Which contact lenses are best for sports?

When you play sports, the fact that you sweat is almost inevitable. When you work hard, it is only logical that you also perspire, and it may also be that you come into contact with someone else who is sweating by playing a team sport, and unintentionally come into contact with this body fluid.

If you need vision correction and you like sports, contact lenses may be a good choice for you. Here are some useful tips for athletes who sweat a lot while exercising to choose the right lenses.

Contact Lenses and Sweat

Several years ago, a survey was conducted that concluded that people who exercise prefer contact lenses compared to classic glasses.

The reason for this is obvious. Contact lenses can help someone see better, which of course also leads to better athletic performance in general. Compared to classic glasses, contact lenses provide better vision across the entire eye, which is essential when peripheral vision is essential for practicing the sport.

Contact lenses also have the advantage in outdoor sports and with excessive sweating that they do not fog up as is sometimes the case with classic glasses.

We must clearly distinguish between hard contact lenses and soft contact lenses; hard lenses will be knocked out or fall out of the eye more quickly during exercise.

Soft lenses, on the other hand, are an excellent choice, even when you are very sweaty during your sport.

If you are in doubt, it is best to consult with your doctor which type of lenses will work best for the sports you want to practice; there is a good chance that your doctor will advise you to use soft lenses.

Many eye specialists believe that their patients will be able to perform better in sports when they wear the right contact lenses. They will often recommend specific types of lenses to help each patient excel in their favorite sport and not suffer from vision problems.

What are the best lenses for athletes?

There are many different types of soft lenses that can work well for athletes, but there are still some important considerations to take into account.

Contact lenses that stay moist will be a great help. Athletes must be able to focus their attention completely on practicing the sport all the time, and dry lenses can be very distracting and cause poorer vision.

Daily disposable contact lenses can be another good choice for athletes and sports enthusiasts. Because these lenses are often, say every day, replaced, no protein build-up will grow on the lens as is the case with some other lenses.

This will certainly result in better and more consistent vision. Lenses that you can replace every day are also very useful for athletes and sports people who are often on the road or have to travel for their sport. This way they don't have to lug around lens cleaning agents and jars to store the lenses in.

There are also a number of athletes and sports enthusiasts who experiment with tinted contact lenses. This is not out of vanity, but because some believe that tinted lenses can help improve the contrast between dark and light and thus lead to a strengthening of the required visionary skills that are of particular importance in certain sports such as basketball.

Even though some professional athletes are truly convinced of the usefulness and benefit of using tinted lenses, many doctors did not believe that these lenses would lead to a greater improvement in results at all.

In the meantime, there are also a number of studies available that would show that tinted lenses actually reduce the visual capabilities of an athlete, and that is of course not the effect that is intended by using these lenses.

Professional athletes who are considering wearing contact lenses to improve performance while practicing a sport are advised to seek out an ophthalmologist who specializes in treating sports people in order to give the right customized advice.

Contact lenses are not suitable for every sport

Contact lenses are certainly the best solution to ensure better vision in many sports, but it is certainly not the case that they are the right and only choice in all cases.

Most specialists in the field recommend not using contact lenses when practicing swimming. Some people believe that contact lenses can be used in the pool in certain cases, but you should discuss this with your specialist first.

Contact lenses are also a bad choice for skiing and other outdoor winter sports because the cold air and wind can dry out the lenses.

Maintaining contact lenses for athletes

Athletes, and of course anyone who wears contact lenses, must pay special attention to keeping their contact lenses clean. It is important to avoid touching contact lenses when playing sports.

Even though lenses rarely fall out, they should be carefully cleaned before putting them back in your eyes if a lens does fall out. It is also important to thoroughly clean your hands to insert or remove lenses again.

Protecting your eyes

Contact lenses are certainly a suitable choice when practicing many sports, but in some cases you would still need some protection for your eyes. Your ophthalmologist can help you determine if extra protection for your eyes is indeed desired.

Soft contact lenses are the best choice for athletes who sweat a lot during sports.

Here too, your ophthalmologist can certainly provide you with the necessary expert advice when looking for the best contact lenses for practicing your favorite sport. In many cases, wearing lenses will provide better vision than wearing classic glasses.