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W e l c o m e
EYEWATCH® Meeting
FACILITATORS
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With your guidance, the participants in your group will gain valuable
knowledge that can help them preserve their eyesight or learn to cope
with low vision. Thank you for your involvement!
This
resource center is designed with your specific needs in mind. If you
find that there is something missing from this page that you believe
would be helpful, please contact us.
We welcome your comments and
suggestions!
Melissa Perry
Program
Director
(888)
790-2020 ext. 4
EYEWATCH®
is
presented through the generous support of
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) & Prevent Blindness
America (PBA)
Resource
Center
Feel
free to print the information below to plan your sessions or share
with your participants as appropriate. All documents are in PDF
format.
Vision
and Eye Health Fact Sheets
Choose
from our library of fact sheets on vision and eye health topics:
Amsler
Grid
Monitor
vision with an Amsler Grid. An abnormality in the appearance of
the grid pattern may indicate macular degeneration. Participants
should report any irregularities or changes to their eye care
professional.
Comments from Participants:
"All of us over 55 years of age should take this course. Thank you so much for providing this opportunity to learn."
"The teachers were very well prepared and informative about the subject. I enjoyed the sessions very much."
"The program was very useful and accommodating."
"The information was very helpful and interesting to me. Also, I can pass what I learn to someone else."
» What You Might Not Know...
About Prevent Blindness Mid-Atlantic
Prevent Blindness Mid-Atlantic is the only local
volunteer-based nonprofit organization whose sole
mission is to preserve sight and prevent blindness.
The primary means of accomplishing our mission
since 1957 is through vision screenings
for both children and adults, providing support groups
for seniors, and supplying public and professional education
and information. For more information, or to
contribute to the sight-saving fund, call toll-free,
(888) 790-2020, ext. "0." We also gratefully accept
online donations here at this web site!
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