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House Resolution 1
A resolution recognizing November 13 -19, 2022, as 2
"Thyroid Eye Disease Awareness Week" in Florida. 3
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WHEREAS, thyroid eye disease (TED) is a serious, 5
progressive, and rare autoimmune condition in which the body's 6
immune system mistakenly attacks healthy muscle and fat tissue 7
behind the eye, causing inflammation and the formation of scar 8
tissue, and 9
WHEREAS, people living with TED often have debilitating 10
symptoms of eye bulging, double vision, blurred vision, pain, 11
and facial disfigurement and can develop blindness in severe 12
cases, and 13
WHEREAS, people living with TED often experience long -term 14
functional, psychosocial, and economic burdens, including the 15
inability to work or perform daily activities, and 16
WHEREAS, TED is a vision -threatening condition that can 17
worsen over time and, in the general population, is estimated to 18
have a prevalence of 16 per 100,000 women and 2.9 per 100,000 19
men, and 20
WHEREAS, a diagnosis of TED is based upon identification of 21
characteristic symptoms, a detailed patient history, a thorough 22
clinical evaluation, and a variety of specialized tests, and 23
WHEREAS, there is a genetic component to the condition, and 24
people who have a family histor y of TED or a family history of 25
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autoimmune disease are at a greater risk of developing the 26
condition, but the exact underlying process by which TED occurs 27
is not fully understood, NOW, THEREFORE, 28
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Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sta te of 30
Florida: 31
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That November 13-19, 2022, is recognized as "Thyroid Eye 33
Disease Awareness Week" in Florida. 34