[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 42 (Monday, March 3, 2008)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 11515-11516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-941]


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                Proclamation 8222 of February 28, 2008

                
Save Your Vision Week, 2008

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Early diagnosis and proper treatment of eye disease can 
                help preserve the gift of sight. During Save Your 
                Vision Week, we encourage Americans to receive routine 
                vision screenings and to understand the importance of 
                keeping their eyes healthy and safe.

                Today, millions of Americans live with some form of eye 
                disease, such as glaucoma, corneal disease, macular 
                degeneration, or diabetic eye disease. Individuals can 
                help to avoid these diseases and maintain healthy eyes 
                by following good eating habits, using appropriate 
                protective eyewear, and maintaining a healthy 
                lifestyle. Citizens should discuss with their physician 
                the dangers of eye disease and see that their children 
                are tested before their first year of school.

                My Administration will continue to seek better ways to 
                prevent and treat eye diseases. The National Eye 
                Institute's website, www.nei.nih.gov, provides many 
                resources to help Americans find information on eye 
                disease and on where to find local eye-care 
                professionals. By being proactive, Americans can help 
                prevent vision loss and live healthier lives.

                The Congress, by joint resolution approved December 30, 
                1963, as amended (77 Stat. 629; 36 U.S.C. 138), has 
                authorized and requested the President to proclaim the 
                first week in March of each year as ``Save Your Vision 
                Week.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim March 2 
                through March 8, 2008, as Save Your Vision Week. I 
                encourage all Americans to learn more about eye care 
                and eye safety and to take measures to help ensure a 
                lifetime of healthy vision.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                second. 
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 08-941
Filed 2-29-08; 8:58 am]
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