Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Podcast

The Prevent Blindness Focus On Eye Health Podcast, June 2025, Episode 4

On this episode of the Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Podcast:
The new Disney/Pixar movie, Elio, highlights eye patching and children's vision.
Apply to join the Prevent Blindness ASPECT Patient Engagement Program.
June is Cataract Month.
Sara Brown, Senior Director, Government Affairs with Prevent Blindness; Dan Ignaszewski, Executive Director of the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) and the National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR); and Philip Goglas II, Managing Partner at Health and Medicine Counsel, discuss implications of the Congressional budget reconciliation for eye and vision policies, threats to vision research funding, opportunities for grassroots advocacy, and the Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children (EDVI) Act.
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The Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Podcast, May, 2025, Episode 3

In this episode of the Focus on Eye Health Podcast, Bryan and Bradford Manning, co-founders of Two Blind Brothers, discuss Stargardt disease, one type of Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) with Jeff Todd, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness. Bryan and Bradford also share the inspiration behind their company, which dedicates 100% of profits to curing blindness.
Also in this episode, information about the reintroduction of the EDVI Act, and a reminder to join Prevent Blindness for the free Focus on Eye Health Summit on May 14.

The Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Podcast, April 2025, Episode 2

Episode 2 of the Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health podcast features:
an interview with Kim Owens about her son Kai's experience with vision loss and how she and her son became blindness advocates.
April is Women's Eye Health and Safety Month. 
A reminder to register for the Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Summit.

The Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Podcast Inaugural Episode

In our inaugural episode the Focus on Eye Health Podcast, hosted by Christopher Hord:
-March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month
-An interview with Prevent Blindness President & CEO Jeff Todd
-Music by Jason Consolacion
-Join us for the 2025 Focus on Eye Health Summit: Perspectives in Vision
-Helping families remove barriers to eye care after receiving a referral from a vision screening.

Focus on Eye Health Podcast Trailer

Hosted by advocate Chris Hord, the Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Podcast premieres in March, 2025. At Prevent Blindness we promote vision health and eye care for all. We educate people about protecting their sight. We provide resources for the blind and low vision community and their allies, and we celebrate their achievements. Each monthly half-hour episode features information of interest to people of all ages, the blind and low vision community, healthcare professionals, caregivers, policy-makers and allies. We'll provide regular updates on the programs and sight-saving services of Prevent Blindness. Find out more at PreventBlindness.org