Wearing contact lenses while playing sports*—what to know

Q: Is it safe to wear contact lenses while playing football or basketball?

Contact lenses are safe to wear during sports when worn as directed by your eye doctor.

Q: Which provide better vision correction during sports: Glasses or contact lenses?

What’s better depends entirely on the needs of your eyes and the sports you play. It’s best to talk to your eye doctor to determine which option would bet the best fit for you.

Q: Are there sports contacts?

Often when people talk about sports contacts, they mean specially tinted lenses. While these do exist, they’re not as easy to find as standard un-tinted lenses. Even so, most contact lenses can be worn during sports or exercise. Talk to your eye doctor about what you’re looking for and they’ll be able to provide the best recommendation for you.

Q: Won’t my contact lenses fall out of my eye?

While it is possible that a contact lens can fall out during sports, it’s actually quite rare. Contact lenses are designed to fit snugly onto your eye and stay in place, even when you’re running, jumping or doing somersaults. An added benefit of wearing daily disposable contact lenses if that if one does happen to fall out, it can be easily replaced by a new lens.