WHO urges faster cataract surgery access to end blindness
The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to accelerate efforts to ensure that millions of people living with cataract...
Blindness
Doctors warn Ozempic can cause ‘eye strokes’ and BLINDNESS in fresh warning over weight loss injections
A top health expert has issued a fresh warning over a life-changing side effect from weight-loss drugs like Ozempic: blindness.Several...
Ozempic Blindness: Is There a Link?
If you’re using Ozempic® or other GLP-1s, you’re probably familiar with potential side effects like “Ozempic face” and “Ozempic butt.”AdvertisementCleveland Clinic is...
New laser treatment could stop blindness before it starts
Roughly one in three people over the age of 80 experiences age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a condition that affects the...
Prevent Blindness Offers New Resources as Part of November’s Diabetes Related Eye Disease Month
CHICAGO—Prevent Blindness, a nonprofit eye health organization, has announced it is offering new resources to the public as...
Prevent Blindness Kicks Off Fifth Annual Inflammatory Eye Disease Week
CHICAGO—Prevent Blindness, a leading nonprofit eye health and patient advocacy organization, has declared the week of Oct. 20...
National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Calls for Nominations for the 2025 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award
"The Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award recognizes those who make a positive impact on children's vision," - Jeff...
Blindness and vision impairment
OverviewVision, the most dominant of our senses, plays a critical role in every facet and stage of our lives. We...
Doctor says you could be losing vision right now and not even know it. Are you ignoring this common cause of blindness? | Health
Vision in humans is the most powerful sense, shaping every stage of life yet, many take it for granted until...
