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July is Dry Eye Awareness Month

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Dori Jennings Prevent Blindness Ohio (614)270-0746 [email protected] Prevent Blindness Ohio Joins in July’s Dry Eye Awareness Month, Providing Educational Resources on Eye Disease that Affects Millions – Prevent Blindness Ohio Offers Free Dry Eye Resources including Fact Sheets, Social Media Graphics, Webpage, Expert Interviews and New Materials on How

PBO Stresses Fireworks Safety

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Dori Jennings Prevent Blindness Ohio (614)270-0746 [email protected] Prevent Blindness Ohio Stresses Importance of Fireworks Safety Awareness, Seeking to Educatethe Public on Dangers of Fireworks  – Prevent Blindness Ohio Advises the Public to Leave Independence Day Fireworks to Licensed Operators in Authorized Displays Only – Columbus, OH (June 20, 2024)

June is Cataract Awareness Month

Prevent Blindness Ohio Declares June as Cataract Awareness Month to Educate Public on Eye Disease that is the Leading Cause of Vision Loss in the United States  — Prevent Blindness Ohio provides free cataract resources to patients and professionals including fact sheets, social media graphics, a dedicated web page and expert video — Columbus, OH

May is Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Awareness Month

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Dori Jennings Prevent Blindness Ohio 614.270.0746 [email protected] Prevent Blindness Ohio Declares May as First-ever Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Awareness Month – Prevent Blindness Ohio expands IRD and genetic testing awareness initiative to educate patients on various forms of IRDs, and the importance of genetic testing to

Prevent Blindness Ohio Thanks Governor DeWine

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Dori Jennings Prevent Blindness Ohio 614.270.0746 [email protected] Prevent Blindness Ohio Thanks Governor DeWine Columbus, OH (April 10, 2024) – Prevent Blindness Ohio (PBO) thanks Governor DeWine for establishing the Children’s Vision Strike Force, which he states is to work with vision care professionals to ensure children who need glasses

April is Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Dori Jennings Prevent Blindness Ohio 614.270.0746 [email protected]   Prevent Blindness Ohio Provides Free Resources as Part of April’s Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month to Educate Women about Necessary Steps to Help Save Sight –  As more women than men have eye disease and unique vision issues, Prevent

Columbus POV Features Keynote Dr. Frederic Bertley, Recognizes Franklin County Community Based Correctional Facility

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                           For more information: Prevent Blindness Ohio Dori Jennings (614) 270-0746 [email protected] Prevent Blindness People of Vision Celebration Features Keynote Dr. Frederic Bertley, Recognizes Franklin County Community Based Correctional Facility April 3, 2024 (Columbus, OH) – Prevent Blindness Ohio (PBO) featured keynote speaker Dr. Frederic Bertley, President & CEO of the Center of

Miami Valley Prevent Blindness People of Vision Celebration Features Keynote Speaker Dr. Luxme Hariharan, Recognizes El Puente

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Prevent Blindness Ohio Dori Jennings (614) 270-0746 [email protected] Prevent Blindness People of Vision Celebration Features Keynote Speaker Dr. Luxme Hariharan, Recognizes El Puente April 2, 2024 (Dayton, OH) – Prevent Blindness Ohio (PBO) featured keynote speaker, Luxme Hariharan, MD, MPH, (“Dr. Lux”) Chief of Ophthalmology and Chief Population

PBO Honors Steve Spray, Cincinnati Insurance at People of Vision Celebration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                           For more information: Prevent Blindness Ohio Dori Jennings (614) 270-0746 [email protected] Prevent Blindness Ohio Honors Steve Spray and The Cincinnati Insurance Companies with the Southwest Ohio 2024 People of Vision Award March 14, 2024 (Cincinnati, OH) – Prevent Blindness Ohio was proud to honor Steve Spray, President, The Cincinnati Insurance Companies, at

Prevent Blindness People of Vision Celebration Features Keynote Speaker Jim Pollock, Recognizes Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio, Inc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Prevent Blindness Ohio Dori Jennings (614) 270-0746 [email protected]   Prevent Blindness People of Vision Celebration Features Keynote Speaker Jim Pollock, Recognizes Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio, Inc.   March 11, 2024 (Toledo, OH) – Prevent Blindness Ohio (PBO) featured keynote speaker, Jim Pollock, President of Junior Achievement