[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 7, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 12657-12658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5793]




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Part VII





The President





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Proclamation 6774--Save Your Vision Week


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 44 / Tuesday, March 7, 1995 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President  
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                Proclamation 6774 of March 2, 1995

                
Save Your Vision Week, 1995

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Sight is a precious gift--one that we cannot afford to 
                take for granted. To ensure that we enjoy a healthy 
                view of the world for many years to come, all of us 
                must make certain our eyes receive good care and 
                attention throughout our lives.

                Americans can take steps to guard their vision on a 
                daily basis, while at home and on the job. Using face 
                masks, goggles, or safety glasses can protect our eyes 
                from the dangers of potentially harmful chemicals or 
                machinery, and the appropriate protective eyewear is 
                critical while playing sports. But perhaps the easiest 
                and most effective way that we can protect our sight is 
                with comprehensive eye examinations. Early eye tests 
                can help secure good vision for our children from the 
                start. And with regular eye exams, the threat of vision 
                loss does not have to be a normal part of aging.

                For Americans at special risk, preventive care takes on 
                added importance. The 14 million individuals nationwide 
                who have diabetes face the possibility of developing 
                diabetic eye diseases, the leading cause of blindness 
                among working-aged Americans. This condition may show 
                no symptoms--even in advanced stages--and it must be 
                detected as soon as possible to prevent vision loss.

                Glaucoma, another potentially blinding eye disease, can 
                be controlled when detected early. Approximately 3 
                million Americans suffer from this disease, which 
                strikes silently, often without pain or noticeable 
                symptoms. Especially at risk are African Americans age 
                40 and older and all people age 60 and older.

                To remind Americans of how they can protect their 
                eyesight, the Congress, by joint resolution approved 
                December 30, 1963 (77 Stat. 629; 36 U.S.C. 169a), has 
                authorized and requested the President to proclaim the 
                first week in March of each year as ``Save Your Vision 
                Week.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week 
                beginning March 5, 1995, as Save Your Vision Week. I 
                urge all Americans to participate by making eye care 
                and eye safety an important part of their lives. I 
                invite eye care professionals, the media, and all 
                public and private organizations committed to the goals 
                of sight preservation, to join in activities that will 
                make Americans more aware of the steps they can take to 
                preserve their vision. [[Page 12658]] 

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                second day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen 
                hundred and ninety-five, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and 
                nineteenth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)<Clinton1>><Clinton2>

[FR Doc. 95-5793
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