Prevent Blindness to Host “World Sight Day” Congressional Briefing and Free Vision Screening on Capitol Hill

Nonprofit Prevent Blindness will be hosting a Congressional Briefing and free vision screening on October 12 from 10 am to 2 pm ET. The event, with support from the Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington, is part of this year’s World Sight Day activities and is sponsored by Horizon Therapeutics, Genentech, and AbbVie. 

World Sight Day, coordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), aims to raise awareness of blindness and vision impairment as major global public health and development issues.

Speaker Agenda:

• David Rein, PhD, MPA, Senior Fellow and Program Area Director, NORC at the University of Chicago
• Sara Brown, MPA, Director of Government Affairs, Prevent Blindness
• Caren Forsten, Chief Executive Officer, Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington
• Vivian Fridas, Public Policy Specialist, National Industries for the Blind and Manager, Advocates for Leadership and Employment Program

For more information, or to RSVP for the World Sight Day Congressional Briefing and Vision Screening hosted by Prevent Blindness, click here.