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Sports Vision
Many people have never heard the term sports vision. Typically, this
expression is used in connection with the demands varying sports put on
visual skills. All athletes recognize the important of getting peak
performance from their body, but often overlook the need to get peak
performance from their eyes. Sports vision typically focuses on three
central visual skills.
1) Dynamic Visual Acuity
This term refers to maintain crisp, clear vision when you're in motion,
just like when you are motionless. Crisp dynamic visual acuity ensures
that you see every obstacle in your path.
2) Contrast Sensitivity
This visual skill ensures that you are able to see the finest details
possible when looking into the distance.
3) Focus Flexibility
Focus Flexibility ensures that you can keep moving objects in focus,
whether they are coming toward you or moving away from you.
Different sports present unique challenges and demands. For example, peak
focus flexibility is very important to the tennis or hockey player,
whereas contrast sensitivity is critical for the golfer. However, all
sports have one thing in common. They all demand crisp peripheral vision,
depth perception and eye-hand coordination.
Contact Lenses and Sports Vision
Contact lenses are ideally suited to athletes of all types and ages. In
the past, some athletes were forced to take unwanted risks by wearing
eyeglasses during sports. Those days are gone. Contact lenses offer the
athlete outstanding vision correction without the risks of broken frames
or lenses. In addition, they do not fog up, slide down the nose, or fall
off. Protective eyewear can be worn at the same time, including sunglasses
or goggles. Athletes seem to prefer disposable contact lenses over other
types, largely due to comfort and convenience.
In addition to the benefits mentioned above, contact lenses can be tinted
to aid in color enhancement. Tinted lenses are different than colored
contacts, which simply change or enhance eye color. Tinted lenses help to
filter out other colors. Examples include yellow tinted soft contacts or
tinted rigid gas permeable lenses. Examples of useful tinted contacts for
athletes are those offering yellow enhancement, which are ideal for tennis
players playing with traditional yellow tennis balls.
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Learn more from the
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