I've been doing boxing for about six months now, but I have vision problems. I used to wear glasses, but they're uncomfortable with gloves. My friend suggests contact lenses, but I'm worried they'll fall out during a fight or when I'm sweating a lot. Which lenses stay in place better during intense training?
The main thing is don't try to pick lenses on your own from the internet and don't just grab whatever comes first. You need a consultation with an ophthalmologist who'll fit the curvature and diameter specifically to your cornea. Poorly fitted lenses will fall out more often than they should and cause discomfort.
For sports, look for lenses with increased moisture content - they hold moisture better and shift less during active movement and sweating. There are special sports models with high oxygen permeability that let your eyes breathe during exertion. Ask your ophthalmologist to recommend something along those lines. Proper fit is also important - the lens shouldn't be too tight or too loose.
Practical tips: before training, make sure your lenses are well hydrated, bring some eye drops with you. If you're still worried about losing them, ask your doctor about daily disposable lenses - they're safer in terms of adaptation. And yeah, even with lenses some people wear protective glasses for combat sports, so it's not a problem. The main thing is to get used to them during training before actual fights.
I ran into this problem when I started going to the gym - glasses were getting in the way too. Go for daily disposable lenses, they're way more convenient for sports because you don't need to store them or take care of them, which means less risk of losing an expensive lens during your workout. The main thing is to actually see an ophthalmologist before buying them so they can get you the right size and curvature, otherwise they'll fall out with the slightest movement or, on the flip side, they'll press too hard. And right before boxing I'd suggest using hydrating drops - you're sweating, your eyes dry out, and the lens starts sticking wrong. You get used to it over time, and eventually you stop noticing.
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