Host Christopher Hord discusses Thyroid Eye Disease week and conducts a round-table discussion on diabetes and eye health with Talana Townsend, ASPECT program graduate and President & Communication Chair of Visually Impaired Advocates in Houston; with Dr. Rajeev Ramchandran, Retina specialist at the University of Rochester; and with Nita Sinha, Senior Director of Public Health at Prevent Blindness. Find out more about: Diabetes Eye Disease Month The Prevent Blindness Audio Eye Health Library

Host Christopher Hord interviews Prevent Blindness ASPECT Patient Advocacy Program member Evelyn Jordan about her journey with Stargardt disease and her work as an advisory board member of PhoneFaith, a live dial-in outreach ministry for adults who are blind or have low vision. Prevent Blindness affiliate, Prevent Blindness Texas, has launched a new podcast. October is Contact Lens Safety Month at Prevent Blindness. World Sight Day is October 9 and was founded by the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB). For more information Prevent Blindness World Sight Day events Contact Lens Safety Month Prevent Blindness Texas Eyespiring Podcast

In this episode of the Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Podcast, host Christopher Hord interviews Dawn Wells, executive director of Angel Eyes Fitness and Nutrition and Brent Boon, executive director of Pacific West Music of the Blind. September is Sports Eye Safety Month.

In this episode of the Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Podcast, host Christopher Hord talks with Dan Roberts, M.M.E., editor-in-chief of Living Well With Low Vision and Founding Director of MD Support, Inc.  Also in this episode: August is Children's Eye Health and Safety Month at Prevent Blindness. On September 17, 2025, Prevent Blindness will hold its final Swing Fore Sight golf tournament in conjunction with Vision Expo West in Las Vegas.

In our July episode: Host Christopher Hord discusses the Prevent Blindness ASPECT patient advocacy program with Prevent Blindness staff Julie Grutzmacher, director of patient advocacy & population health initiatives; Jeanetta Price and Elisabeth Edwards, ASPECT program managers.  Certified mindfulness teacher Eric Cooley provides an overview of mindfulness as it relates to vision loss and blindness. July is Dry Eye Month at Prevent Blindness Enjoy safe summer celebrations this Fourth of July. Protect your eyes from serious injury by avoiding consumer fireworks.

On this episode of the Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Podcast: The new Disney/Pixar movie, Elio, highlights eye patching and children's vision. Apply to join the Prevent Blindness ASPECT Patient Engagement Program. June is Cataract Month. Sara Brown, Senior Director, Government Affairs with Prevent Blindness; Dan Ignaszewski, Executive Director of the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) and the National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR); and Philip Goglas II, Managing Partner at Health and Medicine Counsel, discuss implications of the Congressional budget reconciliation for eye and vision policies, threats to vision research funding, opportunities for grassroots advocacy, and the Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children (EDVI) Act. Prevent Blindness is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with Disney or Pixar, or any of its subsidiaries or its affiliates. All product and company names are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.  

In this episode of the Focus on Eye Health Podcast, Bryan and Bradford Manning, co-founders of Two Blind Brothers, discuss Stargardt disease, one type of Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) with Jeff Todd, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness. Bryan and Bradford also share the inspiration behind their company, which dedicates 100% of profits to curing blindness. Also in this episode, information about the reintroduction of the EDVI Act, and a reminder to join Prevent Blindness for the free Focus on Eye Health Summit on May 14.

Prevent Blindness Director of Patient Advocacy and Public Health Initiatives, Julie Grutzmacher, interviews Kim Owens about her son Kai and their experience becoming blindness advocates and discuss the EDVI Act, which was reintroduced in Congress on March 31. April is Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month at Prevent Blindness. Advocate Jeanetta Price performs her poem ”Blind Girl Magic.”

The inaugural episode of the Focus on Eye Health Podcast hosted by Christopher Hord, featuring an interview with Prevent Blindness president and CEO, Jeff Todd.

Hosted by advocate Chris Hord, the Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Podcast premieres in March, 2025. At Prevent Blindness we promote vision health and eye care for all. We educate people about protecting their sight. We provide resources for the blind and low vision community and their allies, and we celebrate their achievements. Each monthly half-hour episode features information of interest to people of all ages, the blind and low vision community, healthcare professionals, caregivers, policy-makers and allies. We'll provide regular updates on the programs and sight-saving services of Prevent Blindness. Find out more at PreventBlindness.org