A National Call to Action for the Advancement of Children's Vision and Eye Health

Establishing a Children's Vision and Eye Health Platform

To positively impact children’s vision, eye health and eye safety in our nation, Prevent Blindness America introduces our children’s vision and eye health platform and commits to the following national efforts as Our Vision for Children’s Vision:

1. Professional Vision Care Read more

We will support healthcare professionals and advance vision care in public health policies and primary healthcare delivery systems.

2. Vision Screening: A Common Approach and Understanding Read more

We will promote well-designed, properly-administered vision screenings with appropriate follow-up care as an integral part of a public health approach to children’s vision and eye health.

3. School Readiness and Vision Read more

We will implement a long-term comprehensive campaign to ensure mandatory school-entry vision screening requirements for all children that meet a checklist of minimum standards, to include a mandatory exam component for failed screenings.

4. Children’s Eye Safety Read more

We will create changes in unsafe individual behaviors, thereby reducing the incidence of home, school, and recreational eye injuries in children.

5. Public Awareness and Understanding of Children’s Vision and Eye Health Read more

We will increase public awareness and understanding of the importance of children’s vision and eye health.

6. Pediatric Vision and Eye Health Research Read more

This platform will guide our efforts related to children’s vision, and we invite other key stakeholder organizations and individuals to join us in moving this national effort forward.