| The difference between winning and losing in sport is | | | | well as rose tints are great for winter sports as they |
| often marginal and we are all searching for that edge, | | | | enhance the grey shadows on the ski slopes. This |
| whether you are off piste or on the track, optimal | | | | allows you to 'read' the slope better and anticipate |
| visual performance is crucial. | | | | ridges and bumps in the snow. In very bright and |
| As a sports person or athlete wishing to excel in | | | | sunny ski conditions, however, polarised lenses are |
| your chosen field you require peak performance from | | | | the perfect choice to reduce the reflected glare. A |
| your entire body including your eyes. Using | | | | popular compromise is to have amber or rose tinted |
| appropriate eyewear with the correct tint can help | | | | goggles for dull days and a second pair of polarised |
| maximise your visual performance by eliminating | | | | sports sunglasses for use on those perfect skiing |
| harmful ultra-violet (UV) light, reducing glare and | | | | days! |
| increasing contrast. All these factors work together | | | | Tennis players may find that yellow tints enhance the |
| to reduce distractions and enhance performance. | | | | contrast between the court and the yellow ball. The |
| With sports participation becoming more and more | | | | enhanced visual acuity provided by yellow tints also |
| popular the demand for expertise in sports vision is | | | | makes them an ideal lens for driving. Another high |
| increasing. | | | | contrast lens tint is orange. This tint is perfect for |
| Maximise Performance | | | | general wear and variable light conditions. |
| The use of different coloured lens tints to maximise | | | | Many manufacturers have developed interchangable |
| visual performance during sport is becoming | | | | lens systems which allows you to put different lenses |
| increasingly popular. Lens tints work by filtering out | | | | into the same frames. Depending on the weather |
| certain colours allowing you to see the most | | | | conditions and the sport you are participating in, the |
| important things! Depending on your sport certain lens | | | | ideal lens can be inserted quickly and easily into your |
| tints are more appropriate than others. | | | | chosen frame. This is a cost effective way of |
| Golfers may find that grey or grey-green lenses | | | | increasing your eyewear options. |
| make it easier to outline the course and give | | | | The choice of combinations of lenses, designs and |
| definition to course objects such as the flag and ball. | | | | styles is seemingly endless. It is, however, worth |
| This colour lens is great for all weather use as overall | | | | investing some time and thought into your specific |
| colour perception is unchanged. Photochromic lenses | | | | needs. Ideally, if you are serious about your sport, |
| are also great for golf. These are lenses which | | | | you should seek some advice from a professional. |
| darken in bright light and are useful when moving | | | | Some Optometrists are now specialising in sports |
| from light to shade. Photochromic lenses are also | | | | vision and would be best placed to offer specific |
| useful for any outdoor sport when the weather is | | | | advice. At the very least always insist on one |
| partly cloudy and partly sunny. | | | | hundred percent UV protection and consider the |
| Amber tints effectively block blue light and enhance | | | | demands of your sport. |
| contrast and depth in low light conditions such as | | | | We all wear sport specific footwear, now's the time |
| early morning light, twilight or rainy days. Amber as | | | | to start thinking about sport specific eyewear! |