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 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:06:35 CDT Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:06:35 CDT 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/102809_1.html As the number of Americans with diabetes continues to increase, so does the expected increase in the number of cases of major eye disease including diabetic retinopathy, cataracts and glaucoma. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:06:35 CDT http://www.preventblindness.org/news/releases/102809_1.html http://www.preventblindness.org/news/releases/010709_1.html "Medicines in Development for Older Americans" lists 62 medicines in development for eye disorders. These include medicines to combat age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:38:30 CST http://www.preventblindness.org/news/releases/010709_1.html http://www.preventblindness.org/news/releases/123008_1.html Although some may consider glaucoma something that only happens to older people, even children and teenagers can be diagnosed with it. Wed, 7 Jan 2009 12:41:28 CST http://www.preventblindness.org/news/releases/123008_1.html