Whether you’re playing or watching the game, one incident everyone dreads is an injury. Injuries can prevent players from finishing the game, or worse, end an athletic career. Protective sports glasses help to prevent injuries and allow players to continue to play their sport. In today’s world, many sports facilities and fitness clubs require athletes to wear sports goggles in order to minimize injury. While engaging in your favorite sports and activities is always fun, it is still important to remember to wear sports glasses for eye protection.
What Are Sports Glasses?
Sports glasses are similar to sports goggles in that they sit close to the face, but they have more of a traditional spectacles style to them. They can also be made into sunglasses or transition lenses to help protect against damaging UV rays and reduce overall glare for better vision. Sports glasses are typically made from polycarbonate materials that are 10 times sturdier and impact-resistant than traditional glasses lenses made out of plastic or glass. Polycarbonate materials absorb impact better by being a softer material. These lenses are also more lightweight and offer 100% UV protection. Sports glasses are often coated with a scratch-resistant coating to further protect them from damage.
Benefits of Sports Glasses
Any sports in which a ball, racquet, or other flying object is present pose a risk for injury. Sports glasses are important because they keep your eyes safe from a variety of injuries during doing any sports. As an additional bonus of wearing sports glasses, the sharper your vision, the better you will perform in your sport. Sports frames are also made of impact-resistant material and often come with rubber padding where the frame comes in contact with the head or nose. Therefore, they have good protection and comfortable wearing. Also, you can add your prescription into the lenses of your sports glasses, which allows for better clarity during the game and increased overall performance.
Risks of Wearing Regular Glasses Instead of Sports Glasses
Traditional prescription glasses have anti-resistant lenses that are typically made out of plastic or even polycarbonate or Trivex materials. Even though the lenses themselves may be made out of the same material as prescription sports glasses, the frames are different. It is often the sports glasses frames that protect the eyes the most. Traditional prescription glasses do not offer adequate protection from balls or impact the way that specially designed sports glasses do. Sports glasses are differently shaped and they fit more snugly because they are designed to be used during sports to offer the highest level of eye protection.
As for sports glasses, this post from Koalaeye Optical has shown information about sports glasses and sports goggles. If you have any different ideas for prescription sports glasses, share them in the comment zone. If you have any problems with glasses or sunglasses, please feel free to contact us via email at service@koalaeye.com and we will reply to you as soon as possible.
