If you are serious about your sport or need special glasses for your job or hobby, you should talk to your eye doctor about getting fitted for them. Aside from safety and eye protection, top performance in sports and the workplace needs good visual acuity and a number of other visual skills, like peripheral vision, depth perception, and hand-eye coordination. Sometimes, the ability to see colours, track your eyes, see in the dark, and get used to bright light are also important for success. Your eye doctor will be able to do a full evaluation of your vision and understand your personal needs so that he or she can suggest the best glasses for you.

Most of the time, a normal comprehensive eye exam won’t test for some of the extra visual and perceptual skills you need for serious sports or work. In order to find the best performance eyewear for your needs, your eye doctor will need to know about the skills you need and the situations you face.

Even though off-the-shelf sports or performance eyewear might be fine for you, you might be much better off with a custom fit if you have specific vision needs or do certain kinds of activities. When the glasses fit right, every part of them, from the fit to the colour to the size and style, can help improve your safety, vision, and performance. Because of this, it makes more sense to make the glasses fit the person than to make the person fit the glasses.

A sports performance test could also show you where your eyesight could be better. When it comes to performance, especially for professionals, it is important to know where your visual skills and abilities stand and to be able to make changes when you can. Many eye doctors give training to improve your hand-eye coordination, speed of visual processing, and other skills by using computer simulations and other methods. This kind of training can help you hit a fastball, shoot a puck, or hit the goal better, among other things.

Vision should be a given when it comes to sports and how well you do. With a speciality eyeglasses fitting, you can find the glasses that best meet your needs for comfort, safety, protection, and better vision.