THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, COSTA, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, HUGHES, PILEGGI, BROWNE, BREWSTER, STACK, SCHWANK, WOZNIAK, RAFFERTY, GREENLEAF, ALLOWAY AND PIPPY, MARCH 6, 2012

INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 6, 2012  

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing March 2012 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 700,000 corneal transplants

have been performed in the United States, restoring sight to

men, women and children ranging from nine days to 103 years of

age; and

WHEREAS, Corneal transplant operations have a national

success rate of 90%; 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

RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize March 2012 as "Eye Donor

Month" in Pennsylvania.