[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 125, 112th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
Proclamation 8635 of March 4, 2011

Save Your Vision Week, 2011
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Across America, millions of men and women experience vision loss or are
affected by low vision or blindness. During Save Your Vision Week, we
reinforce the importance of routine eye care and remind all Americans to
take action to safeguard their eyesight.
Vision is important to our everyday activities, and we can all take
steps to protect and prolong our eye health. Through Healthy People
2020, the Department of Health and Human Services' science-based agenda
to prevent disease and promote health, our country's leading health
officials have identified interventions to preserve sight and prevent
blindness. Though some eye diseases and injuries are preventable or
treatable with early detection and timely treatment, many Americans do
not receive recommended eye exams and screenings. Healthy People 2020
advises each American to get vision check-ups regularly in order to
identify vision impairments at an early stage. For more information
about eye health or help finding an eye care professional, I encourage
all Americans to visit: www.NEI.NIH.gov.
Preventive eye care, including wearing ultraviolet-protective eyewear
and following good eating habits, can help support a healthy and active
lifestyle at any age. By seeking out information and taking action

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to protect healthy vision--and encouraging others to do so as well--all
Americans can help preserve the precious gift of sight.
To remind Americans of the importance of safeguarding their eyesight,
the United States 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, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim March 6 through March 12, 2011, as Save Your
Vision Week. During this time, I invite eye care professionals,
teachers, members of the media, and all organizations dedicated to
preserving eyesight to join in activities that will raise awareness of
eye and vision health.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of
March, in the year of our Lord two thousand eleven, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
fifth.
BARACK OBAMA