http://www.preventblindness.org/index.html Prevent Blindness America is the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight. Focused on promoting a continuum of vision care, Prevent Blindness America touches the lives of millions of people each year through public and professional education, advocacy, certified vision screening training, community and patient service programs and research. en-us Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:22:43 CST Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:22:43 CST kwest@preventblindness.org (Ken West) info@preventblindness.org (Ken West) 720 Copyright 2006 Prevent Blindness America http://www.preventblindness.org/RSS/images/pba_rss_icon.gif http://www.preventblindness.org/index.html 88 31 Prevent Blindness America http://www.preventblindness.org/news/releases/122107_2.html Glaucoma patients between the ages of 40 and 64 years of age can expect to pay $3,352 annually per person. For those 65 and older, the annual costs jump to $5,243 per person. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:02:09 CST http://www.preventblindness.org/news/releases/122107_2.html http://www.preventblindness.org/news/releases/101607_1.html PhRMA, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, lists 19 medicines in development for eye diseases of major concern to American women. Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:22:43 CST http://www.preventblindness.org/news/releases/101607_1.html http://www.preventblindness.org/news/releases/041807_1.html Prevent Blindness America today released a new report estimating the costs associated with adult vision problems in the United States at $51.4 billion. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:50:21 CST http://www.preventblindness.org/news/releases/041807_1.html