Sports Contact Lenses

A correctly fitted soft contact lens usually stays centered during running, jumping, quick turns, and other normal athletic movement. Unlike glasses, contacts move with your eyes rather than sitting on a frame that can slide, fog, or fall away.

A lens can still shift or come out if you:

• Rub your eyes during play
• Take a direct hit to the face or eye
• Wear a lens that has become very dry
• Use contacts that don't fit correctly
• Get dust, sweat, or debris beneath the lens
• Handle the lens after it has been damaged

Stop playing if a contact shifts and your vision becomes blurry. Wash and dry your hands before adjusting or removing it. Don't put a lens back in after it has landed on the ground, bench, court, or clothing.

Pack a small backup kit with an extra pair of contacts, approved rewetting drops, a lens case, solution, and prescription glasses. Daily disposable wearers can simply insert a fresh lens after checking that the eye isn't irritated.

Stop playing right away and don't rub or press on the eye. Contact lenses don't absorb impact or protect against fingers, balls, racquets, sticks, debris, or broken eyewear. Athletes who wear contacts should still use impact-rated sports protection whenever there's a risk of eye injury.

For a light hit with no pain or vision changes, step out of play and check the eye. If the lens feels displaced or uncomfortable, remove it with clean, dry hands. Ongoing pain, blurred vision, flashes, new floaters, double vision, bleeding, or strong light sensitivity call for urgent medical care, even when the hit seemed minor.

Don't remove an object that's stuck in the eye, and don't apply pressure to a cut or puncture. Loosely place a rigid shield over the area and seek emergency care. For chemical exposure, flush the eye immediately with clean, lukewarm water and get medical help. Don't delay rinsing while trying to remove the contact first.

Leave the lens out after any eye injury. Bring it, its packaging, and any remaining lenses with you if an eye doctor needs to examine them.

No. Remove contact lenses before swimming in a pool, lake, river, or ocean. Water can contain microorganisms that attach to the lens and reach the cornea, raising the risk of a painful infection. The same rule applies to showers and hot tubs.

Prescription swim goggles are the safer choice when you need clear vision in the water. Standard goggles worn over contacts can leak, so they don't completely remove the risk.

When water reaches your lenses:

• Remove them as soon as possible.
• Throw away daily disposables.
• Clean and disinfect reusable lenses overnight before wearing them again.
• Contact your eye doctor if you develop redness, pain, light sensitivity, discharge, or blurry vision.

Don't rinse contacts with tap water or store them in water. Use only the care products prescribed for your lenses.

Don't try to play through persistent dryness or blurry vision. Step off the court or field and give yourself enough time to check the lens safely.

Start by blinking several times slowly to spread your tear film across the lens. You can also use rewetting drops labeled for your type of soft contact lenses. If the dryness or blur continues, wash and dry your hands before removing the lens.

Daily disposable wearers should replace the lens with a fresh one rather than reinserting the same pair. Reusable lenses need to be cleaned and disinfected before they're worn again. Switch to backup glasses if the eye still feels irritated.

Never use saliva, drinking water, or tap water to moisten a contact lens. Stick with drops and solutions made for contact lens wear and recommended by your eye doctor.

Leave the lens out and contact your eye doctor if the dryness comes with pain, strong redness, discharge, light sensitivity, or worsening vision. Those symptoms can point to a scratched cornea or infection rather than ordinary dryness.

Contacts are often the easier choice for sports, but the right answer depends on your eyes and your activity.

Reasons Athletes Choose Contacts

• They move with your eyes and don't limit peripheral vision.
• They don't fog up when your temperature changes.
• They won't slide down your nose during movement.
• They fit beneath helmets, masks, and sports goggles.
• They correct vision without adding a breakable frame near the face.
• Toric contacts can correct astigmatism during games and practices.

Reasons You Might Choose Glasses

• You don't want to handle or maintain contacts.
• Your eyes become dry or irritated during lens wear.
• You only need vision correction for short activities.
• You have an eye condition that makes contacts unsuitable.
• You prefer prescription sports goggles with impact-resistant lenses.

Regular eyeglasses aren't the same as protective sports glasses. Standard frames can break or cause injury after an impact. For basketball, soccer, racquet sports, field hockey, and similar activities, the American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends sports eyewear with polycarbonate lenses.

For many athletes, the most practical setup is contacts for clear vision paired with proper sports goggles for physical protection.

Yes, when your vision plan includes contact lens coverage and an out-of-network benefit. We're considered an out-of-network retailer by most major vision insurers, so the benefit usually won't be applied directly during checkout.

The reimbursement process generally works like this:

1. Order and pay for your prescribed contacts.
2. Save or download your itemized invoice.
3. Complete your insurer's out-of-network claim form.
4. Attach the invoice and proof of payment.
5. Submit the claim according to your plan's instructions.

Your insurance company decides how much it will reimburse and how often you can use the benefit. Ask about your contact lens allowance, claim deadline, required documents, and any separate fitting allowance before ordering.

Sports contacts are also commonly eligible for FSA or HSA spending since they're prescription medical devices. Keep the receipt and itemized invoice in case your plan administrator requests documentation.

We've sold prescription contact lenses online since 1995. Our athlete-friendly selection includes daily disposables, two-week contacts, monthly lenses, and toric designs from CooperVision and Bausch + Lomb.

You can compare lens materials, replacement schedules, package sizes, prices, and available rebates while shopping for the exact contacts listed on your prescription.

Save Up to 70% on Contact Lenses

We price popular contact lens brands at up to 70% below typical retail prices. Your exact savings will depend on the product, prescription, package size, quantity, and any rebate connected with the order.

Our selection includes daily disposables for fresh game-day wear, two-week lenses with a shorter reusable cycle, and monthly contacts for regular full-time use. Athletes with astigmatism can also shop toric designs, while outdoor wearers may want to look at contacts with UV-blocking features. Silicone hydrogel materials with high oxygen transmission and moisture-retaining technologies can also suit long practices, games, and travel days.

Some contacts qualify for mail-in rebates or lower per-box pricing when you buy a longer supply. Before placing your order, review the number of lenses in each box, replacement schedule, required quantity, rebate terms, shipping charge, and final total.

We Verify Your Prescription

Federal rules require us to receive or verify a valid contact lens prescription before completing an order. You can upload a copy during checkout or enter your eye doctor's name and phone number so we can contact the office.

Our verification request includes the manufacturer and product name, power for each eye, base curve, diameter, prescribed quantity, and prescription expiration date. For toric contacts, it also includes the cylinder and axis values needed to correct astigmatism.

Your prescriber has eight business hours to confirm, correct, or reject a properly completed request. If the office doesn't respond within that period, the prescription is treated as verified under the Contact Lens Rule.

Verification keeps your order tied to the exact product fitted for your eyes. We can't substitute a different lens simply because it has a similar wearing schedule, material, or price. Two products with the same power can still differ in fit, diameter, base curve, thickness, and toric design.

Check every value before submitting your order, especially when your right and left eyes use different prescriptions.

Keep Your Supply on Track With AutoRefill

AutoRefill sends eligible contacts according to the delivery frequency you choose. Future AutoRefill orders receive a 5% discount, and you can snooze or cancel upcoming shipments through your account.

The program can be handy for athletes who wear contacts consistently and don't want to realize they're out of fresh lenses on game day. Your shipment frequency should reflect the number of lenses in each box, your replacement schedule, how many days a week you wear contacts, whether each eye uses a different prescription, and how many backup lenses you keep in your sports bag.

You can enroll while reviewing your cart, select the delivery frequency, and complete the order with a credit card. Before each shipment, check that your prescription is still current and that the quantity still matches your actual wearing routine.

AutoRefill manages the reorder date, but it doesn't replace routine eye exams, prescription renewals, or contact lens fit checks.

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Bausch + Lomb Monthly Contact Lenses. Bausch + Lomb. https://www.bausch.com/products/contact-lenses/monthly-contact-lenses/. Published date not listed. Accessed July 21, 2026.

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Biofinity Energys Contact Lenses. CooperVision. https://coopervision.com/practitioner/build-your-practice/insight-newsletter/coopervision-unveils-biofinity-energys%E2%84%A2-contact-lenses. Published date not listed. Accessed July 21, 2026.

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Clariti 1 Day Contact Lenses. CooperVision. https://coopervision.com/contact-lenses/clariti-1-day. Published date not listed. Accessed July 21, 2026.

FAQs: Complying With the Contact Lens Rule. Federal Trade Commission. https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/faqs-complying-contact-lens-rule. Published date not listed. Accessed July 21, 2026.

Healthy Habits: Keeping Water Away From Contact Lenses. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/contact-lenses/about/healthy-habits-keeping-water-away-from-contact-lenses.html. Published May 27, 2025. Accessed July 21, 2026.

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Sports Eye Safety. American Academy of Ophthalmology. https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/injuries-sports. Published March 11, 2025. Accessed July 21, 2026.

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