In this episode of the Focus on Eye Health Podcast, host Christopher Hord discusses the Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children (EDVI) Act with Sara Brown, Senior Director of Government Affairs and Rachel Sherman-Presser, Manager of Government Affairs and Advocacy for Prevent Blindness.

Find out more about children's vision and eye health.

In this episode, host Christopher Hord discusses dry eye with Prevent Blindness ASPECT Patient Engagement Program participants Aidan Moore, co-founder and executive director of the Dry Eye Foundation, and Pam Gaio, an individual living with dry eye. July is Dry Eye Month at Prevent Blindness. Dry Eye Month is supported by OCuSOFT Inc., a privately held eye and skin care company dedicated to innovation in eyelid hygiene and ocular health.

Find out more about the Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award.

Find out more about consumer fireworks and eye safety.

In this episode, host Christopher Hord discusses cataracts with Prevent Blindness ASPECT Patient Engagement Program participant and cataract patient Ashley Mangen, who is also a member of the Prevent Blindness Ohio board of directors.

Find out more about safe summer celebrations and firework safety.

This month on the Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Podcast, host Christopher Hord talks to Emmy Award-winning writer and performer Ellen Gould. Ms. Gould discusses the musical she created about her experience as a person living with Stargardt Disease, titled “Seeing Stars.”

Find out more:

The Focus on Eye Health Webinar Series

https://preventblindness.org/focus-on-eye-health-webinar-series/

Stargardt Disease

https://preventblindness.org/stargardt-disease/

Inherited Retinal Diseases

Ellen Gould, Seeing Stars

https://www.ellengould.org/seeing-stars

April is Women's Eye Health and Safety Month at Prevent Blindness. Host Christopher Hord talks with Sherrol Reynolds, O.D., Professor of Optometry at Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry, Chief of the Davie Primary Care Clinic, Director of the Retina Clinic, and long-time Prevent Blindness volunteer about what women need to know to help protect their vision and keep eyes healthy, specifically while managing chronic conditions such as diabetes.

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In this episode, host Christopher Hord discusses the new Prevent Blindness Children's Vision Screening Training Course with Donna Fishman, Director of the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness.

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In our February episode, host Christopher Hord talks about AMD and Low Vision Month, discusses Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) with Eva Potts, president and co-founder of Mary Carmel's Light, and speaks with ASPECT Program graduate Daria Bannerman about her journey with ROP.

AMD and Low Vision Awareness Month at Prevent Blindness is sponsored by EyePoint, Inc. 

It Started With an Eye Exam is funded by a grant from Viatris Inc., a global healthcare company.

Find out more about Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP).

Join us for the first episode of season two of the Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Podcast. Host Christopher Hord discusses glaucoma and the coming work of Prevent Blindness with Jeff Todd, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness.

Find out more about glaucoma.

Host Christopher Hord discusses Thyroid Eye Disease week and conducts a round-table discussion on diabetes and eye health with Talana Townsend, ASPECT program graduate and President & Communication Chair of Visually Impaired Advocates in Houston; with Dr. Rajeev Ramchandran, Retina specialist at the University of Rochester; and with Nita Sinha, Senior Director of Public Health at Prevent Blindness.

Find out more about:

Diabetes Eye Disease Month

The Prevent Blindness Audio Eye Health Library

Host Christopher Hord interviews Prevent Blindness ASPECT Patient Advocacy Program member Evelyn Jordan about her journey with Stargardt disease and her work as an advisory board member of PhoneFaith, a live dial-in outreach ministry for adults who are blind or have low vision. Prevent Blindness affiliate, Prevent Blindness Texas, has launched a new podcast. October is Contact Lens Safety Month at Prevent Blindness.

World Sight Day is October 9 and was founded by the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).

NOTICE: Due to the federal government shutdown, Prevent Blindness and the Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington have cancelled the Congressional briefing and screening event scheduled for World Sight Day on Capitol Hill.

Prevent Blindness World Sight Day events

Contact Lens Safety Month

Prevent Blindness Texas Eyespiring Podcast