By Staff Reporter (staff@latinospost.com) | First Posted: Feb 10, 2022 01:31 PM EST

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Did you know most glasses are not safe to wear while playing sports? In order for glasses to be worn for athletics, they have to undergo special tests. Spectacles are an option for sports players, but contact lenses are a more popular choice.

Glasses are also uncomfortable for sports. They may slip due to sweat, deviate from your running position, fog due to climate change, and may not fit comfortably under a helmet or headgear. Wearing contact lenses gives athletes better vision and perception of depth, as well as a wider landscape. It's easy to track moving objects like flyballs without blocking your peripheral vision.

Although easy and seamless, contacts can provide extra protection from the sun. Acuvue Oasys blocks 95-99% of harmful UV rays. Wearing sunglasses is not an option with all sports, but contact with UV coverage can help provide extra protection.

Tinted contact lenses can actually improve a player's performance and enhance their vision with better contrast sensitivity. It allows better vision in all light conditions and at the same time helps them to see in the distance. Professional athletes use these contact lenses for a variety of the sports, such as baseball, track, shooting, and golf.

At shop for contact lenses at designer optics, we can fit you in some of the best contact lenses that will help you in your field, track, or court.

Benefits

1. Better peripheral vision

Peripheral vision is the ability to see objects and movements directly outside your line of sight. Important for many sports, contact lenses provide a better peripheral vision because they are compatible with the natural rotation of the eye.

Although you can find sports glasses with large wrapped lenses designed to improve peripheral vision, they are often not available to those who need prescription glasses.

2. High view

If you can wear glasses while playing your favorite sport or physical activity, you may find that they are a hindrance to your overall vision. However, by wearing contact lenses, since there are no frames, you can clearly see the whole environment around you, which allows you to play more efficiently.

If you just want to wear contact lenses while playing sports and wear spectacles the rest of the time, you can get sports contacts which are high quality disposable lenses that do not require maintenance and are very easy to wear.

3. Reduce the risk of injury

Think about the last time you played a game. Was it a contact game? Or one where your glasses can easily knock or break? If so, you may be putting your eyes at risk. Injuries to the eye can be extremely dangerous, often resulting in severe eye damage.

4. Better compatibility with safety equipment

If you need to wear protective equipment such as a helmet or goggles while playing a sport, then contact lenses make themselves much better than spectacles.

When it comes to safety equipment, contact lenses do not interfere and any sport you are playing can be worn (except for swimming).

Contact lenses can be a great choice for children who play sports regularly, either in or out of school, especially if they regularly enjoy activities such as gymnastics or chairlifting where the glasses can easily fall off. Are

5. No distortion or distortion.

Springs can cause reflections which can be very annoying while playing games and cause you to lose your focus from time to time. Contact lenses, move your eyes so that the center of the lens is always in line of sight, eliminating potential distortions and blind spots that are common with glasses.

If you are thinking of using contact lenses, either for everyday use or when you are playing sports, make sure you consult your ophthalmologist or eye care professional first. Talk to them so you can get advice on activities that involve water contact. Swimming and showering.

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