SPORTS VISION AND CONTACT LENSES

"I found the freedom of not having to wear glasses and contact lenses when doing activities such as swimming and running the biggest life change" Chris Bennet, Competitive Triathlete and Optician

"They're just really good for active people" Darren Wiiliams  read his story

Glasses are just not suitable in sport so most people switch to conventional daytime contact lenses but even they have their limitations. Nothing beats 20/20 natural vision in sport but up until now the only option was eye laser surgery. i-GO Overnight Vision Correction (OVC) contact lenses offer shortsighted people a revolutionary new way to achieve natural vision during the day without the potential risks of laser eye surgery. With i-GO OVC, a custom-designed ortho k contact lens is only worn at night correcting your vision while you sleep then removed in the morning leaving you free to maximise your performance in your chosen sport.

Get perfect vision without surgery - find out how i-GO works and if you are suitable

WATERSPORTS Swimming - prescription swimming goggles steam up but you can't see when you remove them. Contact lenses should never be worn in a swimming pool because of the high risk of infection if water gets in the eye Surfing, Waterskiing or Wakeboarding - impact from hitting the water will cause contact lenses to move or fall out. Contact lenses should never be worn in water because of the high risk of infection if water gets in the eye.

WINTERSPORTS Snowskiing or Snow boarding - sunglasses and goggles steam up, get full of snow and you can't see without them.

Cycling and Mountain Biking - glasses steam up or dust gets in the eyes making contact lenses uncomfortable.

RACQUET SPORTS

• Squash and Tennis - spectacles should not be worn in racquet sports because of the risk of eye injury from a racquet or ball hitting the head.
• Extreme Sports, Mountaineering and Mountain Climbing, Motorcycling - many of the above problems are common to these sports.