Sports contact lenses for convenience

For most adults with an eye problem such as farsightedness, nearsightedness or astigmatism, contact lenses are the best choice during sports. Contact lenses can provide better vision and unobstructed field of view, because they are non-frame and contact with ocular ball directly. Moreover, keeping the eyes clean and clear is another advantage of contact lenses. Contact lenses are safer and more stable than eyeglasses. Compared to other kinds of contact lenses, daily disposable contact lenses are more convenient that wearers don’t need to worry about its storage and periodical care.

The upside and downside of RGPs during sports

Designed for full-time wear, rigid gas permeable lenses are also a sensible choice while participating in sports. On one hand, rigid gas permeable lenses, which are also called RGPs or GP lenses, have some advantages over soft contact lenses. Firstly, GP lenses can create sharper vision because of the feature of rigidity. Secondly, GP lenses allow more oxygen to reach the eyes than soft lenses. Thirdly, debris doesn’t accumulate on RGPs as easily as on other types of lenses and won’t cause dry eyes. On the other hand, there are several drawbacks of GP lenses. For example, GP lenses are harder to adjust and require full-time wear if a wearer expects best visual comfort.

Athletes and sports amateurs can benefit from colored contact lenses

There are two light-altering colors: amber and gray-green. Amber lenses are suitable for ball sports such as baseball, softball and so on, whereas gray-green lenses are right for activities such as golfing, running and biking. Customers can still require the doctor to add a particular color to their contact lenses but they should be ready to be charged more than usual. To a certain degree, colored contact lenses for sports use offer similar benefits as tinted sunglasses do.

Sports contact lenses that offer UV protection

Some soft contact lenses also offer UV protection. However, they can neither block out all UV rays nor cover the whole eyes. Most contact lenses only cover the white part of an eye, leaving the eyelid and its surrounding areas under sunshine. For this reason, it is important to wear sunglasses with 100 percent UV protection during outdoor activities.

Daily disposable contact lenses offer extreme convenience

Many people like to wear contact lenses during sports whereas they wear eyeglasses during other daily activities. Athletes are usually not diligent about cleaning contact lenses even if they need to wear contact lenses much more frequently than other groups of people. In addition, it is inconvenient to clean contact lenses during some outdoor activities, such as camping, hunting and overnight sailing. For these groups of users, daily disposable soft contact lenses are the best choice. But GP contact lenses are more suitable than other kinds of contact lenses for athletes who have dry eyes.

Ortho-k eliminates contacts use in daytime

In recent years, orthokeratology has become more and more popular among athletes who have vision problems but dislike wearing both eyeglasses and contact lenses. Orthokeratology helps reshape corneal surfaces and improve eyesight temporarily, which requires instead a patient to wear specially designed gas permeable contact lenses during sleep. Orthokeratology is a preferred choice for individuals who want to reshape the eyes and gain clear vision but can’t bear other eye surgeries.

A conclusion

Choosing a right solution for vision correction requires a couple of considerations and much knowledge. Buying eyeglasses, contact lenses or receiving a corrective surgery, we need to consult some experts about a personal, best solution.