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fit snugly on your face, reducing the risk of them
falling off during vigorous activity.
DESIGN FEATURES FOR PROTECTION
AND COMFORT
Sports glasses come with various design
features specifically tailored to provide
protection, comfort, and stability during physical
activities. Here are some key design elements:
Wraparound Design ̶ One of the most
distinctive features of sports glasses is their
wraparound design. This style offers a wider
field of vision and better peripheral protection.
By curving around the sides of your eyes,
wraparound glasses shield your eyes from beneficial in contact sports like rugby or football,
debris, wind, and direct hits from the side. This where collisions are frequent.
design also helps the glasses stay secure on your Lens Technology ̶ Advanced lens
face, reducing the chance of them slipping off technology is another critical aspect of sports
during movement. glasses. Different lens tints and coatings can
enhance visual clarity and contrast, adapting
Padded Nose Bridges and Adjustable
Straps ̶ Comfort is crucial when wearing to various lighting conditions. For instance,
glasses for extended periods, and sports glasses yellow or amber-tinted lenses can improve
address this need with padded nose bridges. contrast on overcast days, while polarised
These pads not only enhance comfort but also lenses reduce glare from reflective surfaces
improve grip, ensuring the glasses stay in place like water or snow. Photochromic lenses, which
even when you sweat. Adjustable straps further automatically adjust their tint based on the
enhance stability, allowing you to customise the intensity of sunlight, offer versatile protection
and are ideal for outdoor sports with changing
fit according to your head size and shape. These light conditions.
straps are particularly useful in high-motion
sports like basketball or soccer, where sudden Prescription Sports Glasses ̶ For athletes
movements are common. who require vision correction, prescription
sports glasses are available. These glasses
Ventilation Systems ̶ Fogging can be combine the protective features of regular
a significant issue, especially during intense sports glasses with your specific prescription,
physical activity. Many sports glasses come ensuring you have clear vision and protection
equipped with ventilation systems designed simultaneously. Many manufacturers offer
to minimise fogging. These systems allow air customisable options, allowing you to select
to flow through the lenses, reducing moisture the frame style, lens type, and any additional
buildup and maintaining clear vision. Anti-fog coatings or tints needed for your sport.
coatings on the lenses can also be effective
in preventing fogging, ensuring you have an BENEFITS OF WEARING SPORTS
unobstructed view at all times. GLASSES
Impact Absorption ̶ The frames and lenses The advantages of sports glasses extend
of sports glasses are engineered to absorb beyond just eye protection. They play a crucial
and distribute impact energy, reducing the role in enhancing an athlete's performance,
risk of injury to your eyes and face. The flexible safety, and overall experience in sports.
materials used in the frames can bend and Let’s explore how sports glasses can make
flex upon impact, dissipating the force and a significant difference in various aspects of
preventing damage. This feature is particularly athletic activities.
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