Archive for March, 2013
April Is Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
To educate women about sight preservation, Prevent Blindness America (PBA) has designated April has Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month. According to PBA, women are more susceptible than men to vision impairment, comprising more than half of Americans (2.6 of the 4.1 million) age 40 and older who are visually impaired or blind.
Read moreAOA Promotes March as Save Your Vision Month
Joining various industry eye health organizations, the American Optometric Association (AOA) is promoting March as Save Your Vision Month; an effort to raise awareness of preventable vision loss and the precautionary measures that should be taken in everyday life to maintain eye health. Topics covered across the initiative include eye healthy food, the importance of […]
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