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Summer is full of bright skies and wearing sunglasses with UV400 protection is the vision health fashion accessory of the season. Each wave on the pool's surface resembles a mirror reflecting the sun's rays. We at POB want you to enjoy your summer outdoors practicing vision safety before you dive back into the water.
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Summer is full of bright skies and wearing sunglasses with UV400 protection is the vision health fashion accessory of the season. Each wave on the pool's surface resembles a mirror reflecting the sun's rays. We at POB want you to enjoy your summer outdoors practicing vision safety before you dive back into the water. #EyeHealthEssentials
Smart Vision Health Practices To Watrch Fireworks
It is amazing how we become wide-eyed children staring into the night sky during a great fireworks display. The gigantic bursts make us all look up, but the lasting glares from the fireworks can be detrimental to your sight long after the display ends. Tonight, wear sunglasses and occasionally look away from the show. Doing these easy vision health practices can help preserve your sight.
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Happy Father's Day 2024
Father's Day is a time to celebrate the one in our lives who guides and nurtures us with his love and wisdom. Along with getting him another tie this year, be sure to remind him (or yourself) to schedule his next eye exam as soon as possible. June is Men's Health Month and POB wants to make sure your favorite guy can see all the wonderful memories he will make with his family.
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2024 Men's Health Empowerment Expo
This past weekend, POB had the wonderful pleasure of serving the Greater Alexandria community for the 2024 Men’s Health Empowerment Expo at the Charles Houston Recreation Center. Providing onsite glaucoma screenings for those in attendance is another example of how POB looks to ensure that everyone in our region receives the vision care they need. Thanks to Inova Fairfax Hospital for facilitating a great dialogue about mental health. Special thanks to Col. Jim Paige of Concerned Citizens Network of Alexandria 21 and Wes Hall of Monumental Sports Network for giving their valuable insight on the day and why maintaining eye health is important. We look forward to working with everyone again very soon.
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Glaucoma Awareness Month is here, and the time to better understand the early warning signs of this vision-limiting condition is now! POB’s See For Yourself website is a one-stop resource hub for individuals to learn more about the risks, best methods of action, how to prepare for their exam, and where to receive further help. Visit www.glaucomadc.org for more information. #GlaucomaAwareness #SeeForYourself
POB provided free glaucoma screenings to seniors at Vida Senior Centers' 10th Annual Health Fair - "Prioritizing Senior Health" - in DC earlier this month!
Serge from Oak Chapel United Methodist Church in Silver Spring shared why our #glasses4scholars program was important for students. On Saturday, we provided free eye exams and eyeglasses to Montgomery County Public Schools students from Jackson Road, Georgian Forest, and Highland Elementary Schools! Many thanks to Oak Chapel and Children's Opportunity Alliance for helping us ensure children access the vision health services they need!
This weekend, we worked with several incredible community-based groups to host a #LoveYourEyes Mobile Vision Clinic in #Alexandria. Many thanks to the groups that helped make this event a success! Hear why this is important from: Caren Forsten, Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington Canek Aguirre, Alexandria City Council (Canek Aguirre for Alexandria City Council) Alyia Gaskins, Alexandria City Council (Alyia For Alexandria) Fr. Don Fest, Saint Joseph Catholic Church Alexandria, Virginia Jeanann Mayhan, Partnership for a Healthier Alexandria Leslie Jones, M.D., Howard University Hospital Rodney Lewis, ALEXANDRIA HOST LIONS CLUB Katrina Chin Loy, M.D., Howard University Hospital Andrew Castle, Nanodropper Andrea Hurst, Concerned Citizens Network of Alexandria 21 Natalie Talis, Alexandria Health Department Allen Lomax, Partnership for a Healthier Alexandria Woody Woodard, Virginia Lions Eye Institute Foundation
We’re providing free vision and glaucoma screening, as well as free eyeglasses in #Alexandriacity, in partnership with Concerned Citizens Network of Alexandria 21 and St. Joseph Catholic Church!- We’re so glad Alyia For Alexandria was able to join us!
There is no way we would let snow stop us from screening for glaucoma at the NBC4/Telemundo 44 Health & Fitness Expo!
Our volunteers from Delta Gamma, University of Maryland are talking about Service for Sight! Thank you to Delta Gamma Fraternity!
We’re live from our Community Screening Event with our executive director, Caren Forsten, showing everyone around!