Title: Expressing support for the designation of May 2022 as Healthy Vision Month to promote eye care, thereby helping Americans of all ages maintain healthy vision that can keep you safe and active each day.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This resolution expresses support for the designation of Healthy Vision Month.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1147 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1147

 Expressing support for the designation of May 2022 as Healthy Vision 
   Month to promote eye care, thereby helping Americans of all ages 
  maintain healthy vision that can keep you safe and active each day.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 27, 2022

Mr. Rush submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing support for the designation of May 2022 as Healthy Vision 
   Month to promote eye care, thereby helping Americans of all ages 
  maintain healthy vision that can keep you safe and active each day.

Whereas, according to studies, 3,400,000 Americans aged 40 years or older are 
        blind or visually impaired, and a total of 80,000,000 Americans have 
        potentially blinding eye diseases;
Whereas, according to studies, people with vision loss are more likely to report 
        depression, diabetes, hearing impairment, stroke, falls, cognitive 
        decline, and premature death, and decreased ability to see often leads 
        to inability to drive, read, and keep accounts;
Whereas among people aged 65 and older, 54.2 percent of those who are blind and 
        41.7 percent of those with impaired vision say their overall health is 
        poor;
Whereas school-aged children with vision impairment can also experience lower 
        levels of educational achievement;
Whereas adults with vision impairment often have lower levels of workforce 
        participation and productivity and higher rates of depression and 
        anxiety;
Whereas women make up roughly two-thirds of all people with blindness and vision 
        problems;
Whereas, according to studies, African and Latino Americans have an even higher 
        risk than others of developing diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and 
        cataracts;
Whereas, according to studies, the cost of vision loss is estimated to exceed 
        $35,000,000,000; and
Whereas vision impairment poses an enormous financial burden, with productivity 
        losses associated with vision impairment from uncorrected myopia and 
        presbyopia alone estimated to cost the United States $244,000,000,000 
        and $25,400,000,000, respectively, annually: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses support for the designation of Healthy Vision 
        Month; and
            (2) recognizes the importance of early detection and 
        treatment in preventing cases of blindness and vision 
        impairment.
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