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Programmatic Year 2022 2023 Schools Visitedin 2023 People Servedin 2023 Free Eyeglassesin Last 10 Years About Prevent Blindness Founded in 1965 Prevent Blindness Georgia PBGA is the state affiliate of Prevent Blindness the leading eye health organization dedicated to the prevention of blindness and the preservation of sight. Focusing on the delivery of services to some of the states poorest and most vulnerable residents PBGA provides nocost eye exams and corrective glasses for people of all ages. Through an eye screening and public education program called Star Pupils PBGA provides vision screening for young Georgians in Title 1 Schools lotteryfunded prekindergartens Head Starts and public and private preschools. On the other end of the age spectrum PBGA operates a Vision Outreach VO program which primarily involves temporary popup clinics throughout the state in Federally Qualified Health Centers FQHC as well other free health clinics and outreach centers serving the homeless migrants those in transitional housing domestic violence centers addiction recovery services and centers affiliated with the Area Agency on Aging.