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Prevent Blindness Establishes Center for Vision and Population Health

Paper Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Ophthalmology Addresses Need to Coordinate National Eye Health Efforts Healthy vision can be a key component to independence and well-being for people of all ages.  However barriers such as poor access to eye care, lack of insurance coverage, and inconsistent policies for eye health can

Important Message to Eye Care Patients Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic

For everyone’s health and safety, ophthalmologists, optometrists, and other doctors are being urged to see only patients for urgent or emergent problems during the coronavirus pandemic. This is important for two reasons: To limit contact between patients and staff in offices, waiting rooms, exams rooms, and surgical facilities to reduce the spread of the coronavirus;