BALTIMORE, MD, December 10, 2019 – Versant Health, a leading national managed eye health and vision plan company, is proud to announce that they have designated December as Gift of Sight Month.
Gift of Sight Month, established by Versant Health, is a month-long holiday dedicated to helping Americans enjoy the wonders of sight through healthy eyes and vision. For many Americans, that often means having access to care.
Versant Health established the holiday after a Vision Wellness Study found that just 51% of people saw an eye doctor regularly. The same study also noted that 39% of consumers stated cost/affordability as the reason why household members do not see an eye doctor as often as they would like to.
Gift of Sight Month is dedicated to addressing these issues through both education and action. Data shows that routine eye exams not only protect you from devastating eye diseases like glaucoma and macular degeneration, but can also detect any of the most feared diseases plaguing Americans—including diabetes, heart disease, and even dementia—often years before symptoms occur.
In this way, Gift of Sight Month advocates for eye exams as a low-cost, highly effective form of preventative medicine. It focuses on the connection between eye health, overall health, and wellness, with the eye exam being the crux to this intersection.
Gift of Sight Month encourages people to commit to preserving healthy eyes and vision for themselves, their loved ones, and their community. As part of this commitment, Versant Health disseminates educational information on protecting your eyes and vision, works with non-profits to improve access to care, and provides tips and resources for promoting healthy eyes and vision in individual communities.
For more information about Gift of Sight Month and ways you can celebrate Gift of Sight Month, visit https://versanthealth.com/gift-of-sight-month/.