Hyperopia (Farsightedness): Learn more about it

Farsightedness, or hyperopia, as it is medically termed, is a vision condition in which distant objects are usually seen clearly, but close ones do not come into proper focus. Farsightedness occurs if your eyeball is too short or the cornea has too little curvature, so light entering your eye is not focused correctly.
Common signs of [...]

Clean your contact lenses for love

Cute video about taking care of your contact lenses.

For more information about proper contact lens care, visit www.pbga.org or click here.

Medicare Benefits and Your Eyes

With healthcare reform being such a hot topic right now, here is some basic information on medicare and your vision benefits. The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 authorized Medicare coverage of an initial preventive physical examination, the “Welcome to Medicare Physical.” Medicare will cover this examination only if it occurs within the first six months [...]

Myopia (Nearsightedness): What you didn’t know

What is Myopia?
Nearsightedness, or myopia, as it is medically termed, is a vision condition in which close objects are seen clearly, but objects farther away appear blurred. Nearsightedness occurs if the eyeball is too long or the cornea, the clear front cover of the eye, has too much curvature. As a result, the light entering [...]

Congressman David Scott’s 13th Congressional District Health Fair

Prevent Blindness Georgia vision screened more than 100 Atlantans at Congressman David Scott’s 13th Congressional District Health Fair held at Mundy’s Mill High School in Jonesboro last Saturday. In addition, vision health risk assessments were completed on each participant with the help of Emory School of Medicine residents who participate in the Student Sight Savers [...]

Feria de la familia

PBGA participated in Feria de la familia,a health fair hosted by Univision. Over 5,000 people were in attendance. Here are some pictures taken at our booth at the health fair held on August 1st at Norcross High School.
For more information on PBGA or future health fairs, visit www.pbga.org or call 404.266.2020.

More Than One In Five 12 to 17-Year-Olds Have Trouble Seeing in Class

VSP®Vision Care and Prevent Blindness America announced the results of their joint nationwide survey of nearly 1,500 participants. The study revealed more than one in five 12 to 17-year-olds have difficulty seeing the classroom whiteboard/chalkboard, with more than one in four complaining of headaches.
These complaints are noted even though nearly half (45 percent) of the [...]

Signs of possible eye trouble in children

If your child has one or more of these signs, take your child to the doctor right away.
What do your child’s eyes look like?

Eyes don’t line up, one eye appears crossed or looks out
Eyelids are red-rimmed, crusted or swollen
Eyes are watery or red(inflamed)

How does your child act?

Rubs eyes a lot
Closes or covers one eye
Tilts head [...]

Grassroots advocates help vision health initiative

Both the House and the Senate approved $3.229 million in funding for the CDC’s Vision Health Initiative in FY 2010.  Prevent Blindness America is proud of the 34% increase the Vision Health Initiative received under FY 2009 appropriations.  The small increase for FY 2010 is not surprising given the current economic climate.  We will continue [...]