[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 123 (Monday, July 30, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H8824]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            HOPE FOR VISION

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, Hope for Vision was founded to assist 
individuals dealing with the loss of vision and to raise much-needed 
funding for scientific research on retinal degenerative and other 
blinding diseases so that future generations will not have to cope with 
this tragic issue.
  I have known Carlos and Betty Lidsky, leaders in Hope for Vision, for 
many years, and their son Isaac, an attorney here in Washington, serves 
as the Chairman and President of Hope for Vision.
  At the age of 12, Isaac was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a 
retinal degenerative disorder. However, this did not slow Isaac down. 
He attended New Walls School of the Arts in Miami before receiving his 
bachelor's and his law degree from Harvard University. While at 
Harvard, he met Dorothy, who has become a passionate advocate for the 
vision impaired.
  On Saturday, September 8, this organization will hold an event in 
south Florida to ensure that this horrible condition receives the 
proper attention and research needed to find a cure. Their tenacity and 
courage in the face of such adversity and heartbreak is commendable. 
Inspired by their dedication and hard work, we are working towards a 
cure.

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