HR 9095

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing the seriousness of sports-related
3	eye injuries in children and the importance of sports eye
4	safety to protect the children of Florida.
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6	WHEREAS, while the long-term benefits of playing sports are
7	clear, sports are the leading cause of eye injuries in children,
8	and
9	WHEREAS, eye injuries are one of the chief causes of visual
10	impairment, permanent vision loss, and blindness in children,
11	and
12	WHEREAS, the majority of sports-related eye injury victims
13	are children, with children under 15 years of age accounting for
14	43 percent of sports-related eye injuries, and
15	WHEREAS, approximately 90 percent of sports-related eye
16	injuries are preventable with the use of appropriate, sport-
17	specific protective eyewear, and
18	WHEREAS, while baseball and basketball account for the
19	largest number of eye injuries for young athletes, many other
20	popular sports, such as football, tennis, soccer, hockey, golf,
21	and water sports, also put unprotected players at risk for
22	serious eye injury, and
23	WHEREAS, school districts, parks and recreation
24	departments, and other local, county, and state entities
25	sponsoring organized sports activities play a vital role in
26	making the public, especially parents, aware of the dangers of
27	sports-related eye injuries in children and of the benefits of
28	the use of sport-specific protective eyewear as a means to
29	reduce the risk of significant eye injury, NOW, THEREFORE,
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31	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
32	Florida:
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34	That the Florida House of Representatives recognizes the
35	seriousness of sports-related eye injuries in children and the
36	importance of sports eye safety in protecting Florida's children
37	and applauds the efforts of school districts, parks and
38	recreation departments, and other local, county, and state
39	entities sponsoring organized sports activities to advocate the
40	use of appropriate protective eyewear when children participate
41	in sports.

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