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This year, World Sight Day (WSD) will be hosted by the National Eye Institute (NEI) in partnership with Lions Clubs International Foundation, Lighthouse International, and the International Agency to Prevent Blindness with the goal to educate our communities about the need to conquer preventable blindness and preserve sight.

Washington, D.C. Local Event

Location

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library
The Lobby
901 G Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001

Schedule - Thursday, October 10

• reading a children's story in Braille;
• presentation on eye safety.

• interactive exhibits and a health fair with local eye-related organizations;
• special lectures on eye diseases in English and Spanish;
• All day vision screening in Lions Club of District 22C Blue and Gold Van

Media Event Kit Contents

• News Release
• World Sight Day History
• NEI Mission Statement
• Lions Club International Factsheet (PDF*)
• Lighthouse International Factsheet
• National Vision Rehabilitation Day Factsheet
• International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness Factsheet
• Biography - Eve Slater, Assistant Secretary for Health, HHS
• Biography - Paul A. Sieving, National Eye Institute
• Biography - J. Frank Moore III, Lions Club International
• Biography - Barbara Silverstone, Lighthouse International
• Biography - Louis D. Pizzarello, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness