PENNSYLVANIA, February 26 - PRINTER'S NO. 274

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

35

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, COSTA, FONTANA, HUGHES, BROWNE, BREWSTER,

KEARNEY, SANTARSIERO, MARTIN, MENSCH, PITTMAN, J. WARD AND

YUDICHAK, FEBRUARY 26, 2021

REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, FEBRUARY 26, 2021

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing the month of March 2021 as "Eye Donor Month" in

Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Eye donation allows for the restoration of sight to

recipients whose vision has been affected by injury, disease or

infection; and

WHEREAS, Corneal transplant is one of the most frequently

performed human tissue transplant procedures; and

WHEREAS, Since 1961, more than 1 million corneal transplants

have been performed in the United States, restoring sight to

men, women and children ranging from 9 days of age to 103 years

of age; and

WHEREAS, Corneal transplant has a success rate of more than

95%; and

WHEREAS, Eye donation follows the same process as organ

donation, and there are very few restrictions on who may donate;

and

WHEREAS, The transplant process depends solely on the

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