One Pair of Eyes©

Seeing is believing! One-third of all eye injuries in the US happen to children but did you know that a full 90% are PREVENTABLE?!  Nationwide Children's Hospital, in collaboration with Prevent Blindness Ohio, is launching a free web-based eye health and safety program for junior high (7th & 8th grade) and high school classrooms.  Safety is NO accident: knowing what to do (and not do) can make all the difference.

One Pair of Eyes© is an Eye Health and Safety Curriculum for students in grades 7-12. It was developed to positively affect Ohio students’ attitudes towards the use of personal eye protection, and their ability to identify appropriate eye health and safety practices. It has been revised, updated and expanded to meet current health education and science standards for both junior high and high school levels.

This program is intended for teens – for younger (K-6) students go to www.wiseabouteyes.org for great resources on eye health and safety!

One Pair of Eyes® is funded by the Ohio Department of Health/Bureau of Child and Family Health Services’ Save Our Sight Program, and is supported by Prevent Blindness Ohio and Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Lesson plans include a variety of teaching techniques and feature activities to drive home relevant eye safety messages to Ohio’s teens. The curriculum meets State Science and National Health Education Standards and is funded through a grant from the Ohio Department of Health Bureau of Child and Family Service’s Save Our Sight Program.  Continuing Education Credits may be available to instructors who access the one hour course training, which is on-line and on-demand (self-paced).

Teachers, school nurses, administrators and home school groups: call (614) 355-0679 for more information on how to bring this FREE program to your classrooms!