Bill Text: VA HR89 | 2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)
Status: (Passed) 2020-02-24 - Bill text as passed House (HR89ER) [HR89 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-HR89-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, the Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, the voice of ophthalmology in the Commonwealth, celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2020; and
WHEREAS, founded on October 27, 1920, the Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons was established to represent the Commonwealth's ophthalmologists and to advocate for the best quality eye care through education, legislative efforts, and community service; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons is committed to heightening public awareness that eye disease and blindness can be reduced through prevention, early detection, and treatment; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons is dedicated to the public's direct access to high-quality ophthalmic care and has served to promote and enhance the practice of ophthalmology for its members in a variety of ways; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Society of Eye Physicians has actively advocated for high-quality eye care and health care for patients; and
WHEREAS, originally chartered as the Virginia Society of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology in October 1920, the Virginia Society of Ophthalmology was incorporated in March 1983 and in June 2009 changed its name to the Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons will commemorate its centennial with special events and activities throughout 2020; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons hereby be commended on the occasion of its 100th anniversary; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Dr. Anthony Viti, president of the Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons' significant contributions to eye care, health care, patients, and ophthalmologists in the Commonwealth and the United States.
