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People of Vision-Cincinnati 2021

GET A SPONSORSHIP FORM HERE! The Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness (PBO) is pleased to host the Annual People of Vision Award Dinner on Wednesday, March 9, 2021. We are excited to announce that we will be honoring LaRosa’s Pizzeria and the LaRosa Family for their outstanding philanthropic work in Southwest Ohio communities. The People

People of Vision – Columbus 2021

The Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness (PBO), Nationwide and the Nationwide Foundation are pleased to host the Annual People of Vision Award Dinner on Thursday, March 18, 2021. We are excited to announce that we will be honoring Safetlite and the Safelite AutoGlass Foundation for their outstanding philanthropic work in Central Ohio communities. The People

Prevent Blindness Declares November as Diabetes-related Eye Disease Month

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information : Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Dori Jennings Phone: (614)270-0746 [email protected]   Prevent Blindness Declares November as Diabetes-related Eye Disease Month to Educate about Leading Cause of New Cases of Blindness in Adults -Non-profit Offers Informational Resources, Including Factsheets, Training Modules, and Social Media Graphics to Help Save Sight from Diabetes-related

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost Joins Prevent Blindness, Ohio Vision Professionals Board to Warn Against Dangerous Cosmetic Contact Lenses

                                         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                     MEDIA CONTACTS                     Prevent Blindness: Dori Jennings (800) 301-2020 ext. 105 [email protected] Attorney General’s Office: Bethany McCorkle (614) 466-1339 [email protected] Ohio Vision Professionals Board: Office (614) 466-9709 [email protected] Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost Joins Prevent Blindness, Ohio Vision Professionals Board to Warn Against Dangerous

Prevent Blindness Supports National Falls Prevention Date on September 22, 2020

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  September 16, 2020 Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Dori Jennings 614-270-0746 [email protected] Prevent Blindness Supports National Falls Prevention Awareness Day on Sept. 22   Columbus, OH (September 16, 2020) Marking the beginning of fall, the Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness (PBO) and Ohio’s Aging Eye Public Private Partnership are supporting National Falls

Volunteer Leaders Named to Patient Engagement Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  September 8, 2020 Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Dori Jennings 614-270-0746 [email protected] Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Volunteer Leaders Named to Patient Engagement Program    Columbus, OH (September 8, 2020) Kylie Gang, Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Board Member and Laura Glass (Alliance, Ohio) were recently invited to serve as an expert advisory board member

Prevent Blindness Data Shows Basketball as Cause of Most Sports-related Eye Injuries

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Dori Jennings 614-270-0746 [email protected] Prevent Blindness Data Shows Basketball as Cause of Most Sports-related Eye Injuries  – September is Sports Eye Safety Month at Prevent Blindness, designed to Educate Public on Use of Proper Eye Protection While Playing Sports – Columbus, OH (September 1, 2020) –

Healthy Eyes and Good Vision are Important for Success in School

Healthy Eyes and Good Vision are Important for Success in School Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Offers Resources to Support Healthy Vision in Learning Columbus, OH (August 3, 2020)  Whether “back to school” is online or in-classroom, good vision plays an important role in your child’s physical, mental, and social development. Uncorrected vision problems can impair

Health and Safety Leaders Urge the Public to Celebrate Independence Day Safely, Find Safe Alternatives to Celebrating the Holiday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  July 1, 2020 For more information: Prevent Blindness, Dori Jennings: 614-270-0746 [email protected] Franklin County Dog Shelter, Andrew Kohn: 614-812-7492 [email protected] Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 614-355-0495 [email protected] Health and Safety Leaders Urge the Public to Celebrate Independence Day Safely, Find Safe Alternatives to Celebrating the Holiday   – An Estimated 1,500 Fireworks Injuries Were

Prevent Blindness Warns Ohioans about the Dangers of Backyard Fireworks

Columbus, OH (June 12, 2020) – As we approach a Fourth of July, we see many professional fireworks shows cancelled due to the COVID19 pandemic and necessary social distancing. Prevent Blindness warns that there can be serious dangers if Ohioans replace this loss by conducting their own backyard fireworks displays. Did you know? Discharging backyard