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Why Athletes at Any Level Should Consider LASIK
Stay at the top of your game with LASIK, a vision correction procedure that meets the needs of an active lifestyle.
Whether you’re a professional athlete, a beginner, or something in between, it helps to have the gear you need when you get out onto the field, step onto the court, or suit up for your favorite sport. For athletes of any level with vision correction needs, however, finding the best solution can be a challenge.
While glasses and contact lenses are useful for millions of Americans whose exercise doesn’t involve contact sports, both options may not be well-suited for your activity of choice. If that’s the case, it may be time to consider whether LASIK — a vision correction procedure involving laser technology — is right for you.
How Glasses and Contact Lenses Can Come Up Short for Athletes
For athletes at any level of competition, glasses and contact lenses can hurt more than they help. If you play a contact sport like football or basketball, for instance, regular glasses aren’t a safe option. Even if you wear athletic-grade goggles, they can still get smudged or fogged up, thus making it more difficult to compete.
Contact lenses come with their own challenges. While they’re less physically noticeable than glasses or goggles, they still can get in the way of the game if things go wrong. If an irritant enters your eye, for instance, you may need to remove the contact lenses, rinse them, and put them back in to deal with any discomfort. In contact sports, a hard hit can knock one or both lenses right out.
What LASIK Can Do to Improve Athletic Performance
Thankfully, athletes have options aside from glasses and contact lenses. With LASIK, eye care specialists use laser technology to create a flap in the cornea. Then, that flap is temporarily lifted while corneal reshaping corrects issues with your vision.
LASIK has benefits for athletes aside from the independence from physical hardware. Where glasses just correct forward vision, for example, LASIK also corrects peripheral vision, something that’s vital in many sports. LASIK also helps coordinate your field of vision with bodily position and makes it easier to scan and focus.
Get More Information about LASIK
LASIK isn’t right for everyone — or even for every athlete — so it’s important to get the information you need to make an informed decision. For instance, if you play a sport that’s particularly rough, you may want to consider PRK, a similar procedure without the sensitive corneal flap that LASIK involves.
By speaking with an eye care specialist, you can under how LASIK fits into your vision correction needs. If you’d like to learn more, schedule a consultation with the Kleiman Evangelista Eye Centers of Texas today.
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