CHICAGO—Prevent Blindness, the nation’s oldest non-profit eye health organization, will hold its 14th annual “Eyes on Capitol Hill” advocacy day on Tuesday, July 16, in Washington, D.C. The event brings together people affected by vision issues with government representatives and their staff members to discuss the importance of vision programs and funding requests that save sight, according to an announcement. A reception for the Congressional Vision Caucus will be held the evening of this Capitol Hill event. This year’s Eyes on Capitol Hill advocates will ask elected officials about funding for the CDC’s Vision Health Initiative; maintaining the CDC’s work in glaucoma prevention and awareness; and raising funds for the National Eye Institute at the National Institutes of Health. Read More.