Eyeglasses and sports

[Anonymous]

This is such a dumb question but I can't figure it out. My 12 year old recently started wearing glasses. It occurred to me she will need some kind of strap or something to keep her glasses in place while playing sports. I have looked on Amazon, gone into several glasses shops, and finally bought a neoprene strap at cvs but it was difficult to attach and way too long anyway. Can anyone recommend a specific product for this? I can't believe how much time I have spent on this to no avail. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

I believe there are specially made sports glasses/googles. Issue is if your D.C. Gets hit in the face and the glasses break. That could be damaging.

We got my 8 year old daughter contacts, daily wear, initially for sports only. But she took to them quite easily and started wearing every day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe there are specially made sports glasses/googles. Issue is if your D.C. Gets hit in the face and the glasses break. That could be damaging.

We got my 8 year old daughter contacts, daily wear, initially for sports only. But she took to them quite easily and started wearing every day.

Concur on the sports goggles. They're critical. You don't want to take a chance with glass getting into your child's eye.

They run about $500 with frames. FSA will cover them.

[Anonymous]

What sport is she playing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What sport is she playing?

Softball and occasionally ultimate frisbee.

[Anonymous]

My son plays baseball and wears the sports goggles. He also wears those as he regular glasses at school (I would prefer he have "eegular" frames for when he is not playing sports, but I am too cheap to invest in a second pair of glasses for him). Some kids on his baseball team wear regular glasses, not sports goggles, for play. I think you can get away with this with baseball since there is little running. I was worried about the admittedly small possibility that he could be hit in the face and the regular glasses would shatter, which is why I went with the goggles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some kids on his baseball team wear regular glasses, not sports goggles, for play. I think you can get away with this with baseball since there is little running.

They are just a funny hop away from face or eye injury.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What sport is she playing?

Softball and occasionally ultimate frisbee.

For ultimate, a Croakie is probably fine (that is the best eyeglass strap out there). For softball, she needs much more and it has to be compatible with a mask.

How bad is her vision? That will affect price. Probably the cheapest option long run is contacts because then you don't have to redo lenses regularly. I don't think that $500 is correct for all kids, and the FSA "discount" only exists if you otherwise wouldn't have an expense.

Please note that an astigmatism can affect depth perception, so getting her vision corrected is very important.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son plays baseball and wears the sports goggles. He also wears those as he regular glasses at school (I would prefer he have "eegular" frames for when he is not playing sports, but I am too cheap to invest in a second pair of glasses for him). Some kids on his baseball team wear regular glasses, not sports goggles, for play. I think you can get away with this with baseball since there is little running. I was worried about the admittedly small possibility that he could be hit in the face and the regular glasses would shatter, which is why I went with the goggles.

Baseball is one of the more dangerous... we don't need to worry about our kids falling but about them getting hit in the face. Baseball injuries are generally not minor.

[Anonymous]

Sports goggles. Go to Walmart optical and they will be around $100. DS has a pair that have lasted forever - he plays soccer, basketball and lacrosse. He's just a little younger than your DD and just got contacts, so keep those in mind, too, esp if she wears her glasses all the time.

[Anonymous]

thanks everyone, this is very helpful! -op

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son plays baseball and wears the sports goggles. He also wears those as he regular glasses at school (I would prefer he have "eegular" frames for when he is not playing sports, but I am too cheap to invest in a second pair of glasses for him). Some kids on his baseball team wear regular glasses, not sports goggles, for play. I think you can get away with this with baseball since there is little running. I was worried about the admittedly small possibility that he could be hit in the face and the regular glasses would shatter, which is why I went with the goggles.

Baseball is one of the more dangerous... we don't need to worry about our kids falling but about them getting hit in the face. Baseball injuries are generally not minor.

Does your son mind wearing the goggles all the time. Seems sad that he has to, since you are too "cheap" your words. Go to the 39 dollar glasses dot com website or similar.

[Anonymous]

Contacts! My child started wearing them at 11. Took about a week to get used to putting them in/taking out. So worth it!

[Anonymous]

Truth be told, my child just leaves his glasses at home when he's playing sports. Of course, it really depends on how bad the vision is and whether it will affect the person's performance while playing. However, since your child did just receive her glasses, it's possible she doesn't really need them to play.

My son's doctor did insist he wear sport goggles if he does choose to wear his glasses while playing. He said he's seen some pretty bad injuries because the child was playing in regular glasses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son plays baseball and wears the sports goggles. He also wears those as he regular glasses at school (I would prefer he have "eegular" frames for when he is not playing sports, but I am too cheap to invest in a second pair of glasses for him). Some kids on his baseball team wear regular glasses, not sports goggles, for play. I think you can get away with this with baseball since there is little running. I was worried about the admittedly small possibility that he could be hit in the face and the regular glasses would shatter, which is why I went with the goggles.

Baseball is one of the more dangerous... we don't need to worry about our kids falling but about them getting hit in the face. Baseball injuries are generally not minor.

Does your son mind wearing the goggles all the time. Seems sad that he has to, since you are too "cheap" your words. Go to the 39 dollar glasses dot com website or similar.

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Those sport goggles are pretty hideous looking and regular glasses can be very inexpensive. Don't forget to look for online coupons.