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Prevent Blindness America has created a new centre to help promote eye health amongst the young.
The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health (NCCV) has been set up with a multi-year grant from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
It is hoped that the new organisation will develop and promote effective
vision correction amongst young people.
NCCV will offer leadership development, health promotion, education and training to both the public and private sectors, with the overriding aim of making young people aware of the importance of eye health.
Hugh R. Parry, president and chief executive officer of Prevent Blindness America, said: "The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health was created to assist the more than 12 million school-age children who have some form of vision problem.
"This unique initiative is bringing together some of the brightest minds in the field of vision and public health to help protect the precious gift of sight for our kids."
In the first phase of Prevent Blindness America's eye health strategy, professionals from all walks of life will be brought together to develop a health framework that will benefit young people and improve their eye health.
The panel will include ophthalmologists, optometrists, pediatricians and other leading professionals.
Chair of the panel Shirley Russ, clinical professor of pediatrics and health sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, will set an agenda for the eye care specialist that will ensure young people's eye health is made a top priority and early intervention and
vision correction is championed.
Prevent Blindness America was founded in 1908 and is the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organisation. Its sole mission is preventing blindness and preserving sight. It offers screening, education programmes, advocacy and groundbreaking vision research.
Written by Chris Alexander
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