Research to Prevent Blindness

Call for Nominations Issued for 2022 Prevent Blindness Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health, and Rising Visionary Award

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星期三, 一月 5, 2022
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CHICAGO, Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness , the nation's oldest volunteer eye health and safety organization, is issuing the call for nominations for the " 2022 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health ," and the third annual " Rising Visionary Award ."

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  • CHICAGO, Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness , the nation's oldest volunteer eye health and safety organization, is issuing the call for nominations for the " 2022 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health ," and the third annual " Rising Visionary Award ."
  • The recipient of the 2021 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health was R.V.
  • The 2021 Rising Visionary Award recipient was Shervonne Poleon, Vision Science Graduate Program student, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
  • For more information on the Prevent Blindness Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health, please visit https://preventblindness.org/jenny-pomeroy-award-for-excellence-in-visio... .

Prevent Blindness Declares 2022 as the "Year of Children's Vision"

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星期三, 十二月 15, 2021
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CHICAGO, Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness , the nation's oldest nonprofit eye health and safety organization, has declared 2022 the "Year of Children's Vision."

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  • CHICAGO, Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness , the nation's oldest nonprofit eye health and safety organization, has declared 2022 the "Year of Children's Vision."
  • For information on partnering or sponsorship opportunities for the Year of Children's Vision, please contact Kate Desulis, Prevent Blindness Director of Development, at [email protected] .
  • Founded in 1908, Prevent Blindness is the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight.
  • Together with a network of affiliates, Prevent Blindness is committed to eliminating preventable blindness in America.

The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Convenes New Children's Vision Equity Alliance

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星期三, 十一月 17, 2021
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To further this commitment, the NCCVEH is working with other leading stakeholders to establish The Children's Vision Equity Alliance (CVEA) .

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  • To further this commitment, the NCCVEH is working with other leading stakeholders to establish The Children's Vision Equity Alliance (CVEA) .
  • For more information about The Children's Vision Equity Alliance or children's vision health topics, please visit https://nationalcenter.preventblindness.org/childrens-vision-equity-alli... or contact Donna Fishman at (800) 331-2020 or [email protected] .
  • Founded in 1908, Prevent Blindness is the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight.
  • In 2009, Prevent Blindness established the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health (NCCVEH), with support from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau.

Prevent Blindness Names Rick Gadd, President of Essilor North America, as the 2022 Person of Vision Award Recipient

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星期三, 十一月 3, 2021
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CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness , the nation's oldest eye health and safety non-profit organization, announced today that the 2022 Person of Vision Award will be presented to Mr. Rick Gadd, president of Essilor North America .

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  • CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness , the nation's oldest eye health and safety non-profit organization, announced today that the 2022 Person of Vision Award will be presented to Mr. Rick Gadd, president of Essilor North America .
  • 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.
  • In 2018, he was named president of Essilor of America, and in 2020, named president of Essilor North America.
  • "I'm honored to be presented with the 2022 Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award, and I share it with all my colleagues at Essilor North America," said Gadd.

Annual Data from Prevent Blindness Shows Pool and Water Sports as Cause of Most Sports-related Eye Injuries

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星期四, 八月 26, 2021
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According to annual data from Prevent Blindness , more eye injuries occur from pool and water sports than any other category.

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  • According to annual data from Prevent Blindness , more eye injuries occur from pool and water sports than any other category.
  • Injuries may include corneal abrasions, traumatic cataract, detached retina, a fracture of the eye socket and many more sight-threatening occurrences.
  • The National Eye Institute states that eye injuries are a leading cause of blindness in children in the United States and most of these injuries happen while kids are playing sports.
  • Founded in 1908, Prevent Blindness is the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight.

NCCVEH Names Shavette L. Turner, Prevent Blindness Georgia, as Recipient of the 7th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award

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星期三, 八月 18, 2021
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CHICAGO, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) has announced the recipient of the seventh annual "Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award" as Ms. Shavette L. Turner, Vice President, Children's Vision Services at Prevent Blindness Georgia (PBGA) , in recognition of her leadership and expansion of the "Children's Vision Services of Prevent Blindness Georgia" program.

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  • CHICAGO, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) has announced the recipient of the seventh annual "Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award" as Ms. Shavette L. Turner, Vice President, Children's Vision Services at Prevent Blindness Georgia (PBGA) , in recognition of her leadership and expansion of the "Children's Vision Services of Prevent Blindness Georgia" program.
  • The award will be formally presented at the NCCVEH Annual Meeting, to be held virtually, on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021.
  • The highest honor that the NCCVEH bestows, 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.
  • For more information on the 2021 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award, Prevent Blindness or the NCCVEH, please visit nationalcenter.preventblindness.org or contact Donna Fishman at (800) 331-2020 or [email protected] .

National Coalition Launches new scEYEnce Campaign

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星期三, 九月 9, 2020
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Effort points to the vital importance of vision research,

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  • Effort points to the vital importance of vision research,
    NEW YORK, Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A national coalition of 10 leading organizations today announced scEYEnce, a new media campaign that shines a spotlight on the powerful benefits of vision research.
  • Vision research is confronting these challenges head on, said Brian F. Hofland, PhD, President of Research to Prevent Blindness, a scEYEnce coalition member.
  • For more information about the scEYEnce campaign, please contact Christine Gherst at SCP, the campaigns media partner
    Follow the campaign on Twitter: @scEYEnceNow
    The scEYEnce campaign seeks to educate the public, the media, policymakers, and other key stakeholders about the vital importance of vision research.
  • National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, leads the federal governments research on the visual system and eye diseases.