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Apr

Car Damages Prevent Blindness Texas Building on Waugh Drive

State Headquarters Office Damaged; No Employees Injured HOUSTON, TX — A man was detained by police after a car drove into the Prevent Blindness Texas...

Sep

2019 Persons of Vision Award Recipients

Prevent Blindness Names Dr. Glenn Ellisor and Jim Greenwood of Vision Source Signature Eye Care as 2019 Persons of Vision Award Recipients Prevent Blindness has...

Jun

Consumer Fireworks Can Cause Devastating Injuries

Prevent Blindness Texas Provides Tips on What to Do if Eye Injury from Fireworks Occurs While many Americans spend the Fourth of July holiday with...

Apr

Putting Focus on Special Visual Needs of Women

Prevent Blindness Texas Educates Women on Ways to Protect Healthy Vision In addition to the many differences between men and women, more women than men...

Nov

Those with Diabetes at Higher Risk for Vision Loss, But Steps Can Be Taken to Save Sight

Prevent Blindness Texas Provides Free Educational Materials as Part of November’s Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month More than 8 million Americans have diabetic retinopathy, according...

Jul

Detecting and Treating Eye Problems Early Can Help Kids in the Classroom

Prevent Blindness Educates Public on the Importance of Healthy Vision for Kids TEXAS (July 25, 2017) – As children in most parts of Texas head back to...

Jul

Protect Your Eyes During Upcoming Solar Eclipse

HOUSTON (July 18, 2017) – Across North America on Monday, August 21, 2017, a solar eclipse will be visible to millions of people. According to the...

Apr

500 Cities Initiative: Vision and Eye Health Community Responds to Lack of Vision Data

165 Organizations Send Letter to Key Public Health Leaders In a recent letter to key public health leaders, 165 organizations across the vision and eye...

Feb

Prevent Blindness Texas Declares February as AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month

Today, more than 2 million Americans ages 50 and over have age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to the Prevent Blindness report, “Future of Vision: Forecasting...

Feb

Bausch + Lomb Partners with Prevent Blindness Texas for AMD Awareness

Americans Share What Inspires Them to Fight to Help Preserve Their Vision February is Age-related Macular Degeneration Awareness (AMD) Month Bausch + Lomb Partners with...