June Resources

Give a gift that will keep him looking sharp.
Glaucoma, a disease that often has no early symptoms, is a leading cause of blindness in African Americans. So, when this Father's Day rolls around, encourage families to honor dad in a different way. Instead of giving him more stuff, families can help dad protect his vision by talking to him about the benefits of getting a comprehensive dilated eye exam. This sight-saving exam is the only way to detect glaucoma early, before it causes vision loss and blindness.

Share this important message in your community by distributing the following materials:

Find information and tips to help you communicate important eye health messages to African Americans.

• Focus on glaucoma (2.06 MB)

Share these infographics with your networks, community leaders, and partner organizations. Print and place the infographics in common areas, post on your website and social media pages, and encourage others to do the same.

• African Americans and eye health: Glaucoma with healthy vision tips
• African Americans and eye health: Glaucoma

Please share this slide/flyer with the people in your community. Include it in presentations and weekly congregational announcements, place in common areas, and post on your website and social media pages.

• Father’s Day (animated slide)
• Keep Dad looking sharp (PDF 2.25 MB)

Check out our June eye health feature, the Don’t lose sight of glaucoma fact sheet (PDF 497.8 KB).

Here are the Write the Vision social media posts for June. We hope you are as excited as we are to share them. Get the word out in the community by sharing these posts about healthy vision. Join the national conversation by using the hashtag #MyHealthyEyes.