PRINTER'S NO. 499
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
59
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, COSTA, FONTANA, HUGHES, BLAKE, SCHWANK,
BROWNE, MENSCH, AUMENT, BAKER, BREWSTER, DINNIMAN, FARNESE,
FOLMER, HUTCHINSON, KILLION, PHILLIPS-HILL, STREET AND
J. WARD, MARCH 26, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 26, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of March 2019 as "Eye Donor Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Eye donation allows for the 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 tissue transplant procedures; and
WHEREAS, Since 1961, more than 1 million corneal transplants
have been performed in the United States, restoring sight to
men, women and children ranging from 9 days of age to 103 years
of age; and
WHEREAS, Corneal transplant has a success rate of more than
95%; and
WHEREAS, Eye donation follows the same process as organ
donation, and there are very few restrictions on who may donate;
and
WHEREAS, The transplant process depends solely on the
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selfless act of eye donation, as there is no substitute for
human cornea tissue; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the month of March 2019
as "Eye Donor Month" in Pennsylvania.
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