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Our mission is
to preserve sight and prevent blindness. Prevent Blindness
Oklahoma is the state's leading volunteer eye health and safety
organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving
sight. Established in 1965, Prevent Blindness Oklahoma
is the only non-profit agency in Oklahoma dedicated
exclusively to fighting blindness. Prevent Blindness
Oklahoma is an affiliate of the national organization, Prevent
Blindness America, which was founded in 1908.
 
is the mascot for our Children's Vision Screening Program,
which is the cornerstone of Prevent Blindness Oklahoma.
We have been providing vision screenings for children at
preschools, day cares, Head Starts and Elementary schools for
42 years. Prevent
Blindness Oklahoma provides services in all 77 counties in
Oklahoma. We also provide safety and educational
programs, as well as, serve as an information and referral
service for Oklahomans.
During the 2006 - 2007 school
year alone, we:
 provided
192,789 children's vision screenings
referred
21,059 of these children to an eye
care professional for further evaluation
provided
these services in over 975 locations
throughout the state of Oklahoma
provided free eye exams and glasses for
over 176 children during the school year.
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