Eye and Vision News

Sep

NASEM Publishes New Report on Myopia

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has published a new report, Myopia: Causes, Prevention and Treatment of an Increasingly Common Disease Prevent...

Sep

New Mapping Tool Provides Data for Children’s Vision and Eye Health

New Prevent Blindness Children’s Vision Health Map and Corresponding Report Provides Public, Professionals and Policy Makers with First-ever County and State-level Data on Children’s Vision...

Aug

Seeing and Hearing Children’s Vision Needs

Key Takeaways from the 2024 Focus on Eye Health Summit By: Olivia Pincus, MPH Candidate, George Washington University The 2024 Focus on Eye Health Summit,...

Jul

Prevent Blindness Declares August as Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month to Educate Parents, Professionals, and Government Leaders on the Importance of Healthy Vision for Kids

Prevent Blindness Provides Opportunities for Awareness and Action in Support of New Legislation to Provide Much-needed Funding for Children’s Vision Programs in the United States...

May

Call for Nominations Issued for the 2024 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award from the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness

10th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award recognizes significant efforts by an individual or group of individuals to improve public health approaches for...

May

Proposed Bipartisan Legislation Would Create First Federally Funded Program to Address Children’s Vision and Eye Health

Prevent Blindness urges House and Senate to quickly pass “Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children Act” to improve access, diagnosis, and treatment for kids...

May

My Story: Unyielding, Unapologetic, Unbroken

Basim served as an intern with the NCCVEH this academic year while completing his Master of Public Health degree from Northwestern University. He shares his...

Feb

Low Vision: The Challenge of Not Getting a Driver’s License

Stephanie Klas, mother of two sons with visual impairment and member of the Advisory Committee to the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health...

Jan

National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Celebrates 15th Anniversary in 2024

The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness to Commemorate 15th Anniversary Milestone by Launching a Year-long Series of Webinars, Blogs,...

Oct

National Center Updates

By Samantha Salcedo, MPH Candidate, Northwestern University Verian Wedeking is the program director of the Casey Eye Community Outreach Program at Oregon Health and Science...

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