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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | House Resolution 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | A resolution recognizing November 13 -19, 2022, as 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | "Thyroid Eye Disease Awareness Week" in Florida. 3 |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, thyroid eye disease (TED) is a serious, 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | progressive, and rare autoimmune condition in which the body's 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | immune system mistakenly attacks healthy muscle and fat tissue 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | behind the eye, causing inflammation and the formation of scar 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | tissue, and 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, people living with TED often have debilitating 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | symptoms of eye bulging, double vision, blurred vision, pain, 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | and facial disfigurement and can develop blindness in severe 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | cases, and 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, people living with TED often experience long -term 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | functional, psychosocial, and economic burdens, including the 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | inability to work or perform daily activities, and 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, TED is a vision -threatening condition that can 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | worsen over time and, in the general population, is estimated to 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | have a prevalence of 16 per 100,000 women and 2.9 per 100,000 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | men, and 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, a diagnosis of TED is based upon identification of 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | characteristic symptoms, a detailed patient history, a thorough 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | clinical evaluation, and a variety of specialized tests, and 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, there is a genetic component to the condition, and 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | people who have a family histor y of TED or a family history of 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | autoimmune disease are at a greater risk of developing the 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | condition, but the exact underlying process by which TED occurs 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | is not fully understood, NOW, THEREFORE, 28 |
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| 55 | 55 | | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sta te of 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | Florida: 31 |
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| 58 | 58 | | That November 13-19, 2022, is recognized as "Thyroid Eye 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | Disease Awareness Week" in Florida. 34 |
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