Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness

Burfeind Will Donate Winnings To Support Sight-saving Programs of Prevent Blindness America, Employer and Turner Construction Company Charity Foundation Will Match Donation.

The goal of the event is to raise much-needed funds to support Prevent Blindness America, the nation's oldest volunteer eye health and safety organization.

Of the 2.5 million eye injuries that occur annually, almost half of those happen at home.

Star Pupils: Healthy Eyes for Healthy Futures partnered with Davis Vision and Sen. Kevin Parker (D-N.Y.) to bring 100 kids and families from the Flatbush YMCA and the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club to the New York Yankee game on Thurs., Aug. 19 to raise awareness of the importance of eye health--especially for children.

90 percent of all eye injuries can be prevented through proper eye protection. Prevent Blindness America has declared September as Sports Eye Health and Safety Awareness Month to encourage parents and children to learn the easy steps they can take to protect vision for a lifetime.

Recipients were selected from Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and the University of California, Los Angeles. Winners were chosen by a panel of experts from the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).

A new EPA report estimates that the strengthening of ozone layer protection will avoid more than 22 million additional cataract cases for Americans born between 1985 and 2100.

A new report published in Pediatrics, the journal for the American Academy of Pediatrics, estimates that in a two year period, emergency rooms across the country treated more than 33,000 injuries due to contact lenses.

Prevent Blindness America encourages parents to learn about ways they can help protect their child's vision.

Prevent Blindness America Hosts Transitions Optical and VSP Vision Care Mobile Eye Clinic.

By joining together with The Coalition to Prevent Sports Eye Injuries and Liberty Sport, PBA reminds the public that 90 percent of all eye injuries are preventable through proper eye protection.

EYE is a three-story tall replica of the human eye based on the work of Tasset, a Chicago resident. The new sculpture will be located at Pritzker Park on State Street and will be unveiled on July 7.

Prevent Blindness America has established the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health, made possible by a multi-year cooperative agreement from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), a bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Prevent Blindness America is participating in the National Association of Health Underwriters 2010 Annual Convention and Exhibition, being held this week at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, to promote "Sight Saved," a web-based initiative aimed at educating employers about the importance of providing vision benefits to their employees.

Prevent Blindness America is participating in the National Association of Health Underwriters 2010 Annual Convention and Exhibition, being held this week at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, to promote "Sight Saved," a web-based initiative aimed at educating employers about the importance of providing vision benefits to their employees.

Prevent Blindness America is participating in the National Association of Health Underwriters 2010 Annual Convention and Exhibition, being held this week at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, to promote "Sight Saved," a web-based initiative aimed at educating employers about the importance of providing vision benefits to their employees.

Prevent Blindness America is participating in the National Association of Health Underwriters 2010 Annual Convention and Exhibition, being held this week at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, to promote "Sight Saved," a web-based initiative aimed at educating employers about the importance of providing vision benefits to their employees.

Children under the age of 15 account for 40 percent of fireworks injuries.

New funding opportunity for 8-10 states to implement the Vision Impairment and Access to Eye Care Module in the 2011 BRFSS.

Prevent Blindness America is planning the third annual Swing Fore Sight Golf Tournament, held in conjunction with Vision Expo West on Oct. 6, 2010 at the Bali Hai Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nev. The goal is to raise $130,000 to support the sight-saving programs of Prevent Blindness America.