Prevent Blindness Ohio

09/10/2025

09/09/2025

September is . Do you play pickleball? According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, a pickleball can travel up to 40 miles per hour during a serve and takes less than half a second to travel from one paddle to another.

Whether you’re new to the sport or consider yourself a pickleball pro, here’s what you need to know to safeguard your eyes and vision.

09/08/2025

This article, co-authored by longtime PBO partner and advocate, Dr. Dean VanNasdale from the OSU College of Optometry, is a great summary of what Prevent Blindness Ohio does and why we need to do it, as well as raising awareness of the need for increased access to vision care.

09/08/2025

Not sure how your child should wear their eye patch? Whether it's with glasses or without, this quick guide helps you do it the right way! 💪💖

09/04/2025

September is Sports Eye Safety Month! Check out our “Sports Eye Safety” episode of the Blindness Focus on Eye Health Expert Series, featuring sports vision specialist Keith Smithson, OD, of Northern Virginia Doctors of Optometry, and .

In this episode of the Focus on Eye Health Expert Series, Prevent Blindness President and CEO, Jeff Todd, discusses sports eye safety with Keith Smithson, OD...

09/03/2025

Prevent Blindness has declared September as Sports Eye Safety Month. Find out how to protect your eyes!
Press release: https://bit.ly/47rklaT

More than 43,300 people seek treatment for sports-related eye injuries each year. The good news is that almost all of these injuries can be prevented.

09/02/2025

Last month, Prevent Blindness Ohio (PBO) trained teachers and nurses as children’s vision screeners including individuals from Finneytown Local Schools and Cleveland Metro Schools! Register now to become a trained and certified children’s vision screener! To register for this FREE training, made possible in part through the Save Our Sight Fund https://bit.ly/3TWPQD8 at the Ohio Department of Health, visit https://bit.ly/3OD3p5m

PBO’s FREE Children's Vision Screening Training Program meets the standards published by the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health and is approved by the Ohio Department of Health.

08/29/2025

PBO participated in the Grange Insurance Health Fair and vision screened 30 individuals and distributed eye health and safety information to dozens more!

08/27/2025

Although Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month is coming to an end, be sure to check out resources from the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness year-round!

Explore key tools and materials, including:

✏️ Small Steps for Big Vision Toolkit
✏️ Children’s Vision Screening Certification Course
✏️ Mapping Tool for Children’s Vision
✏️ Eye Health Lesson Plans
✏️ Ask the Experts
✏️ Digital Screen Time Tips & Resources

Learn more: https://nationalcenter.preventblindness.org