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In New Awareness Campaign, Prevent Blindness Encourages Everyone to Take a Screen Time-Out'

CHICAGO--In response to increased virtual activity during the coronavirus pandemic, Prevent Blindness , launched Screen Time-Out , an awareness campaign to encourage Americans, especially parents of young children, to introduce regular screen breaks into their daily routines....

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National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness and the National Head Start Association Launch Online Resource to Educate Public on Importance of Good Vision

CHICAGO--The National Center for Childrens Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) and the National Head Start Association (NHSA) joined together to launch the new Small Steps for Big Vision: An Eye Health Information Tool Kit for Parents and Caregivers, as VMAIL reported ....

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Essilor Vision Foundation Invites ODs to Enroll in See Kids Soar Program

DALLAS--This holiday season, eyecare professionals can help give kids the gift of clear vision by participating in Essilor Vision Foundations (EVF) See Kids Soar program....

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Prevent Blindness 'Small Steps for Big Vision' Launch Webinar Is Tuesday, Oct. 20

CHICAGO--The National Center for Childrens Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) and the National Head Start Association (NHSA) are joining together to launch the new Small Steps for Big Vision: An Eye Health Information Tool Kit for Parents and Caregivers. ...

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Walman Sponsors EVF's Kids With a Vision Program Throughout October

DALLAS--To celebrate World Sight Day this month, Essilor Vision Foundation (EVF) announced that Walman , an EVF corporate partner, is sponsoring its Kids With a Vision program. For every pair of digitally surfaced lenses treated with non-glare treatment produced by Walman Optical labs purchased by participating eyecare professionals through Dec. 31, 2020, Walman Optical will donate $5.00 to EVF. (Outsourced and previously discounted products are excluded.) Corporate partners play an instrumental...

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Marc Ferrara of Jobson to Receive 2021 Person of Vision Award

CHICAGO-- Prevent Blindness, the nations leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight, has chosen Marc Ferrara, CEO of Information Services, Jobson Medical Information, as the recipient of the 2021 Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award . The award will be presented on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at the Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Dinner at 583 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y., in conjunction with Vision Expo East . All proceeds from the ...

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EyeCare4Kids Partners With 1-800 Contacts to Launch Sight the World, a Virtual Vision Clinic Providing Care to the Underserved

DRAPER, Utah-- 1-800 Contacts , the largest retailer of contact lenses in the U.S., and nonprofit EyeCare4Kids have launched Sight the World , an initiative that will utilize innovative vision care technology from 1-800 Contacts to provide free glasses and contact lenses for underserved adults and children globally. The new partnership announcement came last week on World Sight Day, an international day of awareness for the 2.5 billion people across the world who have vision impairment that coul...

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