{"id":10854,"date":"2012-08-14T16:55:10","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T15:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10854"},"modified":"2012-08-14T16:53:59","modified_gmt":"2012-08-14T15:53:59","slug":"contact-lenses-for-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/08\/contact-lenses-for-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact Lenses For Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been asked to add a post here about contact lenses for sports, so here’s a guest blog post courtesy of Total Marketing.<\/p>\n

People switch from eyeglasses to contacts every day, for a number of different reasons. Eyeglasses still work just fine for the people who prefer to wear them, and there are a number of benefits that they offer that contact lenses do not. However, the fact is that high volume contact lens companies like Acuvue<\/a> now offer a wide variety of different styles, which means that most people can find a comfortable and appealing option to wear. Again, people go about making the change to contacts for several different reasons, and every situation. But one reason that spreads across a whole range of potential benefits is quite simple: sport.<\/p>\n

While many sports and athletic activities can be played indoors or with glasses or prescription athletic goggles, there are a number of athletic activities that just about demand contact lenses. Some sports take place outside in conditions that can be difficult with glasses, and others simply involve too much motion and\/or physical contacts for glasses to be a safe or comfortable option. If you happen to engage in these activities regularly, switching to contacts is a virtual necessity! Here are a few specific examples.<\/p>\n