Pacific Vision Foundation

10/22/2025

🏡👷‍♂️ October is Home Eye Safety Month—and major home projects bring major risks to your vision.

These two remind us that no matter the scale of the work, safety goggles are essential. 👁️✨

Protecting your eyes means protecting your future.

10/09/2025

👓 Did you know? A San Francisco school-based vision program published in JAMA Ophthalmology (2021) found that when children from low-income families were given free eyeglasses, 71% wore them consistently throughout the school year—rates as strong as their higher-income peers.

The difference wasn’t willingness—it was access.

On World Sight Day, we’re reminded that access to care is the barrier we can remove. At PVF, we’re committed to making sight-saving solutions available for everyone, regardless of income. 💙👁️

10/06/2025

This Child Health Day, we’re reminded that caring for kids’ eyes is just as important as caring for their overall health. 👁️✨

Early vision screening can detect issues before they impact learning, development, and confidence. At PVF, we believe every child deserves a clear view of their future. 💙

Let’s keep children’s health—and vision—at the heart of our communities.

10/05/2025

🎥 From our last Barkan Day, Dr. Andrew Calman shared timeless wisdom for caring for patients, especially fitting on World Teachers’ Day:

👉 “Always address the unspoken question: ‘Doctor, am I going to go blind?’ Patients may never ask it, but they always think it. And at the end of the visit, don’t forget to ask: ‘Do you have questions?’”

On this day, we celebrate not only teachers in classrooms but also the physician-educators who teach us to listen, care, and guide patients with empathy. 💙👁️

10/03/2025

🌍 October is World Blindness Awareness Month. Did you know that most vision loss worldwide is preventable? At PVF, we’re working to change this reality—one patient, one surgery, one life at a time. 💙👁️

09/30/2025

Join us for the Inaugural Mary Lou Lewis Endowed Lecture presented by Dr. Lisa C. Olmos de Koo on Thursday, October 9, at 8 am (ET) in person or via Zoom. To register, please visit: https://loom.ly/JkLCsLA

09/22/2025

💛 Did you know? Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) is the leading cause of childhood visual impairment in high-income countries.

Raising awareness is the first step toward ensuring children with CVI get the care, resources, and support they need to thrive.

09/22/2025

Upcoming Webinar!
“How to Overcome the Lack of Employment for the Blind and Visually Impaired” Tuesday, October 14th
3:00 PM CST
Hosted by WSB Workforce Engagement Specialists Madison Wingfield & Catherine Upshaw

Join us for an empowering discussion on breaking barriers and creating opportunities in the workplace. Don’t miss this chance to gain insights and resources that support employment success for the blind and visually impaired.

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/YcrKbmLPJyyJZSku6

09/20/2025

✨ New season, new updates! From patient stories to resident training and the reopening of our Low Vision Center—see what’s happening at PVF.

👉 Read our newsletter:

Email from Pacific Vision Foundation See how your support is shaping the future of eye health A Note from our Interim CEO     Dear Friends, As summer turns to fall, we are entering a defining season f

09/18/2025

Part 2 of a two-part series on refractive-cataract surgery in patients aged 40 to 60 focuses on patient selection and managing surgical risks.

09/16/2025

Celebrating Telehealth Awareness Week! Stay connected with our expert providers effortlessly—from the comfort of your home. Visit Rapideyecare.com for quick, convenient eye care.

09/15/2025

Save the date! Join Prevent Blindness, VISION 2020/IAPB, and partners in celebrating on October 9!

This year, we’ll be:

💙 Hosting our Congressional Briefing on Children’s Eye Health and the Congressional Vision Screening Event in Washington, D.C.

💙 Offering a FREE vision screening and education event at our national office in Chicago

💙 Partnering with our Vision Health Advocacy Coalition for an Amgen-sponsored webinar

PreventBlindness.org/2025-World_Sight-Day