Anybody out there with bad eyesight?
Deborah Ilene Aracic
I'm a high school student who plays water polo and loves it, but I haev a lot of problems because I haev *really* bad eyesight. I am primarily a
swimmer, so my team still found me useful for my speed, or whatever, but
my eyesight is so bad that it did affect my performance. Has anyone dealt with
this? I thought I could wear my contacts in the water, but $200 is a lot to
risk just to play a game.
Any advice?
Thanks! :)
"jewe...@uclink.berkeley.edu"
Michael Joseph Lentz
There's a relatively simple solution to your problem. They're known as
"Rec-Specs." I think they run $60-75 a pair. They are essentially
prescription lenses encases in hard, rectangular plastic. They do cut
down on peripheral vision a good bit, but you can get used to them.
A lot of players dislike them, and won't use them despite severe vision
problems. I've never worn them, but if your game is being severely
affected, they're probably worth a shot. Talk to your eye doctor.
Good Luck.
Michael J. "Swami" Lentz
mjl...@phoenix.princeton.edu
Gyula Szokoly
Michael Joseph Lentz <mjl...@flagstaff.Princeton.EDU> wrote:
>In article <2jn53c$d...@agate.berkeley.edu> jewe...@uclink.berkeley.edu (Deborah Ilene Aracic) writes:
>>swimmer, so my team still found me useful for my speed, or whatever, but
>>my eyesight is so bad that it did affect my performance. Has anyone dealt with
>>this? I thought I could wear my contacts in the water, but $200 is a lot to
>>risk just to play a game.
>There's a relatively simple solution to your problem. They're known as
>"Rec-Specs." I think they run $60-75 a pair. They are essentially
>prescription lenses encases in hard, rectangular plastic. They do cut
>down on peripheral vision a good bit, but you can get used to them.
>A lot of players dislike them, and won't use them despite severe vision
>problems. I've never worn them, but if your game is being severely
>affected, they're probably worth a shot. Talk to your eye doctor.
Also check out the rules. It varies from country to country. A few years
ago in Germany ONLY this later solution was allowed. In other countries
ONLY contact (special, large one) is allowed. I don't know the US regulations.
Gyula
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Theresa A. Bixby
>In article <2jn53c$d...@agate.berkeley.edu> jewe...@uclink.berkeley.edu (Deborah Ilene Aracic) writes:
>> Dear friends,
>> I'm a high school student who plays water polo and loves it, but I haev a lot of problems because I haev *really* bad eyesight. I am primarily a
>>swimmer, so my team still found me useful for my speed, or whatever, but
>>my eyesight is so bad that it did affect my performance. Has anyone dealt with
>>this? I thought I could wear my contacts in the water, but $200 is a lot to
>>risk just to play a game.
>> Any advice?
>> Thanks! :)
>> "jewe...@uclink.berkeley.edu"
>
>There's a relatively simple solution to your problem. They're known as
>"Rec-Specs." I think they run $60-75 a pair. They are essentially
A better solution, especially if she is already wearing contact lens,
are the throw-away lens that cost about $5 a lens. You wear them for
approx 2 weeks and toss them. You are supposed to be able to wear
them 24 hours a day, but I don't. They last longer than 2 weeks that
way, and besides I don't think it's a good idea to wear lenses all night
if you've just spent the day with them in a chlorinated pool.
Acuvue makes big, light ones that
are perfect for water sports. I've been wearing them to play polo
for years. I don't lose very many, but at 5$ a lens, it's not a big deal.
Sequence makes thicker, more durable ones that some of my friends like
better.
I've got a doctor who knows about my sports, and issues me the prescription,
so I can get 5 or 10 at a time, whatever I need, without having to go
through one of those mandatory, get new ones every 2 weeks programs.
-Theresa
Theresa A. Bixby
USWP sanctioned events have no restrictions on protective eye-wear or contacts
in the water. You can do either.
Terence P. Ma, Ph.D.
Actually that is not exactly correct. As a USWP ref and a member of the EWPRA
(Eastern Water Polo Referee's Association), we are supposed to check. The only
type of "eye wear" we are supposed to allow are "sports glasses" only,
regularly glasses, prescription goggles, or regular goggles are not allowed. I
don't know about contact lenses, but I personally can't see how they might
injure a person, but I don't know of an official USWP ruling on that.
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Richard Perrin
>In article <1994Feb14....@princeton.edu>,
>Michael Joseph Lentz <mjl...@flagstaff.Princeton.EDU> wrote:
>>In article <2jn53c$d...@agate.berkeley.edu>
jewe...@uclink.berkeley.edu (Deborah Ilene Aracic) writes:
>>> I'm a high school student who plays water polo and loves it, but I
haev a lot of problems because I haev *really* bad eyesight. I am primarily a
>>>swimmer, so my team still found me useful for my speed, or whatever, but
>>>my eyesight is so bad that it did affect my performance. Has anyone dealt
with
>>>this? I thought I could wear my contacts in the water, but $200 is a lot to
>>>risk just to play a game.
>
>>There's a relatively simple solution to your problem. They're known as
>>"Rec-Specs." I think they run $60-75 a pair. They are essentially
>>prescription lenses encases in hard, rectangular plastic. They do cut
>>down on peripheral vision a good bit, but you can get used to them.
>>A lot of players dislike them, and won't use them despite severe vision
>>problems. I've never worn them, but if your game is being severely
>>affected, they're probably worth a shot. Talk to your eye doctor.
>
> Also check out the rules. It varies from country to country. A few years
>ago in Germany ONLY this later solution was allowed. In other countries
>ONLY contact (special, large one) is allowed. I don't know the US regulations.
>
>Gyula
Actually, I've been playing for several years wearing a regular pair of soft
contacts. If you are careful of them for the first few minutes that you're
in the water, then they will stick to your eyes very well and you don't have
to worry about losing them. You can also buy sports contact lenses that have
a larger radius. I have a friend that uses them and he says they're fine.
I have to confess that I have lost a contact playing water polo, but that was
because I forgot to let them stick to my eyes. (Still I've lost far more
playing rugby!)
- Richard Perrin
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LOBSTER!
Hello Deborah,
I know what you mean about playing polo with bad eyesight.
eventhough i had bad eyesight I still played on the USC polo
team....it was rather difficult especially at night however i learned
to judge things a lot differently wihtout wearing glasses.
there are options you can take if you really feel
uncomfortable playing with bad eyesight and that is to get
prescription goggle(kind of like racquetball and tennis players use).
check your local sporting good stores on prices. And don't worry
about looking stupid or something...
taylor gregory h
>In article <2jn53c$d...@agate.berkeley.edu> jewe...@uclink.berkeley.edu (Deborah Ilene Aracic) writes:
>> Dear friends,
>> I'm a high school student who plays water polo and loves it, but I haev a lot of problems because I haev *really* bad eyesight. I am primarily a
>>swimmer, so my team still found me useful for my speed, or whatever, but
>>my eyesight is so bad that it did affect my performance. Has anyone dealt with
>>this? I thought I could wear my contacts in the water, but $200 is a lot to
>>risk just to play a game.
>> Any advice?
>> Thanks! :)
>> "jewe...@uclink.berkeley.edu"
One of the guys on my team wore his contacts in the pool while playing,
and (according to him) he never lost them. Also, you could try
the new disposable ones.. if you lose them, they're easily replaced.
Later-
Greg Taylor
ghta...@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (or ghta...@uiuc.edu)