Your optometrist will tell you if you play sports and wear glasses, it’s best that you have a pair of prescription sport glasses so you can see to play. It may seem unnecessary, but many injuries can be avoided with prescription sports glasses.
It’s important that everyone be able to see during your activities. Wearing your glasses can help your overall performance and help keep you from avoidable injuries, like running into a fence because you can’t see it. Unless you wear glasses strictly for reading, you should wear your glasses during all your activities; however, not all glasses are right for all activities. If you are participating in a sport, consider investing in a good pair of prescriptive sports glasses.
Not Just Regular Glasses
The glasses you wear throughout the day for normal activities, like school work and such, are perfect for those activities, but when playing sports, you need specially manufactured glasses. There is a difference between the two. Try to keep in mind that regular prescription glasses sometimes have actual glasses lenses, which (if broken) can do more damage to the eye than actually protect them. The last thing you want is a pair of glasses that do more damage than the accident itself. This, however, depends on the type of lenses.
With prescription sports glasses, you have the double benefit of clear vision and durability. Sports glasses are designed to help protect the eye, in case they are broken in a sporting collision. Every year, more than 600,000 injuries occur with children and teens playing sports, and out of those injuries, almost 42,000 required emergency treatment at the hospital and many of the injuries could have been avoided if the appropriate protective eyewear had been in place.
Most sports are high impact enough to require protective eyewear, even if they are not a prescription. Protective glasses are made of durable material which resists breaking and helps protect the eye from foreign objects being lodged into the cornea.
If you play sports, it is in your best interest to invest in a pair of prescription sports glasses. They not only protect your eyes but help you perform at your best. If you are thinking about getting a pair, speak with your optometrist about what style is right for you. There are different styles available, depending on your activity of choice, so with the help, the optometrist, find the right pair for you!