The #2025AntónioChampalimaudVisionAward goes to:

Lions Clubs International Foundation
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
The Fred Hollows Foundation

Leaders in the fight against preventable blindness.

👉 shorturl.at/AxgPy

#VisionForAll #GlobalHealth #BlindnessPrevention

Smart Steps to Avoid Dangerous Glaucoma Emergencies Glaucoma emergencies can be life-changing. Learn expert prevention strategies, warning signs, and advanced treatments to protect your vision effectively.

Glaucoma Emergency Alert! 👀⚠️

Know the signs: sudden eye pain, headache, nausea. Act fast to save your vision! Regular check-ups are key. 💡

#GlaucomaAwareness #EyeHealth #VisionCare #HealthyEyes #BlindnessPrevention #EyeCareTips

"Timed with the back-to-school season, Prevent Blindness’s campaign for Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month in August aims to raise awareness of childhood vision issues..."
#ChildrensEyeHealthAndSafety #ChildrensEyeHealth #BlindnessPrevention
www.optometricmanagement.com/news/2025/au...

Ways to Keep Your Vision Clear Living With Glaucoma Ways to keep your vision clear living with glaucoma: Learn about the latest treatments, therapies, and lifestyle changes to manage glaucoma effectively.

Glaucoma Vision Loss? Tips to Save Your Sight 👁️✨

Early detection and proper care can slow glaucoma progression. Learn expert tips to protect your vision now! #GlaucomaAwareness #EyeHealth #VisionCare #BlindnessPrevention #HealthyLiving #SaveYourSight

Recommendations for Designing a Digital Health Tool for Blindness Prevention Among High-Risk Diabetic Retinopathy Patients: Qualitative Focus Group Study of Adults With Diabetes Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR), a leading cause of preventable blindness among working-aged adults. Black, Latine, and low-income individuals are screened less for DR, diagnosed later, treated less often, and go blind more than white individuals. Objective: Through a community-led research approach, this project engaged members to co-design a digital health tool that is accessible, user-friendly, and culturally relevant. Methods: Using a qualitative approach, we conducted 4 semi-structured focus groups with 19 individuals from the Greater New Haven area, aged 18 years or older, and diagnosed with diabetes. We transcribed and coded contextual interviews and categorized them into themes using affinity mapping. The study has two specific aims: (1) to complete a comprehensive needs assessment aimed at (2) developing a community-responsive digital health tool to increase access to and knowledge of DR screening in high-risk populations. We transcribed the focus group interviews, used rapid qualitative analysis to generate themes, and completed affinity mapping to identify content and features for a digital health tool for preventing blindness from diabetic retinopathy. Results: We interviewed 19 individuals (68% female, 47% Black, 26% Hispanic,11% indigenous) in 4 focus groups. Over 80% had access to smart devices, including smartphones (89%), smartwatches (21%), computers (74%), tablets (58%). Many participants had access to multiple devices (89%). Participants’ self-reported mean [SD] A1c was 6.77 [1.93]. Age mean [SD] was 58.79 [19.54]. Education levels among participants varied. Almost half (48%) of participants completed some college, a little less than a quarter (21%) achieved a high school diploma or GED, and the same proportion (21%) completed less than a high school equivalent of education. Household income levels across nearly all (74%) participants were below $50,000, but household size data was not collected. Participants reported extensive experience with diabetes or pre-diabetes; duration of diabetes or prediabetes was mean [SD] 17.06 [17.53]. The principal themes obtained from coding contextual interviews were desired app attributes, mental impact, informal support, content knowledge related to diabetes, barriers, diet-related topics, and receiving notifications. Conclusions: DR is one of the leading causes of blindness, and many treatments exist. Despite the existence of treatments, historically marginalized populations experience poor health outcomes, including blindness. Our community-based approach aids in the creation of a culturally sensitive digital health tool that will engage more of the patient population with DR.

JMIR Formative Res: Recommendations for Designing a Digital Health Tool for Blindness Prevention Among High-Risk Diabetic Retinopathy Patients: Qualitative Focus Group Study of Adults With Diabetes #DigitalHealth #DiabeticRetinopathy #BlindnessPrevention #HealthEquity #CommunityHealth

Recommendations for Designing a Digital Health Tool for Blindness Prevention Among High-Risk Diabetic Retinopathy Patients: Qualitative Focus Group Study of Adults With Diabetes Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR), a leading cause of preventable blindness among working-aged adults. Black, Latine, and low-income individuals are screened less for DR, diagnosed later, treated less often, and go blind more than white individuals. Objective: Through a community-led research approach, this project engaged members to co-design a digital health tool that is accessible, user-friendly, and culturally relevant. Methods: Using a qualitative approach, we conducted 4 semi-structured focus groups with 19 individuals from the Greater New Haven area, aged 18 years or older, and diagnosed with diabetes. We transcribed and coded contextual interviews and categorized them into themes using affinity mapping. The study has two specific aims: (1) to complete a comprehensive needs assessment aimed at (2) developing a community-responsive digital health tool to increase access to and knowledge of DR screening in high-risk populations. We transcribed the focus group interviews, used rapid qualitative analysis to generate themes, and completed affinity mapping to identify content and features for a digital health tool for preventing blindness from diabetic retinopathy. Results: We interviewed 19 individuals (68% female, 47% Black, 26% Hispanic,11% indigenous) in 4 focus groups. Over 80% had access to smart devices, including smartphones (89%), smartwatches (21%), computers (74%), tablets (58%). Many participants had access to multiple devices (89%). Participants’ self-reported mean [SD] A1c was 6.77 [1.93]. Age mean [SD] was 58.79 [19.54]. Education levels among participants varied. Almost half (48%) of participants completed some college, a little less than a quarter (21%) achieved a high school diploma or GED, and the same proportion (21%) completed less than a high school equivalent of education. Household income levels across nearly all (74%) participants were below $50,000, but household size data was not collected. Participants reported extensive experience with diabetes or pre-diabetes; duration of diabetes or prediabetes was mean [SD] 17.06 [17.53]. The principal themes obtained from coding contextual interviews were desired app attributes, mental impact, informal support, content knowledge related to diabetes, barriers, diet-related topics, and receiving notifications. Conclusions: DR is one of the leading causes of blindness, and many treatments exist. Despite the existence of treatments, historically marginalized populations experience poor health outcomes, including blindness. Our community-based approach aids in the creation of a culturally sensitive digital health tool that will engage more of the patient population with DR.

JMIR Formative Res: Recommendations for Designing a Digital Health Tool for Blindness Prevention Among High-Risk Diabetic Retinopathy Patients: Qualitative Focus Group Study of Adults With Diabetes #DigitalHealth #BlindnessPrevention #DiabeticRetinopathy #HealthEquity #CommunityEngagement

Repurposing a blood pressure drug may prevent vision loss in inherited blinding diseases NIH studies in animals show reserpine protects retinal-neurons necessary for vision, especially in females.

Check out this article about how a blood pressure medication could be reused to help prevent vision loss caused by inherited eye diseases.

www.nih.gov/news-events/...

#news #VisionHealth #BlindnessPrevention #MedicalResearch #GeneticDisorders