Section 18A:40-41.8 - Findings, declarations relative to protective eyeware for children participating in sportsThe Legislature finds and declares that:
a. Eye injuries are the leading cause of preventable blindness and visual impairment in children, and most injuries occurring in school-aged children are sports-related;b. Every 16 minutes a child incurs a sports-related eye injury severe enough to require a visit to the emergency room;c. According to Prevent Blindness America, 90% of all eye injuries can be avoided by the use of appropriate eye protection; andd. It is necessary and prudent to educate parents and children about sports-related eye injuries in order to reduce the needless loss of sight that can occur during sports activities.Added by L. , c. 183,s. 1, eff. 1/13/2014.