Fighting With Contacts - Page 5

Julesjordan · 03-14-2008, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by armlessleg

PRK is the way to go. It takes two weeks to heal then u see better then u ever would with contacts. Also, there is no more chance of contacts getting knocked out. PRK is better then Lasik for this sport because with Lasik there is a chance, a very small one, but nonetheless a chance of the flap becoming dislodged. With PRK there is no flap so you are gold.

just actually got PRK done on my eyes 6 days ago. i cant really see much yet. im still struggling with typing. however, i chose PRK due to the fact lasik cuts your eyes like he was saying where PRK only burns them and you dont have to worry about the flap of skin tearing

it post me 2400, however 300 gets paid back from my medical and then about 670 comes back from taxes taken off, so all together not bad for me.

ill create a new thread in about 6 weeks when im back to mma training!

Julesjordan · 03-14-2008, 01:52 AM

and ukraine train i hate to be rude man, but ive only trained for like 9 months and i have had my contacts knocked out probably 5-7 times with sparring

either you never get hit ever or you close your eyes when you fight. i just dont see it happening

Bogdan Bozhinov · 03-14-2008, 02:15 AM

Yes, it's true. I have worn contacts for the last 5 months or so. I'm not saying it won't happen, it just didn't for me. I have been knocked down in sparring where I couldn't get up for 30 seconds or so, and was surprised the contacts didn't fly out, because I have seen it/knocked others' lenses out.BTW, I noticed with contacts my zoom speed is slower.

J AveryCrawford · 03-17-2008, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Mongol

For me (I don't fight competitiively but in sparring and training) definitely 100% in but then again I am very close to the legal blind limit without them so if I dont wear them I have no shot in hell...

Legally blind is defined as being worse than 20/200 or having less than a 20 degree visual field in the better seeing eye while wearing correction.

You probably aren't even close to these parameters.

J AveryCrawford · 03-17-2008, 11:53 AM

Fighters should seriously consider Ortho-k if their RX is within parameters.

These are contacts that you sleep in at night and remove in the morning. When you wake up your vision will be, in most ideal cases, better than 20/20. After wearing these lenses for a few weeks it is possible to go a few nights without wearing them. This is safer, for fighters, than LASIK and so much better than contacts. I fit all kinds of athletes from professional football players, NASCAR drivers, and student athletes. If you guys need more info PM me and I will put you in touch with a doctor in your area.

YeahBee · 03-17-2008, 01:05 PM

If I have contacts it it forces me to wear a Karate Kid bandana....

so it is all good(:

MMAftfw · 03-17-2008, 03:11 PM

I prefer to leave them out cause i have had them knocked out and go like above my eye and shit like that before. Then again it depends on just how bad your vision is. If your not gonna be able to see a punch coming i'd leave them in.

BigRedman · 04-13-2008, 09:54 PM

good question

cheesus · 04-13-2008, 09:57 PM

I had a mate who boxed for a couple of years, he only had one or two bouts but he did use them in his training and for his fights...I still don't know how he managed to pull of any wins because they don't even make contacts strong enough for his eyes and he's colour blind..

IngenuityGap · 04-13-2008, 10:02 PM

As someone who has had firsthand experience sparring without any corrective lenses (and needing them), it isn't an enjoyable exercise. You can't react nearly as precisely nor follow the subtle changes in movement and body language. Sparring with them in is preferable to not, but still isn't a great choice. I've been caught with surprise shots that shifted the contact just enough that it really fucked up my vision. lol

Best choice, despite the price, is getting the laser surgery.