Founded in 1908, Prevent Blindness is the nation’s leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight.

Prevent Blindness eye and vision/eye health and safety fact sheets are a popular choice for providing free, printable, up-to-date information at health fairs, schools, hospitals, community centers, pediatric offices or even in your own home.

Eye and vision news from Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight.

Prevent Blindness established the Center for Vision and Population Health to convening stakeholders in vision, public health, and patient advocacy to address the barriers to healthy vision and work to increase the uniformity of vision preservation nationally.

The Prevalence of Visual Acuity Loss or Blindness in the United States study provides analysis of data by age, sex, race, ethnicity, and other factors.

The Prevent Blindness Foundation staff includes over 50 experts in their fields and is responsible for critical aspects of the organization's work.

50,000 people lose their sight each year, yet half of all blindness can be prevented. • Between 2 and 3 million people have glaucoma...but half don’t even know it. • Blindness is the number one disabling complication of diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy is one …

The VSP® Eyes of Hope® program provides adults and children in need (families’ income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level) with access to eye care and new glasses, if needed, at no cost through a VSP network doctor in their community. Contact your local Prevent Blindness affiliate or Prevent Blindness for more details.

Prevent Blindness America will host the second annual “Focus on Eye Health National Summit”.

Prevent Blindness Statement on School-age Vision Screening; Vision Screenings and Eye Exams: Complementary Elements of Eye Care; External Resources for Children’s Vision; Vision Screening Guidelines by Age