September 21, 2006

Pryce Receives “Brighter Vision
Award” from Seniors Coalition

Washington , DC – On Tuesday, Congresswoman Deborah Pryce (R-Columbus) received the Senior Coalition’s Brighter Vision Award for her support of vision-related causes. Pryce was presented with the honor in conjunction with Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Week, which began September 18 th.

Said Pryce, a member of the Congressional Vision Caucus, “For people age 50 and older, AMD is the leading cause of vision loss in the Western World, with cases rising as the baby boomer generation ages. I congratulate the Seniors Coaliti o n for bringing much-needed attention to this disease. For those who suffer from vision loss, the mental consequences rival the physical, and the disease often leads to serious depression. But like so many diseases, early detection is the key to prevention, and AMD Awareness Week is predicated upon encouraging seniors to get regular eye examinations.”

AMD usually affects individuals older than 50 years of age, and evidence shows that genes may play a role in the development of nearly three out of four cases of this devastating eye disease. Approximately 1.8 million Americans age 40 and older have advanced AMD, and another 7.3 million people with intermediate AMD are at substantial risk for vision loss. The government estimates that by 2020 there will be 2.9 million people with advanced AMD.

The Seniors Coalition is a non-profit, non-partisan, education and issue advocacy organization that represents seniors.


Rep. Pryce receives the Brighter Vision Award from Flora “Grandma” Green
with the Seniors Coalition for her work promoting the vision health of the country. 

 

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