How many times have you seen a child’s glasses shatter and cause injury while you were watching a game or a practice? Wearing glasses while you play sports is tricky. You can either see clearly, or risk eye injury. Or maybe there’s a better way. Prescription sports glasses can be the answer to the vision AND safety issues. Get your prescription eye glasses in Gilbert AZ from Val Vista Vision.
Many times, the so-called “sports glasses” are made a little more durable and a little more stable. They may stay on better, but will they hold up if they are truly put to the test? This video shows different brands of glasses as they are hit with a baseball.
Do you need eye glasses in Gilbert AZ and play sports? After watching this video, it is apparent that the correct prescription sports glasses are absolutely necessary for playing sports. No glasses are better than the incorrect ones.
If glasses aren’t your thing, we also carry BioSport Contact lenses. You don’t have to worry about the safety issues associated with regular glasses. In fact, you may even be able to improve your game. For example, using green lenses can make it easier for you to see a white ball on the green grass while you play golf. Each color of lens will increase your abilities to see better while you participate in your sport.
Amber: Blocks high amounts of blue light to heighten contrast and visual acuity. Particularly useful to improve contrast on grass and against blue skies. Baseball players Mark Maguire and Chipper Jones have both worn these lenses.
Sports: baseball, softball, football, cycling, fishing (especially in waters with grassy bottoms), golf, hunting, skiing, water sports.
Gray Green: Heightens contrast (mildly) while preserving color balance and reduces brightness. Golfer Justin Leonard has commented that the Gray Green lenses make it easier to separate every blade of grass.
Sport: golf
Bolle Blue: Blocks blue light to heighten contrast and visual acuity. NFL players Mario Williams, Kroy Bierman, Charles Tillman & Markus Colston are wearing these. Soccer player Kevin Hartman also wears these.
Sports: Football, Tennis, soccer
Green: Heightens contrast (mildly) while preserving color balance. Application: Use in bright outdoor light.
Yellow: Heightens contrast in overcast, hazy, low-light conditions outdoors or for indoor sports. Filters blue light for sharper focus
Sports: Hunting, Football (night games)
Sun Tac: Reduces overall brightness while preserving 100 percent normal color recognition.
Applications: Great for outdoor sports, especially running.