for the upcoming solar eclipses visible over the United States by launching the Prevent Blindness Eclipse + Your Eyes program. The goal of the program is to educate the public on solar eclipses and raise awareness about the dangers of looking directly at the sun during an eclipse.

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  • Prevent Blindness reminds public to experience the 'ring of fire' eclipse, and total solar eclipse, safely with proper eye protection
    CHICAGO, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness , the nation's leading nonprofit eye health and safety organization, is getting ready for the upcoming solar eclipses visible over the United States by launching the Prevent Blindness Eclipse + Your Eyes program.
  • Failure to protect the eyes while looking at the sun during a solar eclipse can result in "eclipse blindness" or solar retinopathy, causing damage or destruction to the cells in the retina.
  • More information is available at: https://tinyurl.com/53esk5tn
    Prevent Blindness Ohio is seeking Solar Eclipse Safety Campaign sponsorships, which will include free solar eclipse glasses for sponsors to distribute to their employees, local schools or clients from other nonprofit organizations they support to use for viewing the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse.
  • For more information on the Prevent Blindness Eclipse + Your Eyes program, tips for good eye safety practices and where to purchase safety eyewear, visit https://preventblindness.org/solar-eclipse-and-your-eyes/ , or contact [email protected] .