PRINTER'S NO. 563
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
40
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, COSTA, FONTANA, FARNESE, DINNIMAN,
HAYWOOD, KITCHEN, TARTAGLIONE, GREENLEAF, HUTCHINSON AND
PILEGGI, MARCH 2, 2015
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 2, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing March 2015 as "Eye Donor Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Eye donation allows for restoration of sight to
recipients whose vision has been affected by injury, disease or
infection; and
WHEREAS, Corneal transplant is one of the most frequently
performed human transplant procedures; and
WHEREAS, Since 1961, more than 1.5 million corneal
transplants have been performed in the United States, restoring
sight to men, women and children ranging from nine days of age
to 103 years of age; and
WHEREAS, Corneal transplant operations have a national
success rate of 95%; and
WHEREAS, Eye donation follows the same process as organ
donation, and there are no restrictions on who may donate; and
WHEREAS, There is no substitute for human cornea tissue, and
the transplant process depends upon the selfless act of eye
donation; therefore be it
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RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize March 2015 as "Eye Donor
Month" in Pennsylvania.
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