For educational purposes and for Vision and Eye Health Awareness, each month, we recognize one or more observances dedicated to raising awareness about important eye health topics. We’ll be posting an article per month on the following topics:
January
February:
March:
- Workplace Eye Awareness Month
- Save Your Vision Month
- World Optometry Day is March 23
April:
May:
June:
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Nystagmus Awareness Day: June 20
- Deaf-Blind Awareness Week and Helen Keller Deafblind Awareness Week
July:
August:
September:
October:
- World Sight Day (second Thursday of October)
- Home Eye Safety Month
- World Blindness Awareness Month
- White Cane Day: October 15
- Blind Americans Equality Day: October 15
November:
December:
For more info on any of the topics above, call or text us at 407-292-9812.
References:
https://www.aao.org/newsroom/observances
https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/resources/important-dates-vision-awareness