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Events like Saturday help PBT achieve our mission!

We said it was going to bigger and better, and it was thanks to you! We were incredibly grateful to everyone who participated and is a part of the PBT family. PBT isn’t just an organization — it’s people! Numerous volunteers and 9 staff across the state work to educate, advocate, and empower communities. We couldn’t do it without you. With your participation in events such as the Eye Stroll for Vision, you help us transform lives and serve our mission to prevent blindness and preserve sight to those in Texas. 

Our goal is to raise $60,000 and we are currently at $25,000.
Will you help us achieve it? 

Donate to support vision programs for the community.
Wearing Contact Lenses
Wearing Contact Lenses
Wearing Contact Lenses
Contact lenses are an alternative to glasses. Invented more than 100 years ago, they were first made from glass and later hard plastic. Today,...
Contact lenses are an alternative to glasses. Invented more than 100 years ago, they were first made from glass and later hard plastic. Today,...
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Sports Eye Safety
Sports Eye Safety
Sports Eye Safety
More than 25,000 people seek treatment for sports-related eye injuries each year. The good news is that almost all of these injuries can be...
More than 25,000 people seek treatment for sports-related eye injuries each year. The good news is that almost all of these injuries can be...
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Children’s Eye Health
Prevent Blindness Texas offers vision resources to both adults and children to ensure all individuals have access to eye health and safety services....
Prevent Blindness Texas offers vision resources to both adults and children to ensure all individuals have access to eye health and safety services....
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Back-to-School
Imagine a child not being able to see the chalkboard or computer, having trouble reading a book, or even playing with his or her friends at school. If...
Imagine a child not being able to see the chalkboard or computer, having trouble reading a book, or even playing with his or her friends at school. If...
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School Child with Glasses
School Child with Glasses
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Through strategic partnerships, we are able to connect the people we serve to appropriate eye care....
Through strategic partnerships, we are able to connect the people we serve to appropriate eye care....
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PBT Impact Report
We would like to share how your support translated into impact this past year!...
We would like to share how your support translated into impact this past year!...
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Join us at an upcoming event!

Women’s Health & Vision Symposium

Prevent Blindness Texas’ Women’s Health & Vision Symposium is an evening focused on highlighting women and discussing how to empower women in their overall and eye health.

Registration is OPEN! Click here to register today to join us Thursday, November 14, 2024, at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden.

Sponsorships are available! Click here to check out available sponsorships!

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! 

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!

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