Outlook Newsletter

Notes from NEHEP
As the season of renewal and regrowth springs forth, prepare to celebrate Healthy Vision Month and spread the word about eye health.

Planning Committee Corner: Enhancing visual function in 2017
Mark Wilkinson, O.D., discusses four types of magnification that individuals with visual impairments can use to enhance their visual abilities.

NEI turns 50 in 2018
The celebration will kick off on November 10, 2017, in Washington, D.C., with an all-day symposium on Vision and the Brain.

Celebrate Healthy Vision Month this May
May is Healthy Vision Month, a perfect time to educate individuals about the steps they can take to protect their vision and keep their eyes healthy and seeing their best.

NEHEP’s See Well for a Lifetime Toolkit now available in Spanish
NEHEP has created a Spanish version of its See Well for a Lifetime Toolkit, Cómo ver bien durante toda la vida, to address the need to increase awareness of eye health among older Hispanics/Latinos.

Low Vision Awareness Month Twitter recap
NEI and NEHEP hosted a Twitter chat on February 28 to celebrate Low Vision Awareness Month.

Optometric clinical data registry moves forward
The American Optometric Association’s clinical data registry—AOA MORE—has captured data from hundreds of eye care professionals related to care for thousands of patients across the country.

New JCAHPO video highlights patient safety
The Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO) has a new training video, Dilating Drops: Patient Safety and Liability Risks, highlighting that patient safety is a critical component of quality eye health.

VisionAware™ offers new resources on dealing with crime or domestic violence for individuals with vision loss
VisionAware™ has created a new series to help people with visual impairments prevent crimes, protect themselves, and know what to do in the event of domestic abuse.

Free access to digital books now available for visually impaired students
The Lighthouse Guild has helped establish a new program using the Spotlight Gateway app for the Apple® iPad to expand access to a digital library designed for people with low vision.

Think About Your Eyes celebrates milestones in protecting consumer eye health
The Think About Your Eyes campaign has attributed an increase in the number of individuals receiving comprehensive dilated eye exams directly to its advertising.

Prevent Blindness to hold sixth annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit
Prevent Blindness is holding its sixth annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit on June 28 in Washington, D.C.

Featured organization: Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington®
The Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington® works to improve and preserve sight by providing services, education, advocacy, and innovation.

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