World Sight Day October 8

This Thursday, October 8, is World Sight Day. In recognition of this day, Prevent Blindness America is joining with Vision 2020/USA and a collaborative of its members to host a Congressional Briefing on Capitol Hill on "Gender Equity in Eye Care and Blindness Prevention," the topic for this year's World Sight Day. With Prevent Blindness America, other participating Vision 2020/USA organizations include: Alliance for Eye & Vision Research, American Optometric Association, Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology, the Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, the Eye Bank Association of America, Helen Keller International, the International Eye Foundation, Lighthouse International, Optometry Giving Sight, Seva Foundation, VisionSpring and Women's Eye Health.

For more information on the 2009 World Sight Day and how vision and eye health, go to http://www.v2020.org. For more information about Prevent Blindness America, go to http://www.preventblindness.org.