Prevent Blindness America Eye Health and Safety NewsPrevent Blindness America is the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight. Focused on promoting a continuum of vision care, Prevent Blindness America touches the lives of millions of people each year through public and professional education, advocacy, certified vision screening training, community and patient service programs and research.Cataracts Continue to Be Leading Cause of Vision Loss and Blindness in the United States- July 30, 2008 More than 22 million Americans age 40 and older have cataracts. It is the number one age-related eye disease, with more cases than glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy combined.http://www.preventblindness.org/news/releases/073008_1.html Prevent Blindness America Releases National Platform to Help Protect Children's Vision- July 21, 2008 "Our Vision for Children's Vision" provides a detailed strategy to promote children's vision and eye health and creates a framework for bringing key stakeholders together to make children's vision health a national priority.http://www.preventblindness.org/news/releases/072108_1.html |