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Contacts for Sports
Contact lenses are ideally suited to athletes
Contact lenses
are an excellent option for athletes or those who regularly engage
in sporting activities. All those individuals who have had to wear
eyeglasses know that they can greatly interfere with athletic
performance. Their physical presence is only one aspect of this
interference. Unlike eyeglasses, contact lenses do not limit
peripheral vision and have no frames that potentially interfere with
vision. For all those who have missed catching a ball or didn't see
the puck in time, contact lenses may help.
Unhampered, crisp vision is a necessity for athletic performance. The American Optometric Association points out a number of visual skills that can enhance performance in sport.
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Dynamic Visual Acuity - The ability to see objects clearly when both the object and you are moving
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Visual Concentration - The ability to screen out the 'noise' and disturbances occurring around you
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Eye Tracking - The ability to follow an object with little head movement
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Eye/Hand/Body Coordination - How parts of your body respond to what you see
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Visual Memory - The ability to process and remember complex information around you
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Visualization - The ability to see yourself as you engage in a physical activity
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Peripheral Vision - Seeing to your side without moving your head
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Vision Reaction Time - The ability to see and react quickly to what your eyes are seeing
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Focus Flexibility - The ability to quickly change focus from an object far away to one close up
How can contact lenses help?
Contact lenses cause little or no interference while engaged in activity. Unlike eyeglasses or sunglasses that can slip down the nose with quick movement, contact lenses are akin to an invisible pair of goggles. One of the most beneficial aspects of contact lenses and sports is that there is no interference with peripheral vision. This is critical for sports such as baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer - all sports that require unhampered, excellent peripheral vision.
A recent study by Johnson & Johnson Vision Care demonstrated the value that many athletes place on contact lenses over glasses. They found:
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90% of individuals surveyed felt that contact lenses gave them better vision while engaged in sport
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over 60% of UK respondents stated that wearing contact lenses improved their athletic performance
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Athletes prefer wearing soft contact lenses for sport
Contact lenses also provide a lateral field of vision, better space perception and distance evaluation
Contact are ideal for outdoor sports. For winter sports, ensure that
you insert your lenses prior to going outdoors. Cold weather can dry
out contacts, so always have some tears to replenish your eyes. For
summer sports, contacts have the advantage that you can wear non
prescription sunglasses. This not only saves money, but ensures
protection from UV rays.
A note about swimming and contact lenses:
Swimmers who wear contacts should always wear goggles at the same time. The chemicals in pools can be harmful to lenses and ocean waves can cause contacts to come out of the eye, never to found again.
One of the most popular words used by athletes who wear contacts to describe their advantage is 'freedom'. Contacts allow you to participate in your sport with comfort, safety and extremely crisp vision. They may even improve your game!
Oxygen permeable contacts can be an
ideal choice for athletes.
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