National Society To Prevent Blindness

WE PREVENT BLINDNESS AND PRESERVE SIGHT

COMMUNITY SERVICE-PREVENT BLINDNESS WISCONSIN'S VISION SCREENING PROGRAM HARNESSES THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS AND THOUSANDS OF PARTNERS TO SUPPORT VISION HEALTH FOR HUNDREDS OF ADULTS AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ACROSS THE STATE. CERTIFIED VISION SCREENINGS DETECT CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH POTENTIAL VISION PROBLEMS AND REFER THEM TO FURTHER VISION CARE; EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF VISION PROBLEMS IMPROVES TREATMENT OUTCOMES, PREVENTS PERMANENT VISION LOSS, AND ENSURES CHILDREN HAVE HEALTHY VISION FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS.

PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION-PREVENT BLINDNESS WISCONSIN PROVIDES PUBLIC EDUCATION TO TEACH THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT VISION HEALTH TOPICS SUCH AS: THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY VISION,COMMON VISION PROBLEMS WITH THEIR SIGNS, VISION SAFETY, THE PREVENTION OF EYE DISEASE, AND HOW TO ACCESS VISION CARE. VISION HEALTH EDUCATION IS PROVIDED THROUGH PRESENTATIONS TO PARENTS, EDUCATORS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND OTHERS; MASS MEDIA ADVERTISING, INCLUDING LOCAL PUBLICATIONS AND TRANSIT SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTION OF PREVENT BLINDNESS WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS; THE PREVENT BLINDNESS WISCONSIN WEBSITE AND MORE. WE ALSO WORK TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO VISION CARE BY PROVIDING FOLLOW-UP RESOURCES AND COUNTY SPECIFIC VISION CARE PROVIDER GUIDES.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING-PREVENT BLINDNESS WISCONSIN BUILDS LOCAL VISION SCREENING INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAKES VISION HEALTH A PRIORITY IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS WISCONSIN THROUGH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND VISION SCREENER TRAINING. VISION SCREENER TRAININGS CERTIFY VOLUNTEERS AND PARTNERS TO PROVIDE VISION SCREENING FOR THREE YEARS USING THE MOST UP-TO-DATE VISION SCREENING SUPPORT AS WELL AS VISION HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESOURCES TO MOVE INDIVIDUALS TO FURTHER CARE AFTER A FAILED VISION SCREENING.