Prevent Blindness Ohio

Prevent Blindness Ohio PBO is the only statewide consumer advocate for sight conservation by promoting eye health & safety One half of vision loss is PREVENTABLE!

Each of us needs to take care of our eyes now with regular eye exams and the use of safety eye-wear at home, school, work and play. This message of prevention is Prevent Blindness' most important tool in touching lives and our dedicated staff, volunteers, collaborators and partners all work together to change lives and save sight with compelling information that encourages healthy behaviors... wit

h resources to help those in need to access free and affordable eye care and eyeglasses... and, by giving healthy vision a voice in the arena of public policy. Prevent Blindness is here to serve you and we envision a day that preventable vision loss will be eliminated! Join us in this vision!

Prevent Blindness Ohio distributed eye health and safety information to dozens of individuals this past Sunday at the Sp...
06/15/2026

Prevent Blindness Ohio distributed eye health and safety information to dozens of individuals this past Sunday at the Springfield Museum of Art Kids Fest hosted by the Springfield Arts Council. Our thanks to Genentech for sponsoring our participation at this great event!

06/15/2026

The Superspecs program works with Ohio schools to prevent eye injuries by donating safety glasses free of charge for career technical programs.

Congratulations, Kendall! We can't wait to see the results of your studies!
06/15/2026

Congratulations, Kendall! We can't wait to see the results of your studies!

Department of Biology graduate student Kendall Farley is a recipient of the 2026 Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness Ohio Young Investigator Student Fellowship Award for Female Scholars in Vision Research. Kendall is a graduate student in Dr. Jordan Renna’s neuroscience research lab, and Kendall will be using connectomics to investigate the neural circuitry of dopamine neurons in the retina.

Yes! It is so important to protect your eyes always...especially in sports! Did you know that this is how famed opera st...
06/12/2026

Yes! It is so important to protect your eyes always...especially in sports! Did you know that this is how famed opera star Andrea Bocelli lost his gift of sight? Although having struggled with glaucoma as a young child, he completely lost his vision playing goalie during a soccer match at the age of 12. Protect your eyes!!

The World Cup is a great reminder that eye safety is an important part of every game! ⚽️

Sports-related eye injuries can happen at any age and skill level, but many can be prevented with the right protective eyewear. Make eye protection the goal!

PreventBlindness.org/BestEyes

06/11/2026
06/11/2026
Today there are 1,259,000 older Ohioans affected by vision problems that, if not detected and treated early, could lead ...
06/10/2026

Today there are 1,259,000 older Ohioans affected by vision problems that, if not detected and treated early, could lead to vision loss. Attend FREE training to become an Adult Vision Screener! Successful participants will be nationally certified to provide vision screenings for three years.
More about classes in June-September 2026:
https://bit.ly/4omWlMw

06/10/2026

Superspecs provides protective eye gear to kids in Ohio, and info for everyone everywhere about keeping eyes safe. We aim to make eye injuries unheard of.

ALERT FOR ACTION!On June 9th, nearly 100 advocates from across the country are coming to Washington for Eyes on Capitol ...
06/08/2026

ALERT FOR ACTION!
On June 9th, nearly 100 advocates from across the country are coming to Washington for Eyes on Capitol Hill, Prevent Blindness's biennial advocacy day. They'll be sharing their stories and asking Congress to make vision and eye health a national priority.

You can amplify their voices from wherever you are. It takes less than a minute to send a message to your Representative asking them to support three priorities.

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Columbus, OH
43215

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