Convenience And Comfort Of Sports Contact Lenses

Many people wear contact lenses for sports, even if they prefer eyeglasses at work and for other daily activities. Contact lenses also offer more natural vision, with no unwanted changes in image sizes that eyeglasses sometimes produce.
Woman playing tennis: For sports such as tennis, contact lenses provide better peripheral vision than eyeglasses. But you’ll need the UV protection of sunglasses if you play outdoors.
If you want to avoid the bother cleaning and disinfecting your sports contacts or you enjoy camping and other overnight sporting activities where daily lens care may be inconvenient, ask your eye doctor if you are a good candidate for daily disposable contact lenses.
After a single day of wear, you simply discard daily disposable lenses and put a fresh pair on the next day. No cleaning or contact lens solution is required.
Dry eyes are a problem for cold-weather athletes, such as skiers, and for players who keep their eyes open without blinking, such as hockey goalies and racquetball players.
For this problem, GP contact lenses may be better. Taking oral supplements such as omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil or flaxseed oil also may help alleviate dry eye for contact lens wearers.
But the best eyewear for dry eyes is eyeglasses, because they don’t rest directly on the eye and they reduce evaporation of tears by shielding your eyes from direct exposure to wind.
Many athletes don’t enjoy wearing glasses, because they can fog up or slip down. However, for sports like basketball, prescription polycarbonate goggles with a wraparound strap may be a better solution than contact lenses because they provide eye protectio

Very important: Always make sure you discuss and make decisions about your eye care based upon a formal appointment with your optician.

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