Prevent Blindness Foundation
Cleveland oh june 21 2016 prevent blindness ohio affiliate pbo received a 2 500 grant from the robert a.
Prevent blindness foundation. Uab callahan eye hospital and clinics. Below we have broken down the multiple ways one can prevent eye damage and vision loss. Research to prevent blindness.
Prevent blindness is the state s leading volunteer nonprofit public health organization dedicated to preventing blindness and preserving sight. Key nutrients for eye. The urgent mission of the foundation fighting blindness is to drive the research that will provide preventions treatments and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa age related macular degeneration usher syndrome and the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases.
Most people take the ability of sight for granted never thinking that they could become blind. Litman and ruth e. An independent affiliate of prevent blindness america established in 1908 pbnc delivers direct service programs designed to preserve sight through screening publications safety education information and referral through volunteer efforts.
Uab department of ophthalmology and visual sciences. Glaucoma cataracts diabetes and macular degeneration are just a few of the ways one can lose their eyesight. News rpb news research to prevent blindness and allergan foundation announce new partnership to support early career vision researchers.
Research to prevent blindness rpb provides major eye research funding to 35 leading scientific institutions in the u s. Kindness to prevent blindness is playing an even bigger part during the pandemic. Nonprofit organization partners.
Spectrios institute for low vision. And supports the work of hundreds of talented vision scientists engaged in a diverse range of disease oriented research. Corporate and foundation partners.
The foundation is a beacon of hope for those affected by these blinding diseases. Kindness to prevent blindness program equipping students with free exams glasses. New york ny may 5 2020 research to prevent blindness rpb and the allergan foundation have undertaken a partnership to support early career vision researchers with the launch of a new award aimed at assistant professors as well as co sponsorship of.
Prevent blindness north carolina. Pbnc s mission is to reach people before blindness strikes. Combat blindness international eliminates preventable blindness worldwide by providing sustainable equitable solutions for sight through partnerships and innovation.
