Prevent Blindness Georgia

Community Service - Prevent Blindness Georgia serves thousands of Georgians each year through early detection vision screenings as well as eye examinations and low cost eye glasses. This year, Prevent Blindness Georgia's Children's Vision Screening program, utilizing the services of certified vision screeners, screened 38,020 children in 121 counties. Through the Vision Outreach program, Prevent Blindness Georgia provided 5,500 adults at health fairs, screenings or eye exams and assisted these adults to obtain low cost eye glasses.

Public Education - Prevent Blindness Georgia educates clients, teachers, school nurses, public health officials, and students in allied health professions as well as the public at large about eye health and safety, eye diseases, best practices in eyecare, and the important connections between eye health and a person's overall physical health. PBGA works to motivate health consumers to care for their eyes and to inspire healthcare professionals to use best practices to ensure good vision outcomes. PBGA's methods of educating include public awareness through mass media such as our webiste and social media, television, radio, newspapers, magazines and Prevent Blindness publications, participation in vision screenings and health fairs, training and certification programs for school nurses and public health officials, and partnerships with university-affiliated medical training programs to provide teaching, training, and internship opportunities.