As part of Dry Eye Awareness Month, be sure to watch the Focus on Eye Health Expert Series video, "Dry Eye Disease and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD)" featuring April Jasper, OD, FAAO, Advanced Eyecare Specialist. Visit: https://lnkd.in/gU8eN2yv
Prevent Blindness
Non-profit Organization Management
Chicago, Illinois 4,179 followers
Our Vision Is Vision.
About us
Founded in 1908, Prevent Blindness is the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight. Focused on promoting a continuum of vision care, Prevent Blindness touches the lives of millions of people each year.
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http://PreventBlindness.org
External link for Prevent Blindness
- Industry
- Non-profit Organization Management
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1908
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Primary
225 W. Wacker Drive
#400
Chicago, Illinois 60606, US
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Employees at Prevent Blindness
Updates
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You can watch all of the fantastic presentations from the 2024 Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Summit for free! Video recordings and presentation slides are at: https://lnkd.in/dj7s4qCz
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In case you missed it, check out last night's BlackDoctor.org Seeing Eye to Eye episode, "The Sun and your Eyes, Friend or Foe?" The Seeing Eye to Eye series is a partnership between Blackdoctor.org, the National Eye Institute (NEI), the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness, and the Children's Vision Equity Alliance. https://lnkd.in/gTVviqAj
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Prevent Blindness congratulates all the recipients of the 2024 American Academy Of Optometry Awards, including Prevent Blindness Board of Directors member, Ruth Shoge, OD, MPH, FAAO, University of California, Berkeley Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science! Dr. Shoge is the recipient of the AAOF Excellence in Diversity Awareness and Education Award. American Academy of Optometry Announces 2024 Award Recipients- Vision Monday Magazine https://lnkd.in/gKEBdeFg
American Academy of Optometry Announces 2024 Award Recipients
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Prevent Blindness is on Capitol Hill to advocate for the #EDVIAct for children’s vision and eye health. You can send a message to ask Congress to #SupportTheEDVIAct: https://lnkd.in/d9UkNzrz Pictured: Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
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For retina specialists: A free CME activity on geographic atrophy! Join the expert faculty as they discuss best practices in diagnosis and discuss whether, when, and how to begin treatment. Faculty includes: Arshad M. Khanani, MD, MA, FASRS Clinical Professor University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Managing Partner, Director of Clinical Research, Director of Fellowship Sierra Eye Associates Carl Danzig, MD Director of Vitreoretinal Services and Retina Clinical Research Rand Eye Institute Deerfield Beach, FL Affiliate Assistant Professor of Clinical Biomedical Science Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Priya Vakharia, MD Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida https://lnkd.in/g_ycK7tn Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC
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Mattel, Inc. introduces two first-of-their-kind inclusive Barbie dolls- USAToday Barbie has announced two new additions to its growing line of diverse and inclusive dolls: a blind Barbie and the first Black Barbie with Down syndrome. https://lnkd.in/gFk6cKYA
Mattel introduces two first-of-their-kind inclusive Barbie dolls: See the new additions
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Remember: Join us TONIGHT at 7 p.m., for the next BlackDoctor.org Facebook Live Seeing Eye to Eye episode, "The Sun and your Eyes, Friend or Foe?" Featured guests include Misha Faustina, M.D., FACS, Oculoplastics Surgeon, Chair, Ophthalmology Program Director at Phoenix Veterans Administration Hospital, and Nicole Pogue, OD, FAAO, Assistant Professor of Clinical Optometry, New England College of Optometry. The Seeing Eye to Eye series is a partnership between Blackdoctor.org, the National Eye Institute (NEI), the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness, and the Children's Vision Equity Alliance.
BlackDoctor.org - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
https://blackdoctor.org
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July is Dry Eye Awareness Month! If your eye doctor has prescribed eye drops for dry eye, glaucoma or other conditions, check out the new Prevent Blindness video “How to Use Eye Drops,” featuring Dr. Yara Catoira-Boyle, Visionary Eye Specialists: https://lnkd.in/g8ZvppQS #DryEyeAwareness #dryeyeawarenessmonth #dryeye
How to Take Eye Drop Medicine - Steps and Tips
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The new Prevent Blindness ASPECT Vision Advocacy E-newsletter is here! Features include an update on the Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children Act, information on draft legislation of Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations from for agencies under the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Education, a wrap-up of the recent Prevent Blindness ASPECT Patient Engagement and Advocacy Summit and Eyes on Capitol Hill events, and more! Subscribe to our free e-Newsletter for today! https://conta.cc/4bO9VAv
Prevent Blindness ASPECT Vision Advocacy E-newsletter
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