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Women's Health and Vision Symposium

The Women’s Health & Vision Symposium was filled with empowerment and encouragement! Our speaker Pete Hanlin, Vice President of Professional Services at Essilor kicked off the program with an invaluable look into mental health and the workplace. The conversation continued around this year’s theme, mental health and advocacy, with an incredible discussion among our audience and panelists Dr. Clair Gioia, Dr. Carla Mack, Abida Minhas, and Dr. Aysha Najjab. Check out photos here!

Join us at an upcoming event!

Dark Dining Houston highlights and celebrates an agent of change who is a leader and visionary in the vision space, including patients, doctors, or executives who have made a lasting impact in the field. The honoree has the opportunity to address the audience, share their experiences, knowledge, and journey. The goal is to honor those who have made significant contributions to the field of vision and eye health. The target audience is approximately 150 participants of professionals in the industry as well as others of likeminded interests who support vision health in some capacity. Save the date, March 27, 2025, and stay tuned more information for Dark Dining Houston 2025 coming soon!

Tee Off to Prevent Blindness

Tee Off to Prevent Blindness is an engagement golf tournament for healthcare providers, optometrists, ophthalmologists, industry vendors, and professionals who support increased vision resources and eye health. The target number of in-person participants is 144. Stay tuned for more details! 

Eye Health in the News

Prevent Blindness Texas Declares May as First-ever Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Awareness Month

Prevent Blindness to Host the 2024 ASPECT Patient Engagement and Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C.

Total solar-filtered glasses needed to keep eyes safe during total solar eclipse Featuring Prevent Blindness Texas Board Chair Dr. Misha Syed, professor of Ophthalmology with the University of Texas Medical Branch

Solar eclipse in the Borderland: How to prepare and what to expect Featuring Prevent Blindness Texas Board Member Claudia Prospero Ponce, ophthalmologist at Texas Tech El Paso

Prevent Blindness Texas Board Member, Dr. Janet Garza, from the University of Houston College of Optometry, provided tips on Univision San Antonio on how to protect your eyes from today’s Solar Eclipse.

Prevent Blindness Texas Provides Free Resources as Part of April’s Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month to Educate Women on Necessary Steps to Help Save Sight

The Prevent Blindness Art Therapy Program via Prevent Blindness

Why is Vision Important in Population Health? via Prevent Blindness