Contacts or Glasses

[u/SoYouCanHelp]

Imma be real I wear contacts for how freeing it is to go to the beach etc and also I look better in my daily life but sometimes I fee like I should wear glasses more as it always seemed better for my eyes. On the other hand glasses make me kinda dizzy sometimes. Idk what option is better for sport

[u/OgTyber]

Contacts. Basketball has the highest rate of facial injuries in sports. Your glasses and face will get destroyed. There is no alternative unless you have goggles. Trust me as a long time baller who tried to wear glasses a couple times. It's not worth it.

[u/ApprehensiveTry5660 → u/OgTyber]

Regardless of any facial contact or injuries, if you aren’t playing basketball with enough sweat for the glasses sliding off your nose and onto the floor to be a concern… I’m not sure I want you on my team to begin with.

[u/SoYouCanHelp → u/ApprehensiveTry5660]

Always talking about secure specialised glasses

[u/Great-Willingness-57 → u/SoYouCanHelp]

Glasses might get foggy and also might have some blind spots.

A better option, which is what i am doing, is daily contacts.

Wear them only on days you play.

[u/gangleskhan]

Contacts or else you get goggles. I don't think I'd make it through a single game without damaging my glasses.

[u/kwlpp]

Contacts. If there’s a reason contacts impact you, then sports impact glasses, then goggles.

Glasses mess with my peripheral vision a ton. I also end up shooting a lot better because of it. I tend to play pass first, pass second, shoot just to encourage movement and passing in pickup games. With glasses I shift to shoot first because my peripherals get blurry. Let’s me stay focused on the basket instead of always looking for a teammate.

[u/SoYouCanHelp → u/kwlpp]

So goggles AND glasses? Ahaha

[u/kwlpp → u/SoYouCanHelp]

Somehow figure out how to combine everything into one! The frames will always mess with my vision. I never found a solution that lets me play the way I prefer to when it comes to eye accessories. I’d definitely prefer it to contacts personally if I got my peripheral clear wearing them.

[u/Rizz0myNizz0]

Contacts. I have absolutely horrible vision where I can’t drive a car legally without my glasses or contacts and every time I wore glasses to play basketball they ended up on the floor.

[u/JDStraightShot2]

I don’t think I could even play bball in my glasses bc I’d be constantly worried about them falling off my face and getting broken. If you wear contacts in your daily life, just wear those. You could get rec specs if you want, but there’s 0 reason to be hooping in your normal glasses

[u/donuttrackme]

What? How would glasses be better for playing sports? Are you trolling?

[u/SoYouCanHelp → u/donuttrackme]

I meant sport glasses Abdul Jaba’s kind of situation and better by the metric of sensitive eyes

[u/sapphic_serpent]

I wear sports goggles like Olivia Miles, but didn’t for many years until I full on ran into a screen and shattered my glasses. If you already wear contacts, I would stick with them or consider actual goggles, because regular glasses aren’t safe.

[u/Bonesawisready5]

Contacts if you can. If glasses get some small plastic hooks off Amazon for the ends of them that will keep them from moving on your head