[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 8 (Monday, March 3, 2008)]
[Pages 299-300]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 8222--Save Your Vision Week, 2008

 February 28, 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.
    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.
                                                George W. Bush

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:58 a.m., February 29, 
2008]

Note: This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on March 
3.

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