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October

2025

Prevent Blindness Texas Declares Fifth Annual Inflammatory Eye Disease (IED) Week as Oct. 20-26, 2025

Prevent Blindness Texas Declares Fifth Annual Inflammatory Eye Disease (IED) Week as Oct. 20-26, 2025 -- Annual Observance from Prevent Blindness Texas Offers Free Inflammatory Eye Disease (IED) Educational Resources

October

2025

October is Contact Lens Safety Month at Prevent Blindness Texas with Goal to Educate Consumers on Best Ways to Keep Eyes Healthy, Protect Vision, During Contact Lens Use

October is Contact Lens Safety Month at Prevent Blindness Texas with Goal to Educate Consumers on Best Ways to Keep Eyes Healthy, Protect Vision, During Contact Lens Use - Prevent

September

2025

Prevent Blindness Texas Kicks Off Annual World Sight Day Activities

Prevent Blindness Texas Kicks Off Annual World Sight Day Activities to Raise Awareness and Provide Education on the Importance of Vision and Eye Health, and Equitable Access to Eye Care

September

2025

Prevent Blindness Texas Declares September as Sports Eye Safety Month as Sports Eye Injuries Increase

Prevent Blindness Texas Declares September as Sports Eye Safety Month as Sports Eye Injuries Increase - New Data from Prevent Blindness Texas Shows More Than 43,300 Sports Eye Injuries Were

August

2025

Prevent Blindness Announces New Diabetes + the Eyes Advisory Committee

Prevent Blindness Texas CEO Heather Patrick, served as a member of the Prevent Blindness Diabetes + the Eyes Advisory Committee for Prevent Blindness. - New Prevent Blindness “Diabetes + the

August

2025

August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month

August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month at Prevent Blindness Texas, Designed to Raise Awareness and Provide Helpful Resources to the Public on Children’s Vision Issues - Prevent Blindness

July

2025

July is Dry Eye Month at Prevent Blindness Texas with the Goal to Raise Awareness and Educate the Public on the Eye Condition

July is Dry Eye Month at Prevent Blindness Texas with the Goal to Raise Awareness and Educate the Public on the Eye Condition - Prevent Blindness Texas Provides a Variety

June

2025

Prevent Blindness Texas Declares June 28-July 4, 2025, as Fifth Annual Fireworks Safety Awareness Week

Prevent Blindness Texas Declares June 28-July 4, 2025, as Fifth Annual Fireworks Safety Awareness Week - Prevent Blindness Texas Warns Public on Potential Dangers of Using Fireworks - TX

June

2025

Free Educational Resources as New Disney/Pixar Film Elio Sparks Conversation about Eye Patches and Children’s Vision

Prevent Blindness and National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health Provide Free Educational Resources as New Disney/Pixar Film Elio Sparks Conversation about Eye Patches and Children’s Vision -- In

June

2025

June is Cataract Month at Prevent Blindness Texas

June is Cataract Month at Prevent Blindness Texas, Providing Educational Resources on the Leading Cause of Vision Loss in the United States -- Prevent Blindness Texas offers free cataract resources