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Sponsorships are now being sold for the 2023 Swing Fore Sight Golf Tournament to support our mission – to prevent blindness and preserve sight! GET YOUR SPONSORSHIP FORM HERE! Proceeds from the event go to the sight-saving services of Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate.  Prevent Blindness is a non-profit charitable public health organization dedicated to preventing

Prevent Blindness Honors Kim Riley, Hylant-Cleveland with 2023 Northeast Ohio People of Vision Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                           For more information: Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Dori Jennings (614) 270-0746 [email protected]   Prevent Blindness Honors Kim Riley and Hylant-Cleveland with Northeast Ohio 2023 People of Vision Award February 13, 2023 (Cleveland, OH) The Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness was proud to honor Kim Riley and Hylant-Cleveland at a dinner event at

February is Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                            For more information: Dori Jennings Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate (614)270-0746 [email protected]   Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Provides Free Resources for February’s Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month — Nonprofit group, Prevent Blindness, Provides Free Resources on AMD and Low Vision Including Dedicated Webpages, Fact Sheets, New Spanish-language

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                             For more information: Dori Jennings Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate (800) 301-2020 ext.105 [email protected] Prevent Blindness Invites Patients, Caregivers to Join the Glaucoma Community as Part of January’s National Glaucoma Awareness Month – Non-profit group Prevent Blindness offers variety of free glaucoma resources including “The Glaucoma Community” to patients with the

PBO Accepting Applications for Fellowship Awards for Females in Vision Research

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more Information: Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Laura Schwartz Phone: 800-301-2020 ext. 112 E-mail: [email protected] PREVENT BLINDNESS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FELLOWSHIP AWARDS FOR FEMALES IN VISION RESEARCH COLUMBUS, OH (December 14, 2022) –The Ohio Affiliate of  Prevent Blindness is accepting applications for its 2023 Young Investigator Student Fellowship Awards for Female Scholars

Prevent Blindness Declares Second Annual Geographic Atrophy Awareness Week Dec. 5-11, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Dori Jennings (614)270-0746 [email protected] Prevent Blindness Declares Second Annual Geographic Atrophy Awareness Week Dec. 5-11, 2022 — Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate, Provides Educational Resources for Patients and Healthcare Professionals for Geographic Atrophy, an Advanced Form of Dry Age-related Macular Degeneration — Columbus, OH (December 2,

November is Diabetes-Related Eye Disease Month

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Dori Jennings (614)270-0746 [email protected] Prevent Blindness Offers New Educational Resources for November’s Diabetes-Related Eye Disease Awareness Month -Prevent Blindness Offers Videos, Fact Sheets, Social Media Graphics, PowerPoint Presentations to Educate Public on Potential Effects of Diabetes on Vision- Columbus, OH (November 2, 2022) – According to the

October 13 is World Sight Day

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information:   Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Dori Jennings (614) 270-0746 [email protected] October 13 is World Sight Day, Raising Awareness of the Importance of Eye Health Columbus, OH (October 12, 2022) – October 13, 2022 is World Sight Day and is an annual day of awareness to focus global attention on the

October is Contact Lens Safety Month at Prevent Blindness

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Dori Jennings (614)270-0746 [email protected] October is Contact Lens Safety Month at Prevent Blindness   – Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate, Urges Public to Use Contact Lenses Safely to Help Avoid Painful Eye Health Issues, Vision Loss – Columbus, OH (October 3, 2022) – The Ohio Affiliate