Success Stories

Matias is ready for school! The goal of PBNC’s Preschool Vision Screening Program is to detect uncorrected vision problems during the early years of a...

A first-grade student in was struggling to keep up in school. She was withdrawn and sullen, and her grades were suffering. During a routine mass...

Larry is a diabetic patient at a clinic served by Prevent Blindness North Carolina.  At a recent appointment with his physician, Larry mentioned having problems...

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...

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...

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...

Over the past two years, PBNC’s Children’s Vision Screening Certification program staff have worked closely with the lead school nurse in Graham County to arrange...

Mandolyn had gone 5 years without a comprehensive eye exam.  With no vision insurance, she was unable to cover the cost herself. Through a partnership...

Aviano Children with undetected vision problems often do not even realize all of the amazing sights they are missing. Poor vision can negatively affect many...

Karla, age 5, recently took part in a free vision screening offered by Prevent Blindness NC. Her preschool participates in the PBNC Preschool Vision Screening...