t's pretty obvious why few athletes wear eyeglasses when
they're in the game: Glasses fog up, slip, and even fall off. They provide no peripheral
(side) vision. And the frame and lens edges can be distracting.
 Contact
lenses are clearly better than glasses for sports, and they also allow athletes to wear
protective goggles that prevent eye injuries. But which kind of contacts should an athlete
choose -- soft lenses or GP contacts?
The answer is, the same attributes that make GP contacts
better performers in everyday life make them better performers in sports, too:
GP contact lenses let your eyes breathe.
They let more oxygen reach your cornea than soft lenses,
for more comfort and better health.
They resist protein deposits from tears and
perspiration.
GP contacts don't accumulate debris at the fast rate most soft lenses do. So they
stay cleaner, longer. This means they're easier to take care of and healthier for your
eyes over time. You take good care of the rest of your body -- why not keep your eyes in
top form, too?
 They won't dry out your eyes.
Since they don't absorb water, GP contacts don't draw moisture away from
your tear film the way soft lenses do. Your eyes will stay more comfortable during a long
set of tennis or an afternoon on the golf course.
They provide crisper vision.
Since they're made of a firmer material, GP contacts keep their shape better than soft lenses do, even when you blink. So your eyes
don't have to continually refocus throughout your game, which can be annoying and detract
from your performance.
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