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If you are athlete, keep in mind two things when it comes to your vision: protection and precision. Regardless of what sport you play, eye injuries are a common occurance and can be prevented by wearing the proper eye protection. Utilizing frame materials specific to your needs, sports lenses offer the wearer the flexibility, strength, ventiliation and stability they need to maintain peak performance while protecting their eyes from such injuries as corneal abrasions, fractured bones, retinal detachments, or even blindness. Protective eyewear fits well, features a padded bridge, has prescription or non-prescription lenses, and deep-grooved eyewires to prevent the lenses from falling out.
Lens Options
Polycarbonate lenses:, This material is more resistant to impact than glass or plastic and offers protection for 90% of eye injuries.
Polarization: The process of adding a polarizing film to a lens that acts as a filter to block out light bouncing off horizontal reflective surfaces such as water. This reflected light is 7 to 10 times brighter than ambient light and is commonly referred to as glare. If you eliminate reflected glare, the remaining light falls in a narrow range of intensity allowing your eyes to relax and enjoy greater depth perception and true color contrast. Everything looks richer and more intense.
Solid Tinting: Tinted lenses are frequently used in sports lenses to filter glare and bring greater clarity and contrast to objects of a particular color such as a yellow tennis ball or white baseball against the sky or staduim walls. Different lens tints can enhance specific colors for golfers, skiers, and other sports enthusiasts.
 
Non-Prescription Sports Lenses: Even if you don’t normally wear glasses, non-prescription sports lenses can benefit your performance. Some people think that lenses prevent the wearer from seeing the action, but many sports lenses have anti-fog, glare reduction, and scratch resistant properties. Some are also designed to maximize peripheral vision.
 
Personalized Fittings of Sports Eyeglasses
Getting the best possible eyewear to maximize your sports performance starts with your eyeglasses prescription. Make sure your prescription is up-to-date, and tell your eye doctor which sports you enjoy. Next, the optician will advise you about the best frames and lenses for your particular sport and show you samples of different lens tints. Your optician's help in frame selection is critical, because the proper fit of sports eyewear is very important for both safety and comfort.
When it comes to achieving your personal best in sports, remember that great eyesight is a key factor in athletic performance. You might want to put sports eyewear at the top of your list when you shop for gear and accessories to enhance your game
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