PRINTER'S NO. 829
No. 129 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY SHAPIRO, BAKER, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, BIANCUCCI, BISHOP, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, COHEN, COX, CUTLER, DeLUCA, DePASQUALE, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GABIG, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GRUCELA, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, JAMES, W. KELLER, KENNEY, KILLION, KIRKLAND, KULA, LEACH, MACKERETH, MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MOYER, MUNDY, MUSTIO, MYERS, NAILOR, PALLONE, PARKER, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, QUIGLEY, RAMALEY, RAPP, REICHLEY, ROEBUCK, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, McILVAINE SMITH, M. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, SURRA, TANGRETTI, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WANSACZ, WOJNAROSKI, CAUSER, CLYMER, KOTIK, MANDERINO, CURRY, GILLESPIE, GOODMAN, MURT AND MAHONEY, MARCH 19, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 19, 2007
A RESOLUTION 1 Designating the month of May 2007 as "Macular Degeneration 2 Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. 3 WHEREAS, Macular degeneration is a progressive eye disease 4 which attacks the macula of the eye where the sharpest central 5 vision occurs, robbing the individual of all but peripheral 6 vision; and 7 WHEREAS, Macular degeneration affects as many as 15 million 8 Americans; and 9 WHEREAS, Age-related macular degeneration is the number one 10 cause of vision loss in adults over 60 years of age; and 11 WHEREAS, As Pennsylvania's population ages, cases of macular
1 degeneration will be on the rise; and 2 WHEREAS, While predominately a disease of aging, macular 3 degeneration may also strike in children; and 4 WHEREAS, Juvenile macular degeneration affects one in 10,000 5 children; and 6 WHEREAS, Certain factors other than heredity may play a role 7 in macular degeneration, including smoking, hypertension and 8 diet; and 9 WHEREAS, While there is no cure, wet (neovascular) macular 10 degeneration can be treated with laser in some cases; and 11 WHEREAS, Visual rehabilitation and vision aids are effective 12 in assisting people with macular degeneration; therefore be it 13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the 14 month of May 2007 as "Macular Degeneration Awareness Month" in 15 Pennsylvania so that Pennsylvanians can become more familiar 16 with the symptoms of this disease. B21L82BIL/20070H0129R0829 - 2 -