Contact Lenses For Sport

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Anyone got any experience good or bad

I'm considering maybe getting some just for sport

I use the daily disposables. They are good for bicycling, gym, walking etc. I also used to use them for swimming many years ago. Some opticians don't recommend this but if you use disposables then you should be fine. I don't swim any more though.

Yeah that's great advice Steve

I think that's what I'll go for but I've always been a bit scared of contacts because you have to poke them in your eyes

I wore disposable contact lenses for over 10 years.

Your optometrist will show you the right way to put them in and take them out. You put them in on the outer edge of your eye, the white part. Then they sort of make their way to the centre of your eye. You can feel it but it doesn't hurt at all.

I wore coloured contacts for a while. Grey ones were my favourite.

Something to point out - Some people find contact lenses really easy to get stated with, and some don't. When I first tried them years ago it took several visits to the optician to practise. That in mind, if you are a bit anxious about it and think you might struggle, it would be worth going to an independent optician, ideally one who charges for the consultation, as they ought to then take your time with you. Many of the chains will do a free contact lens consultation, but as you are not paying for this time they can try and rush you out.

The contact lens manufacturers do free trial packs so there's no need to worry about the cost of your first pack of lenses.