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Amblyopia Awareness Month 
2025-12-03T06:33:23Z 
Recognizing August 2026 as “Amblyopia Awareness Month” in Florida, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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Resolution 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 (NP) SR 724 

 By Senator Berman 

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 1 Senate Resolution 
 2 A resolution recognizing August 2026 as “Amblyopia 
 3 Awareness Month” in Florida. 
 4 
 5 WHEREAS, amblyopia is the most common cause of vision loss 
 6 in children, and 
 7 WHEREAS, amblyopia can cause permanent vision loss if not 
 8 detected and treated early in a child’s life, and 
 9 WHEREAS, the detection of amblyopia and other vision 
 10 threatening disorders, including retinoblastoma tumors, 
 11 cataracts, and strabismus, in early childhood increases the 
 12 chances of successful treatment, especially when the disorder is 
 13 detected before a child reaches 5 years of age, and 
 14 WHEREAS, many forms of amblyopia are difficult to detect 
 15 and can be identified only through proper screening techniques, 
 16 and 
 17 WHEREAS, the sooner children are identified as having 
 18 amblyopia or any other vision-threatening disorder, the sooner 
 19 treatment can commence, and 
 20 WHEREAS, millions of children in the United States have 
 21 been left with permanent vision loss due to undetected amblyopia 
 22 and other childhood vision disorders that, if detected with 
 23 proper screening, could have been successfully treated, and 
 24 WHEREAS, less than 20 percent of preschool children are 
 25 currently screened for vision problems, despite the fact that 
 26 such screening is a service covered by many health insurance 
 27 plans and health maintenance organizations, and 
 28 WHEREAS, parents should be encouraged to have their 
 29 children screened for vision problems before admission to 
 30 preschool, and 
 31 WHEREAS, the Florida Society of Ophthalmology and the For 
 32 Eye Care Foundation, Inc., believe that it is of paramount 
 33 importance to promote statewide preschool vision screening, with 
 34 the goal of testing all children between 3 and 5 years of age, 
 35 NOW, THEREFORE, 
 36 
 37 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 
 38 
 39 That August 2026 is recognized as “Amblyopia Awareness 
 40 Month” in Florida.