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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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