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Why Glaucoma Awareness Is Essential, and How to Get Involved
More than three million people in the United States have glaucoma, and that number is expected to increase to 6.3 million by 2050. Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that affect the optic nerve,![Why There’s a Special Eye Health and Safety Month for Women](https://cdn.responsumhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/shutterstock_372872527-2-600x400.jpg.webp)
Why There’s a Special Eye Health and Safety Month for Women
Did you know that April is Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month? The initiative was promoted by Prevent Blindness, a national non-profit organization, to increase awareness about women’s higher risk for certain eye-related conditions, the![January Is Glaucoma Awareness Month!](https://cdn.responsumhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/shutterstock_1847342608-586x440.jpg.webp)
January Is Glaucoma Awareness Month!
The COVID-19 pandemic and its ongoing aftermath has served to highlight the critical importance of clinical trials, as well as the challenges of conducting them.![January Is Glaucoma Awareness Month. Get Involved and Show Your Support!](https://cdn.responsumhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/January-is-Glaucoma-Awareness-Month-600x315.png.webp)
January Is Glaucoma Awareness Month. Get Involved and Show Your Support!
Glaucoma Awareness Month is this January and the nation’s oldest, non-profit eye health organization is leading the effort. Founded in 1908, Prevent Blindness is the “nation’s leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to![Fireworks Safety Tips for Preventing Eye Injury during Your Holiday Celebrations](https://cdn.responsumhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fireworks-Safety-Tips-600x315.png.webp)
Fireworks Safety Tips for Preventing Eye Injury during Your Holiday Celebrations
As the nation prepares to celebrate the Fourth of July, millions will undoubtedly be commemorating our independence by either attending elaborate fireworks shows or staging their own backyard displays for family and friends. Whatever you![How To Help Raise Awareness During World Glaucoma Week 2021](https://cdn.responsumhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/How-To-Help-Raise-Awareness-During-World-Glaucoma-Week-2021-600x315.png.webp)
How To Help Raise Awareness During World Glaucoma Week 2021
Across the globe, glaucoma advocates, caregivers, healthcare providers, and patients alike will be honoring World Glaucoma Week 2021 from Sunday, March 7 through Saturday, March 13. Jointly run by the World Glaucoma Association (WGA) and the![January Is National Glaucoma Awareness Month: How To Get Involved](https://cdn.responsumhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/January-Is-National-Glaucoma-Awareness-Month-How-To-Get-Involved-600x315.png.webp)
January Is National Glaucoma Awareness Month: How To Get Involved
To help save the vision of over 3.7 million Americans living with glaucoma, Prevent Blindness, the nation’s leading volunteer eye health organization, joins other prominent vision and eye health groups to establish the month of![Prevent Blindness Declares December “Give the Gift of Sight Month”](https://cdn.responsumhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Prevent-Blindness-Declares-December-Give-the-Gift-of-Sight-Month-600x315.png.webp)
Prevent Blindness Declares December “Give the Gift of Sight Month”
The month of December is a month full of reflection, gratitude, and care. With Christmas right around the corner, Prevent Blindness hopes to encourage the public to help support their mission, which is why the![World Sight Day 2020: Why and How to Get Involved](https://cdn.responsumhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WSD20_Hope_Facebook_post_1200x630_01.jpg.webp)
World Sight Day 2020: Why and How to Get Involved
Today is World Sight Day—a global event to raise awareness for blindness and vision impairment—which happens on the second Thursday of October each year. Originally started by the Lions Club International Foundation, the event is![Welcome to The Glaucoma Community!](https://cdn.responsumhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Welcome-to-The-Glaucoma-Community-600x315.png.webp)