Winner to Receive a $10,000 Educational Scholarship Houston, TX (June 25, 2012) – The 2012 Most Beautiful Eyes Contest from Prevent Blindness Texas and Prevent Blindness America launches today. The
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2012
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- Prevent Blindness Texas Provides Free Educational Resources for November’s Diabetes-related Eye Disease Awareness Month
- Prevent Blindness Texas Declares October as Contact Lens Safety Month to Educate the Public on Ways to Keep Eyes Healthy During Contact Lens Use
- NASEM Publishes New Report on Myopia
- Prevent Blindness Texas Declares September as Sports Eye Safety Month to Raise Awareness on the Important Need for Eye Protection While Playing Sports
- Prevent Blindness Texas Joins in July’s Dry Eye Awareness Month
- Prevent Blindness Texas Declares June as Cataract Awareness Month
- Prevent Blindness Texas Declares May as First-ever Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Awareness Month
- Prevent Blindness Texas has declared April as Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
- Prevent Blindness Texas Declares March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month to Encourage Eye Safety Practices, Eye Protection at Work
- Prevent Blindness Texas Encourages Eye Safety for Upcoming Total Solar Eclipse in April
- February Declared as Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month by Prevent Blindness Texas
- January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month
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- November is Diabetes-related Eye Disease Awareness Month
- The Prevent Blindness Art Therapy Program
- NIH designates people with disabilities as a population with health disparities
- Award-Winning Actress, Debbie Allen, Joins Prevent Blindness and Regeneron to Launch the Gr8 Eye Movement and Raise Awareness of Retinal Diseases
- July is Dry Eye Awareness Month
- Prevent Blindness Texas Declares June 28-July 4 as Third Annual Fireworks Safety Awareness Week
- June is Cataract Awareness Month
- May is Ultraviolet (UV) Awareness Month
- April is Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
- February is Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month
- January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month
2022
- November is Diabetes-related Eye Disease Awareness Month
- October is Contact Lens Safety Month at Prevent Blindness Texas
- September is Sports Eye Safety Month
- August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
- July is Dry Eye Awareness Month
- Second Annual Fireworks Safety Awareness Week
- June is Cataract Awareness Month
- May is Ultraviolet (UV) Awareness Month
- April is Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
- February is Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month
- January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month
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2019
- October Contact Lens Safety Awareness Month Helps Educate Consumers on Keeping Eyes Healthy
- Prevent Blindness Names VSP Global and Michael Guyette as the 2020 Persons of Vision Award Recipients
- Make Eye Protection Part of Uniform While Playing Sports
- Car Damages Prevent Blindness Texas Building on Waugh Drive
2018
2017
- Those with Diabetes at Higher Risk for Vision Loss, But Steps Can Be Taken to Save Sight
- Detecting and Treating Eye Problems Early Can Help Kids in the Classroom
- Protect Your Eyes During Upcoming Solar Eclipse
- 500 Cities Initiative: Vision and Eye Health Community Responds to Lack of Vision Data
- Prevent Blindness Texas Declares February as AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
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2012
- Prevent Blindness Texas Urges Holiday Shoppers to Keep Safe Toys and Gifts At The Top of Their List This Year
- Prevent Blindness Texas Names Aydin Wayne Davis State Winner of “Most Beautiful Eyes Contest”
- Deadline for Entries of Prevent Blindness Texas’s “Most Beautiful Eyes Contest” is July 31
- Prevent Blindness Texas Launches 2012 Most Beautiful Eyes Contest
- New Report from Prevent Blindness America Shows Sharp Increase in Eye Disease Prevalence in Texas
2011
- Prevent Blindness Texas Names Jacob Allen Showers State Winner of Most Beautiful Eyes Contest
- Prevent Blindness Texas Supports National Falls Prevention Awareness Day on September 23
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Prevent Blindness Texas (PBT) Launches the Texas Vision Health Education Integration Collaborative, Save Your Eyes Now-Proteja Su Vista Hoy Campaign
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2012
New Report from Prevent Blindness America Shows Sharp Increase in Eye Disease Prevalence in Texas
Vision Problems in the U.S.Data Includes a 32 Percent Spike in Glaucoma Over Last Decade Houston, TX (June 20, 2012) – More adult Americans are facing the reality of eye
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2011
Prevent Blindness Texas Names Jacob Allen Showers State Winner of Most Beautiful Eyes Contest
Prevent Blindness Texas Names Jacob Allen Showers State Winner of Most Beautiful Eyes Contest Houston, TX (Oct. 25, 2011) – Prevent Blindness Texas is pleased to announce that Allen, TX resident
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2011
Prevent Blindness Texas Supports National Falls Prevention Awareness Day on September 23
Falls Are the Leading Cause of both Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries for Those Age 65 and older Houston, TX (Sept. 9, 2011) – More than one-third of people age 65 and
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2011
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Prevent Blindness Texas (PBT) Launches the Texas Vision Health Education Integration Collaborative, Save Your Eyes Now-Proteja Su Vista Hoy Campaign
Prevent Blindness Texas Contact: Maria Tripovich, State Public Health Initiatives & Government Affairs Director Phone: 713-526-2559, Ext. 117 Email: [email protected] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Prevent Blindness Texas