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April 9, 2009
Do You Know the ABC's of Diabetes and Eye Health?

March 2, 2009
EyeCare America Offers No-Cost Medical Eye Care to Qualified Seniors in Support of National AMD Month!

February 2, 2009
EyeCare America Reminds Seniors that the Best Things in Life are Free!

December 8, 2008
EyeCare America Provides Free Eye Exams in Honor of Glaucoma Awareness Month in January

December 2, 2008
EyeCare America Asks Seniors, “Do you see what I see?”

November 3, 2008
EyeCare America Provides Free Dilated Eye Exams During Diabetes Awareness Month in November

October 23, 2008
EyeCare America Wants Everyone to Take Advantage of its Healthy Holiday Freebies

September 18, 2008
EyeCare America Wants You to Feast Your Eyes on Eye Healthy Foods

September 15, 2008
EyeCare America Kicks Off "Seeing is Living" Campaign

September 1, 2008
September is Save Your Sight Month

August 1, 2008
August is National Cataract Awareness Month

July 15, 2008
EyeCare America Asks Families to Share History of Glaucoma

July 9, 2008
EyeCare America and the Maryland Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons Host Finish Line Celebration for “EyeRide for Sight” Cyclists

July 7, 2008
EyeCare America’s “EyeRide for Sight” Cyclists Arrive in Washington, D.C.

May 19, 2008
TV Legend Betty White Endorses National Health Campaign Reminding Seniors: "Don't Lose Sight of Your Independence"

May 12, 2008
EyeCare America Joins the National Eye Institute’s Effort to Protect Children’s Vision

April 25, 2008
EyeCare America Announces its First Ever “EyeRide for Sight"

March 25, 2008
Get a Jump on Your Eye Health with FREE Brochures

February 26, 2008
March is AMD Awareness Month

Resources for Media Professionals

Video News Releases

Beta tapes available upon request.

	Diabetes EyeCare Program Video News Release
	Seniors EyeCare Program Video News Release
	Glaucoma EyeCare Program Video News Release
	Glaucoma EyeCare Program Video News Release (Spanish version)
	The Family Glaucoma Snapshot Campaign Video News Release

Public Service Announcements

Beta tapes available upon request.

GHW Bush PSAs

	30-Second Glaucoma TV Spot
	30-Second Seniors TV Spot

Seniors EyeCare Program

30-Second Television Spot

30-Second Thank You PSA

	Radio Script - English (PDF)
	Radio Script - Spanish (PDF)

Glaucoma EyeCare Program

	Family Glaucoma Snapshot PSA - 15 Seconds
	Family Glaucoma Snapshot PSA - 30 Seconds
	Family Glaucoma Snapshot PSA (Spanish) - 30 Seconds
	30-Second TV Spot
	30-Second TV PSA - Governor Mike Huckabee (Arkansas)

	Radio Script - English (PDF)
	Radio Script - Spanish (PDF)

Diabetes EyeCare Program

30-Second Radio Script (PDF)

AMD EyeCare Program

EyeCare America.org

Web site b-roll

Historic PSAs 1985-2002

	Featuring Ronald Reagan, Gene Kelly, Bill Cosby, John Glenn, and more...
	More historic videos...

Bob Hope PSAs

	30-Second Spot
	10-Second Spot

High-Resolution Images

	EyeCare America Color Logo (JPG)
	Willy Reed Receiving Eye Exam from Dr. Richard Lee (JPG)

National Eye Institute Images

	Vision with Diabetic Retinopathy (150dpi, JPG)
	Vision with Glaucoma (150dpi, JPG)
	Vision with AMD (150dpi, JPG)
	Vision with Cataracts (150dpi, JPG)

Additional images available at: www.nei.nih.gov/photo/. Images also available upon request.

B-Roll

AMD B-roll Footage

	Animation of How the Eye Functions - AMD
	Demonstration of Vision Loss from AMD
	Ophthalmologist Describes AMD
	Patient Describes his AMD Symptoms
	Patient Eye Exams
	Complete AMD B-roll Footage

Glaucoma B-roll Footage

Animation of Fluid Building Inside Eye - Glaucoma

Sound Bites from African-American Glaucoma Patient

Don Saunders discusses his glaucoma diagnosis

Sound Bites from Glaucoma Specialists - English

	Robert Stamper, MD
	Claudio Contreras, MD

Sound Bites from Glaucoma Specialists - Spanish

	Glaucoma Risk Factors
	Results from the 2004 Latino Eye Study
	Glaucoma Often Has No Warning Signs
	The Los Angeles Latino Eye Study (PDF)

Sound Bites from Glaucoma Patient - Spanish

	Manuel Saenz comments about EyeCare America program
	Manuel describes lack of warning signs from his glaucoma
	Manuel Saenz discusses the value of eyesight

Eye Care News

Seniors Independence Campaign June 1, 2009
EyeCare America is reminding seniors, "Don't Lose Sight of Your Independence." The national health campaign is intended to remind the senior community about the value of eyesight and encourage seniors 65 and older to call EyeCare America’s Seniors EyeCare Program to see if they qualify for an eye exam and care, often at no-cost. More...

EyeCare America in the News

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Media Contact:

Allison Neves

Director of Communications for EyeCare America
aneves@aao.org

415-561-8518

EyeCare America Press Kit

Articles for Publication

Seniors Independence Radio Spot :30

A message from Richard P. Mills, MD

A message from B. Thomas Hutchinson, MD

Oscar de la Hoya :30 second TV - English

Oscar de la Hoya :60 second TV - English

Oscar de la Hoya :30 second TV - Spanish

Oscar de la Hoya :60 second TV - Spanish

Mike Huckabee :30 second TV - Glaucoma

Actor Tony Plana :30 second TV - SEP English

Actor Tony Plana :30 second TV - SEP Spanish

Actor Tony Plana :30 second TV - GEP English

Actor Tony Plana :30 second TV - GEP Spanish

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