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September is Sports Eye Safety Month

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  For more information: Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Dori Jennings (614)270-0746 [email protected] Data from Prevent Blindness Shows More than 26,000 Eye Injuries Related to Sports Treated Last Year – September Declared as Sports Eye Safety Month by Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate to Educate Public on Importance of Sports Eye Protection – Columbus, OH

August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                       For more information: Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Dori Jennings (614)270-0746 [email protected]   Prevent Blindness Offers Webinars, Services, Free Resources for August’s Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month During the “Year of Children’s Vision” Columbus, OH (August 2, 2022) – August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, and 2022 is

July Declared as Dry Eye Awareness Month

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Dori Jennings (614)270-0746 [email protected] July Declared as Dry Eye Awareness Month by Prevent Blindness to Increase Awareness and Education on Condition that Affects Vision, Mental Health – Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Offers Fact Sheets, Graphics, Video, Web Resources to Educate Public on Dry Eye

June is Cataract Awareness Month at Prevent Blindness

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Dori Jennings (614)270-0746 [email protected] For Cataract Awareness Month in June, Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Provides Educational Information and Resources on the Leading Cause of Vision Loss in the United States Columbus, OH (June 1, 2022) – More than half of all Americans age 80 or

May is Ultraviolet Awareness (UV) Month at Prevent Blindness

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Dori Jennings (614)270-0746 [email protected]   May is Ultraviolet Awareness (UV) Month at Prevent Blindness – Educating the Public about Keeping Eyes Safe from UV Damage Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate provides free, dedicated resources to encourage protection of eyes from negative effects of UV rays Columbus,

Prevent Blindness Declares April as Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Dori Jennings (614)270-0746 [email protected] Prevent Blindness Declares April as Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month, Provides Resources to Help Protect Women’s Vision – Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Offers Educational Videos, Fact Sheets, and Graphics on Topics Related to Women’s Vision and Eye Health –

2022 Columbus Swing Fore Sight Golf Tournament

Sponsorships are now being sold for the Columbus 2022 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

PBO Honors Shrader Tire & Oil with NW Ohio 2022 People of Vision Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                            For more information: Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Dori Jennings (614) 270-0746 [email protected]   Prevent Blindness Honors Joe Shrader, Shrader Tire & Oil with Northwest Ohio 2022 People of Vision Award March 17, 2022 (Toledo, OH) The Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness was proud to honor Joe Shrader and Shrader Tire & Oil

Prevent Blindness Declares March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    For more information: Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate Dori Jennings (614)270-0746 [email protected] Prevent Blindness Declares March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month to Provide Sight-Saving Resources to Employees, Employers – Prevent Blindness offers fact sheets, shareable social media graphics and online resources on ways to keep eyes healthy in the workplace – Columbus,