Vision and Eye Health

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A 21ST Century Perspective to Public Health and
Vision Health Prevent Blindness America
Technologys Influence on our Mission CDCs
Diabetes Translation ConferenceOrlando,
FloridaMay 8, 2008
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Overview

• Prevent Blindness America 101
• Technologys Influence on
• Public Information
• Early Detection
• Resource Assistance
• Program Tracking

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Prevent Blindness America 101
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Our Mission

• To prevent blindness and preserve sight
• Our Vision is Vision

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Key Milestones

• 1908
• Founded in NYC Committee on Prevention of
  Blindness
• Later became National Society for the Prevention
  of Blindness
• 1917
• Led legislative efforts to eliminate ophthalmia
  neonatorum
• 1926
• First volunteer pediatric screening program
• 1944
• First volunteer glaucoma screening program
• 1972
• Led legislative efforts to require impact
  resistant lenses in eyewear

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Key Milestones (contd)

• 1981
• First public education programs on diabetic eye
  disease
• 1989
• Launched the Center for Sight, a national,
  toll-free information line
• 1993
• Changed name to Prevent Blindness America
• 2002
• Cooperative agreement with Centers for Disease
  Control and Prevention
• 2008
• Centennial Celebration!

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Our Structure

• National Organization (Chicago, IL)
• Affiliates/Divisions (18)
• 20 states and District of Columbia
• Program Partners (nationwide)

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What We Do

• Screening Training
• Awareness Education
• Public
• Professional
• Public Health Efforts
• Research

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Visionary Goals

• By 2020, Prevent Blindness America will
• Reduce vision loss by ensuring all children
  receive appropriate vision care as they enter
  school
• Reduce vision loss by doubling the number of
  adults receiving eye exams
• Reduce injury-related vision loss by 50 by
  promoting eye safety

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Lets Talk Technology
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Cant We All Get Along?
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Technologys Influence On Public Information
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Web Visits
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Online Information Requests
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Technologys Influence On Early Detection
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Prevent Blindness Americas Training Efforts

• Screen approximately 2 million children annually
• Screen approximately 200,000 adults annually
• Referral rate averages 8.5
• Certification program for screeners
• Provide financial assistance resources and
  guidance
• Primary care education training

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Screening Technology

• Frequency Doubling Technology
• Visual Acuity Machines
• Retinal Imaging Technologies

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Retinal Screening

• Currently exploring inclusion in our efforts
• Pros
• Broadens scope of service
• Potential for identifying unknown diabetics
• New opportunities for partnerships
• Cons
• Diabetics should seek exams not screenings
• Costly for volunteer-based screenings
• Complexities involved in reading results

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Technologys Influence On Resource Assistance
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Avenues for Assistance

• Professional Associations
• Service Organizations
• Vision Care Plans
• Schools of Optometry/Departments of Ophthalmology
• Not-for-Profit Organizations
• Local Volunteers/Donated Exams
• Government Assistance Programs

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Web-Based Assistance Portal
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Technologys Influence On Program Tracking
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PBA Data Collection System

• Data management system for PBA vision screening
  and education programs
• Secure
• Web-based
• Available to all PBA affiliates, divisions
  partners
• Tracks events, screenings follow-up exams

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Volunteer/Screener Management
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Partner Management
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Grant Management
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Event Management
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Screening Information
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Follow-up Information
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Methods for Viewing Data

• Aggregate Data
• Number screened, referred
• Age-ranges
• Detailed Information
• Age, sex, ethnicity, diabetes, zip code and/or
  county
• Individual Records
• Contact information
• Individual demographics such as age, ethnicity,
  diabetes, etc.

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Screening ExamplePrevent Blindness Tri-State
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Clinic ExamplePrevent Blindness Georgia
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Thank You

• Jeff Todd, Senior Vice President
• 312-363-6026 jtodd_at_preventblindness.org
• Prevent Blindness America
• 211 West Wacker Drive, 1700
• Chicago, Illinois 60606
• 312-363-6001
• www.preventblindness.org