Prevent Blindness

Prevent Blindness thanks Board of Directors member Susan Primo, OD, MPH, FAAO, Emory Eye Center, Emory University School of Medicine, for her exemplary dedication, and tremendous sight-saving efforts! https://lnkd.in/guHrHkc4

Two months away! Join Prevent Blindness in honoring Howard Purcell, O.D., president and CEO of New England College of Optometry (NECO) Center for Eye Care as the recipient of the 2025 Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award! The award will be presented at the Person of Vision Award gala on February 19, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, Fla., in conjunction with Vision Expo East.

A not-so-secret secret about Prevent Blindness—and I think the eye care field in general—is that once someone enters, they tend to stay awhile! I was happily reminded of this today as I was reading the newsletter from our friends at Prevent Blindness North Carolina and saw a celebration of 25 years of service for sight from Eileen Dustin, Program Director for their Preschool Vision Screening Program. Congrats, Eileen!! To read more about her 25 years of saving sight, read here: https://lnkd.in/eXdxnPKp

A child struggling to see needs a pair of glasses. A parent with low vision can’t read the holiday cards. With your gift, you can Give the Gift of Sight and help them rediscover the holidays. Give the Gift of Sight Today! https://lnkd.in/gFqPpa9R

The Prevent Blindness ASPECT Program was developed to strengthen the patient empowerment efforts of Prevent Blindness. In this video, ASPECT Program participant Christopher Hord discusses how the program has served to empower him through advocacy and effective story telling. For more information on the ASPECT Program, visit: https://lnkd.in/e9b59a_5

For the past year, I've been honored to serve as Chair of the Board of the National Health Council (NHC)! At today's Annual Meeting and Luncheon, I was reminded that patient advocacy and the patient voice is more important than ever. I look forward to continuing to represent Prevent Blindness on the NHC Board, under the leadership of incoming Board Chair, Schroeder Stribling, President and CEO of Mental Health America. (Pictured below are today's keynote speaker and patient advocate, Swapna Kakani, MPH ✨, Founder and CEO of Alabama Rare; Eric Racine, PharmD, MBA, VP of Public Affairs and Patient Advocacy at Sanofi; and Randall Rutta, CEO of the NHC.) #PuttingPatientsFirst https://lnkd.in/gAFuQTk8

Check out the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) blog article, “Appreciating the Value of the Patient Voice to Improve Eye Health” by Kira Baldonado, Vice President of Public Health and Policy at Prevent Blindness! https://lnkd.in/gKDEDTTR

Make sure eye checkups don’t fall off the to-do list this holiday season. Sign up for the Gr8 Eye Movement, our collaboration with Regeneron, for helpful reminders and information to help prioritize your eye health: https://bit.ly/3VEmqdc #VisionLoss #RetinalDisease #EyeDisease #Ophthalmology #EyeHealth

In case you missed it, you can now watch the “MacTel Type 2: A Community Forum for Sharing Knowledge and Support” recording on the Prevent Blindness MacTel Type 2 Webinar wepbage! https://lnkd.in/gKHeeztA

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