I know that peopel know that a lot of athletes wear specific types of sunglasses when they are performing their exercise and when they are competing, This is because they want to maximize the capability of their senses and at the same time perform as well as they can. A lot of sports, fishing, tennis and golf just to name a few, really benefit from wearing a specific lens, and you can even get sport tinted contacts.  The traditional lens that is used with fishing is the polaroid lens. What it does is it prevents light that is vibrating horisontally to pass the lens, and thus preventing reflection from the water. Someone wearing these glasses can see through the water and see the fish in the water even on a sunny day.

For sports like tennis there are sport tinted contacts that are specifically designed to make it easier to see the ball and also moving objects. What these lenses usually do is they improve the contrast of your vision by a lot. That means that you are able to see differences in distances and altitude easier. Someone looking at the ground directrly over it, might think that it is completely flat,  but as move you will see the differences in height – well the same can be achieved with tinted contact lenses that enhance contrast – you can see differences in colors easily.

In my opinion these are really good and they are what people should use. A lot of athletes think that they are cheating, since the  vision of the person is also a measure of their performance, and if they can’t see well, they are not as good in the sport. Well in my opinion this is complete BS – no sport tinted contacts are going to make you spectacular in a sport which you don’t already master. People who don’t use these contact lenses are free to use them to enhance their performance  – once they have tried them out they will notice that the advantage that is gained isn’t that great. It is good for someone who is having problems with their vision, but in the end they won’t get benefits over people who have sharp eyes and good vision to start with.

It can be a good thing though to wear sport tinted contacts sincei it will relief your eyes from some of the strain. That way you won’t get headaches and stuff that can make you feel bad.