DE SCR62

Designates May 2025 as "Healthy Vision Month" in Delaware and urges all citizens to participate in its observance

Vision impairment affects 20,757 adults and 1,882 children under age 18 in Delaware, according to 2023 American Community Survey data

Vision impairment and eye disease cost the United States $134.2 billion annually, including $98.7 billion in direct costs and $35.5 billion in indirect costs

African Americans are six times more likely than others to experience glaucoma-related blindness, with half of those affected unaware they have the condition

Urges all Delawareans to receive periodic eye examinations, noting that less than half of preschoolers have had their vision tested for common eye diseases