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November 2023 Newsletter From ISPB & PBIL



ISPB and PBIL have once again declared November as Diabetes-related Eye Disease Awareness Month, providing the public with a variety of helpful tools to prevent unnecessary vision loss from diabetes. 

DIABETES + THE EYES EDUCATIONAL TOOLKIT is available in English and Spanish. This resource includes Power Point presentations, shareable social media graphics and A DEDICATED WEBPAGE. The Diabetes + The Eyes program is supported by funding from REGENERON.

DIABETES + THE EYES: VISION HEALTH IN YOUTH FACT SHEET
This new resource provides detailed information on what parents and care partners need to know to help youth with diabetes protect their eye health.


2023 Chicago Lighthouse 5k

Community Happenings

Our staff, team of interns, and volunteers provide eye health education and outreach at all types of community events – including health fairs, presentations and screenings!

We will be continuing our efforts during these dates:

January 18, 2024
1:00pm – Embrace Living Community Presentation: Chicago, IL

For more information, please contact rbarraza@preventblindness.org


Prevent Blindness is collaborating with Regeneron on the Gr8 eEye Movement! Use the 8th of every month, to check on your vision health. 

To find out more, visit HERE


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