Find NEHEP vision and aging materials that you can order, print, and download to support your education efforts. The See Well for a Lifetime Toolkit is a good place to get started. Healthy Aging® Month materials will help you promote eye health in September. Be sure to also check out the rest of our educational resources.
Educational Resources
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Articles
Add these ready-to-use articles to your newsletter, blog, or website; print and distribute them at events; and share them with your local media and health journalists.
Everyone’s vision can change with age [636KB]
Also available in Spanish [527KB]
Healthy vision starts with a dilated eye exam [1.25MB]
Also available in Spanish [629KB]
Make vision a health priority [698KB]
Also available in Spanish [1.9MB]
The aging eye: Age-related eye diseases and conditions [653KB]
Also available in Spanish [1.92MB]
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Fact sheets
Find information and tips to help you communicate important eye health messages to older adults about age-related eye diseases and conditions.
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Handouts
Use our brochures and handouts during educational sessions, insert them in your organization’s newsletter, include them on your website, place copies in patient waiting rooms or other community settings, and share them with older adults. You can also use them as inserts in prescription bags and shopping bags.
Don’t lose sight of age-related macular degeneration [495KB]
Also available in Spanish [522KB]
Don't lose sight of cataract [491KB]
Also available in Spanish [528KB]
Don’t lose sight of diabetic eye disease [495KB]
Also available in Spanish [526KB]
Don’t lose sight of glaucoma [498KB]
Also available in Spanish [532KB]
Everyone’s vision can change with age [636KB]
Also available in Spanish [527KB]
Financial assistance for eye care [190KB]
Also available in Spanish [150KB]
Five simple solutions for managing your medication [747KB]
Also available in Spanish [239KB]
Healthy vision starts with a dilated eye exam [1.25MB]
Also available in Spanish [628KB]
Make vision a health priority! [697KB]
Also available in Spanish [1.9MB]
Medicare benefit for diabetic eye disease card
Also available in Spanish.
Medicare benefit for glaucoma card
Also available in Spanish
Parts of the eye [261KB]
Also available in Spanish [236KB]
Taking care of your vision after 50 [624KB]
Also available in Spanish [528KB]
The aging eye [652KB]
Also available in Spanish [1.92MB]
Tips for talking to your eye care professional [616KB]
Also available in Spanish [239KB]
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Infocards
Share these infocards with older adults, community leaders, and partner organizations. Print and place the cards in common areas, post them on your website and social media pages, and encourage others to do the same.
Did you know our vision can change as we age?
Also available in Spanish
Dry eye is twice as common in women as in men
Dry eye is twice as common in women as in men (African American)
Help them see clearly for years to come
Also available in Spanish
If you plan to catch some rays…wear sunglasses and a brimmed hat
Look forward to the future (photo)
Look forward to the future (illustration)
Also available in Spanish
Put healthy vision on the menu
Smoking does more than take your breath away
The number of people with age-related eye diseases and conditions is on the rise
Vision loss and blindness are not a normal part of aging
What’s your risk of eye disease
What’s your risk of eye disease (animation)
Whenever you play sports or work around the home…protect your eyes
You can’t spot many eye diseases
You have a long life ahead of you. Take care of your eyes
You have a long life ahead of you. Take care of your eyes (African American)
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Infographics
Share these infographics with older adults, community leaders, and partner organizations. Print and place the infographics in common areas, post them on your website and social media pages, and encourage others to do the same.
Age-related macular degeneration
Aging & eye health
Also available in Spanish
What Hispanics/Latinos need to know about low vision
Also available in Spanish