Full Text of HR0581 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize EyeCare America and its | 4 | | dedicated volunteers for 35 years of public service to the | 5 | | people of Illinois and throughout the United States; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Older individuals are particularly susceptible to | 7 | | loss of vision as a result of eye conditions such as | 8 | | age-related macular degeneration, cataract, glaucoma, and | 9 | | diabetes; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Early detection and treatment for eye diseases is | 11 | | often the difference between functional vision and blindness; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, In 2020, EyeCare America, the public service | 14 | | program of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, celebrates 35 | 15 | | years of preserving sight; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, EyeCare America has helped over two million people | 17 | | across the nation with sight saving care and resources through | 18 | | the efforts of more than 5,000 volunteer ophthalmologists; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Over 30,000 Illinois citizens have been helped by | 20 | | the services offered by the 190 EyeCare America volunteer |
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| 1 | | ophthalmologists from throughout our State; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Society of Eye Physicians and | 3 | | Surgeons, in partnership with the American Academy of | 4 | | Ophthalmology, strongly encourages its members to volunteer | 5 | | for EyeCare America; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Illinois has a distinguished history of | 7 | | excellence in eye care as home to six academic institutions, | 8 | | the Loyola University Medical Center, the Northwestern | 9 | | University Feinberg School of Medicine, the Rush University | 10 | | Medical Center, the Stroger Hospital of Cook County, the | 11 | | University of Chicago, and the University of Illinois at | 12 | | Chicago/Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary, which are training the | 13 | | next generation of caring eye physicians and surgeons, as well | 14 | | as providing exceptional state-of-the-art medical eye care to | 15 | | patients and developing cutting-edge research; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Illinois is the home to the Chicago | 17 | | Ophthalmological Society, established in 1893 and the oldest | 18 | | local ophthalmological society in the nation; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Individuals may contact EyeCare America to | 20 | | determine if they or their loved ones are eligible for referral | 21 | | to a volunteer ophthalmologist in Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we recognize EyeCare America and its dedicated volunteers for | 4 | | 35 years of public service to the people of Illinois and | 5 | | throughout the United States; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to EyeCare America as a symbol of our respect and | 8 | | esteem.
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