| Many Americans are in need of having their vision | | | | best flip turn during a race. If all of that is blurry, then |
| corrected and some choose to wear glasses while | | | | that may cost you valuable time. For them, prescription |
| others prefer to wear contact lenses prescribed by an | | | | swim goggles are the perfect choice. |
| optometrist in Flint. One thing that has been a problem | | | | Synchronized swimmers wear goggles during |
| regarding their vision is athletes in certain sports. | | | | practices but are not allowed to wear them while |
| Wearing glasses or even some contacts in certain | | | | competing so this proves to be a difficult one for those |
| high impact sports can be dangerous and other water | | | | that need corrective care for their poor eyesight. |
| sports also can pose a problem for those that have | | | | These athletes need to see while their eyes are open |
| poor vision. Some of the following ideas from a Flint | | | | under water to do their moves and lifts as a team so |
| optometrist are great ones to use if you are one of | | | | clear eyesight is imperative. Often times traditional |
| those athletes. | | | | contact lenses can pop out or become irritated when |
| Top athletes in high contact sports at a high level often | | | | exposed to chlorine. Now they have special water |
| run into problems if they wear glasses or contacts. | | | | friendly contact lenses as well as special drops to put |
| Football players as well as hockey players are usually | | | | into your eyes before you swim to prevent those |
| fine to wear contact lenses because they have a | | | | problems. |
| helmet and face guard that protects their face and | | | | Water polo players have a combination of both of the |
| eyes but other athletes like very tall basketball players | | | | problems listed above in that their sport is very |
| have some unique problems. Tall basketball players | | | | physical and has a lot of contact and it is also in water. |
| often get poked in the eyes as well as scratched in | | | | Water polo players have to see the entire length of a |
| the eyes from smaller players jumping up for the ball. | | | | pool to know where their teammates are at all times |
| Because of this glasses and contact lenses are not | | | | as well as look under the water as well. The ball needs |
| very safe. Now they have prescription goggles that | | | | to be clearly seen too. These players can wear high |
| are specially made for these players that need | | | | contact goggles that are different from speed |
| prescription lenses but also want their eyes to be | | | | swimmers or the lenses and drops that the |
| protected. | | | | synchronized swimmers wear for the best vision |
| Swimmers, synchronized swimmers and water polo | | | | options. |
| players have a unique host of problems when trying to | | | | Thanks to modern technology, prescription lenses now |
| see what they are doing while in the water for their | | | | come in all different forms to accommodate the |
| sports. If you are a swimmer, it is necessary to be | | | | growing number of athletes today. |
| able to see the lines and the wall in order to get the | | | | |
