[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 7141]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        TRIBUTE TO DORI CARLSON

 Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I wish to take a few minutes today 
to recognize an outstanding North Dakotan. On June 18, 2011, Dori 
Carlson will become the first female president of the American 
Optometric Association, AOA. Dori, who has two offices in North Dakota, 
was honored in 1994 as the North Dakota Young Optometrist of the Year 
and in 2003 as the Optometrist of the Year. She was also the first 
female president of the North Dakota Optometric Association.
  Dori's No. 1 priority is to advocate the importance of having young 
children undergo vision testing. She tells parents all over the country 
about ``vision'' problems faced by young children, and that it is 
easier to address these problems if discovered early. She regularly 
highlights President Obama's statement regarding the need to review 
vision of young children:

       No child should be falling behind at school because he or 
     she can't . . . see the blackboard.

  This is President Obama, February 4, 2009.
  As a result of Dori's emphasis on the importance of children's 
vision, there continues to be an increase in vision testing. This means 
that fewer children are having vision problems. For all parents, we 
thank Dori for her dedication and congratulate her on becoming the new 
AOA president.

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