National Society To Prevent Blindness

Community Service - sponsoring and promoting screening programs for the early detection of signs of eye trouble among preschool children, school age children, and adults, particularly amblyopia in children and glaucoma and AMD in adults. Screening were provided for 31,500 persons last year.

Professional Education & Training - serving as an authoritative source of information on the latest developments in vision and eye care so that eye care professionals, nurses, scientists, teachers, social workers, and others in the field of blindness prevention can better serve their respective clients. 1,200 attended professional education symposia.