According to the recent study, “Children’s Vision and Eye Health: A Snapshot of Current National Issues 2nd Edition,” vision has a critical role in children’s physical, cognitive, and social development,
August
12
2021
2024
- Prevent Blindness Staff Member Celebrates 25 Years of Sight-Saving Work
- Prevent Blindness North Carolina Shines at the 2024 NC State Fair
- A Busy Start to the Year for PBNC’s Preschool Vision Screening Program
- The Gift of Sight: A Holiday Success Story from Wolf Meadow Elementary
- Community Vision Partnership Provides Insight on Visual Health
- Urgent Need for Vision Providers to Donate Eye Exams
- Prevent Blindness NC and the NC State Fair
- Back to School: Ensuring Healthy Vision for a Bright Future
- Exciting Expansion of Our Community Vision Program!
- Protect Your Child’s Eyes: The Importance of Sunglasses and UV Safety
- Meet Donnelly: A Preschool Program Success Story
- Prevent Blindness North Carolina Ensures Safe Eclipse Viewing for Local 3rd Graders
- The Power of School Vision Screenings: A Success Story
- March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month at PBNC!
- PBNC’s Preschool Book Reading Program focuses on the upcoming Solar Eclipse
- Staff Spotlight on Becca
- Meet Matias – A Preschool Success Story
2023
- Spotlight on NCSU Delta Gamma
- Spotlight on Kim Snoddy
- First Grader’s Vision Problems Solved, Leading to Success in School
- 2023 NC State Fair a Smashing Success for PBNC!
- Staff Spotlight on Cyndi
- Vision-Ready for School and Beyond
- Meet Everette – Our Newest PBNC Ambassador!
- Employee Spotlight: Julie Glotzbach
- Mobile eye exam partnership serves communities in need
- Preschool Vision Screening Program Partners with Delta Gammas at NC State
2022
- PBNC’s Adult Vision Screening Program Enriches Lives
- Employee Spotlight: David Jenkins
- Meet Eli – A Preschool Vision Screening Success Story
- Vision Screenings Change Lives
- Preschool Vision Screening Program starts the year strong
- FREE ADULT VISION SCREENINGS at the NC State Fair
- Back to School Vision Screening Trainings and Resource News
- FREE Preschool Vision Screenings Available!
- Adult Screening Program Adds New Technology
- New adult vision screening sites added!
- In Partnership with IFB Solutions and School Nurses
- Meet Noah: PBNC’s Newest Ambassador
- Blind Hockey comes to the Carolinas!
- Preschool Vision Screening Program Sees Increase in Center Participation
- Cigna Foundation Provides Adult Program Support
2021
- School Aged Vision Screenings: Playing Catch-up in the New Year
- Meet Luke: A Preschool Vision Screening Success Story
- From a Screening Site Point of View
- Employee Spotlight: Amanda Strahin
- NC State Fair Screenings Return for 2021
- On-Site and Virtual Vision Screening Trainings Now Offered
- PBNC Ambassador is “Up in Lights!”
- Hear Larry’s Story – One of Many Lives Changed
- Helping Children See Clearly for Years to Come
- Back-to-Preschool Vision Screenings Available
- Safe, Effective Preschool Vision Screening Partnerships Continue
- Prevent Blindness Introduces Ambassador Program
- Continued Funding Extends EyePACS Partnership
- Lee Co. Health-A-Rama looks to return for 2021-2022 School Year
- PBNC Launches New Online Training Platform
- Meet Brooklyn, a Preschool Program Success Story
- Adult Retinal Program Expands with Additional Funding
- New Safety Measures and More Options for Preschool Screenings
2020
- Collaborative Success in Graham County
- Meet Mandolyn, an Adult Program Success Story
- Meet Aviano, a Preschool Program Success Story
- Pilot retinal image reading program makes a HUGE impact
- Back to School Vision Health
- Safe, effective preschool vision screenings are a priority
- Virtual Vision Screening Trainings Available
- New Safety Measures for Adult Vision Screenings
- Preschool Screenings Evolving Through the Pandemic
- Meet Karla – A Success Story
- Dahlia loves her glasses!
- Extended Exposure to Ultraviolet Rays May Cause Serious Damage to Eyes, Vision
- 2020 Bonnie Strickland Award Call for Nominations
- COVID-19 and Vision Update
- Prevent Blindness Urges Women to Make Their Vision Health a Priority Today to Help Protect it for the Future
- Fy-Eye April 2020
- Flattening the InAccessibility Curve
- Ohio Congressman Latta Joins Congressional Vision Caucus
- Prevent Blindness and White Castle System, Inc. Honor Nationwide and the Nationwide Foundation with the People of Vision Award
- Important Message to Eye Care Patients Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Prevent Blindness and Dayton Children’s Honor Kettering Health Network with the People of Vision Award
- Prevent Blindness Urges Women to Make Their Vision Health a Priority
- Prevent Blindness and Frost Brown Todd honor Xavier University and Michael J. Graham, S.J. with the People of Vision Award
- Covid-19 Resources from IAPB
- The Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness and Kingston HealthCare Company honor Mercy Health North and Bob Baxter with the People of Vision Award
- Covid-19 Update
- March Declared Workplace Eye Wellness Month
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- 45th Anniversary Campaign Partners
- September is Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month
- Prevent Blindness North Carolina Launches 2012 Most Beautiful Eyes Contest
- Prevent Blindness North Carolina Offers Employers Resources to Help Protect Workers’ Vision, Eye Health
- Vision Screening Helps Identify Child’s Rare Eye Condition
August
5
2021
Back-to-Preschool Vision Screenings Available
Summertime is winding down and it’s time to start making sure our young kids are ready to learn and develop in the world around them! The PBNC Preschool Vision Screening
June
14
2021
Safe, Effective Preschool Vision Screening Partnerships Continue
What a year it has been! Despite the huge impact of COVID-19 on our Preschool Vision Screening Program, we consider it a successful year full of great accomplishments and a lot
June
14
2021
Prevent Blindness Introduces Ambassador Program
PBNC’s mission aims to detect and eliminate uncorrected vision problems, provide greater access to treatment, and thereby prevent blindness and preserve the sight of everyone we serve. Providing direct services
June
14
2021
Continued Funding Extends EyePACS Partnership
Prevent Blindness North Carolina is pleased to have received additional funding from the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) to continue our partnership with EyePACS – an experienced team
June
10
2021
Lee Co. Health-A-Rama looks to return for 2021-2022 School Year
Mary Hawley Oats has been a School Nurse in the Lee County Schools for 40 years. She realized early on that it was important to know students could see and hear to succeed in
February
26
2021
PBNC Launches New Online Training Platform
The pandemic has created many obstacles over the past year for almost every organization, and PBNC has not been immune either. But, where there are obstacles, there are also opportunities.
February
25
2021
Meet Brooklyn, a Preschool Program Success Story
Unfortunately children don’t always realize they are experiencing a problem with their vision and therefore won’t complain, and there are often no obvious signs or symptoms to alert parents or
February
25
2021
Adult Retinal Program Expands with Additional Funding
Prevent Blindness NC is excited to announce the receipt of additional funding from the National Association Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) to expand a pilot program using a 3rd party retinal
February
25
2021
New Safety Measures and More Options for Preschool Screenings
This has been a much different screening year for our Preschool Program due to the effects of COVID-19. In preparation for the 2020-2021 screening year, the team worked hard to
