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• Our Vision for Children's Vision: A National Call to Action for the Advancement of Children's Vision and Eye Health
  This 2010 edition provides a six-plank platform for children's vision and eye health encompassing professional vision care, children's vision screening, school readiness as it relates to vision, children's eye safety, public awareness and pediatric vision research.
• Prevent Blindness America: Working to Advance Public Health, Vision and Eye Care in the U.S.
  A Summary Report of a Five-Year Cooperative Agreement with the Vision Health Initiative of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2003-2008).
• Vision Problems in the U.S.: Prevalence of Adult Vision Impairment and Age-Related Eye Disease in America (2008 Update to the 2002 Edition)
  This report includes information on the prevalence of blindness and vision impairment, significant refractive error, and the four leading eye diseases affecting older Americans: age-related macular degeneration, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma.
• The Economic Impact of Vision Problems: The Toll of Major Adult Eye Disorders, Visual Impairment and Blindness on the U.S. Economy
  This report describes the economic burden of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataract, diabetic retinopathy, primary open angle glaucoma and refractive error. It also looks at the economic impact of vision problems and blindness.
• Vision Problems in the United States: Recommendations for a State Public Health Response
  In 2004, the Chronic Disease Directors (CDD) established a Vision Loss/Blindness Prevention Committee. This report comprises the committee's recommendations about the potential role for state public health agencies in vision conservation.
• A Plan for the Development of State-Based Vision Programs Summary of a Retreat on Public Health Vision Preservation
  This report makes recommendations to enhance the collaboration of organizations in initiating system changes and strengthen state efforts in the prevention of vision loss and preservation of eye health.
• Improving the Nation's Vision Health: A Coordinated Public Health Approach
  Developed through the efforts of the CDC Vision Health Initiative and diverse stakeholders, this report highlights a national public health framework to prevent vision impairment and blindness and coordinate prevention and rehabilitation efforts between all sectors. It provides comprehensive and coordinated vision health strategies and activities that will serve to provide forward momentum at this critical juncture in time.