[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 55 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E813]
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          INDIANA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES CENTENNIAL

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                         HON. STEPHEN E. BUYER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 1, 1997

  Mr. BUYER. Mr. Speaker, in December 1896, a number of opticians from 
across the State of Indiana met in Indianapolis for the advancement of 
the profession. A motion was carried to form the Indiana Optical 
Society. Over the years, the organization has been known by different 
names, but this was the beginning of the Indiana Optometric 
Association.
  The organization has significantly enhanced the profession by 
formulating a code of ethics; by seeking a school of optometry--the 
School of Optometry at Indiana University--and by adopting standards 
and methods of practice.The organization is a strong advocate of 
education among its members.
  The Indiana Optometric Association also contributes significantly to 
the welfare of Hoosiers. As early as 1922, it held the first Save Your 
Vision week. It has participated in industrial vision research programs 
as well as vision awareness activities in schools and among the general 
public.
  It is my pleasure to congratulate the Indiana Optometric Association 
for its 100 years of service to the eye health and vision care needs of 
Hoosiers. I also ask unanimous consent that the resolution passed by 
the Senate in the Indiana General Assembly be printed in the Record.

                      Senate Concurrent Resolution

       A Concurrent Resolution Celebrating the Centennial 
     Anniversary of the Indiana Optometric Association
       Whereas, the Indiana Optometric Association (IOA) was 
     founded in 1897 and will be celebrating its Centennial 
     Anniversary during the year 1997, and
       Whereas, the IOA is marking 100 years of successful 
     advocacy for the profession of optometry in Indiana, and
       Whereas, the IOA has provided 100 years of service in the 
     public interest on behalf of the eye care and eye health of 
     Indiana's citizens, and
       Whereas, the IOA was instrumental in the decision of the 
     Indiana General Assembly that established the Indiana 
     University School of Optometry in the early 1950s, and has 
     forged an ongoing professional relationship with the School 
     of Optometry that is a national model, and
       Whereas, the IOA commends the Indiana General Assembly for 
     its continuing support of the profession of optometry and the 
     patients it serves, and
       Whereas, the IOA has historically distinguished itself as 
     an exemplary professional optometric association in the 
     United States, and
       Whereas, the IOA rededicates itself and the profession of 
     optometry to serving the eye health and vision care needs of 
     the citizens of the state of Indiana for the next 100 years,
       Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the 
     State of Indiana, the House of Representatives concurring:
       Section 1. That, on behalf of the people of the State of 
     Indiana, we extend our sincere appreciation to IOA for its 
     dedicated service to the people of the State of Indiana and 
     the profession of optometry.
       Section 2. That the Secretary of the Senate is directed to 
     transmit a copy of this resolution to the Indian Optometric 
     Association.

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