After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the average time that someone sits in front of a screen is now up to 12 hours per day! This increases the risk of eye strain and problems leading to more requests for eye care services. 
The ISPB Board of Directors is responding to this higher demand with a challenge gift. Would you consider donating to meet the ISPB $20,220 Board Challenge in 2022? One hundred percent of your gift will go to purchase low vision equipment for underserved communities, research, and community outreach education.  
Last year, ISPB was able to help purchase over 420 pieces of low vision equipment and fund 27 research grants with donated funds! Please donate HERE.

Dr. Phoebe Lin, esteemed researcher, author of over 80 peer reviewed articles, book chapters and books was recently the ISPB keynote speaker at the ISEPS-COS conference in Chicago. She received her very first grant from ISPB in 2006! Dr. Lin is now an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, and her lab focuses on discovering novel pathways in eye diseases that involve ocular inflammation, and coming up with new therapies that may either improve or prevent vision loss. She is a great testimony to the important provision of ISPB grants to junior investigators. Our grants provide the springboard to future research careers!

Our fabulous intern, Ruby Barraza, brought
eye health awareness to the annual University of Illinois (UIUC) Health Fair on March 30th! The theme was Dive Deeper into Your Health, and Ruby went above and beyond with her presentation table. Interested in interning with us?       Please visit HERE.

 

Please Join Us!

The National Association of Community Health Centers, the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, and Prevent Blindness are offering a two-part webinar series for health centers to learn strategies and models of investment from vision care experts and peers from health centers across the country.

Part 1. Eyes on Access: Introduction to Comprehensive Vision Services in Health Centers
Date/Time: April 28, 2022 | 3:00 – 4:30 PM ET
This session is approved for 1.5 online AAFP elective credits.
Registration: https://bit.ly/3DownAB
For more information, email trainings@nachc.org.
 
Part 2. Eyes on Access: Steps for Integrating Comprehensive Eye Health and Vision Services into Health Centers
Date/Time: June 9, 2022, 3:00 – 4:30 PM ET
This session is approved for 1.5 online AAFP elective credits.
Registration: https://bit.ly/3DownAB
For more information, email trainings@nachc.org.

Parents of Special Needs and Childrens' vision, Part 3 Webinar
Date/Time: May 12, 2022, 4:00 - 5:30 PM ET

Staff Changes

We wish a heartfelt bon voyage to Katherine Mueller, our program manager
for the last four years. Her infectious smile, great insights, and dedication to ISPB will be terribly missed. We welcome John Miao as the new program manager, and he looks forward to continuing Katherine's great work!