Eyesight?
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Topic: Eyesight?
Posted By: legspinner102
Subject: Eyesight?
Date Posted: 05 April 2008 at 6:03pm
| Hi guys me again I just wanted to ask if any of you guys have short-sightedness? Its a real problem for me trying to judge the line and length early on which in turn, affects my batting ability alot. Wearing glasses is not a option because the can easily snap so I guess the only option would be is to wear contact lenses. Im 14 so I don't know if I can wear them. |
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Posted By: NZ_Fast
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 2:28am
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See a optician, they're much more qualified to tell you if your suitable to wear contacts that anyone here. You will see Vettori wearing glasses, though i think only when he bats. I can guarantee though that they will have special glass/plastic lenses that won't shatter into many small pieces.
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Posted By: legspinner102
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 11:34am
ok thanks dude ill check out my next opticians appointment  ------------- |
Posted By: bondy
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 12:03pm
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Yeah, you should definitely get that looked at as playing cricket with short-sightedness could get ugly!
------------- Good one Graham! |
Posted By: MP12
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 12:05pm
| Coincidently I'm going to the optometrist tommorow. I didn't think eyesight made much of difference. Didn't Bradman have below average eyesight? |
Posted By: fishcake14
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 7:56pm
I am  I wear my glasses under my helmet, which is actually OK when you get used to it. You should definitely be able to get contacts at 14, if you can't there's always laser eye surgery. That's a bit expensive though and there's probably an age limit. But yeah, go see an optician andthey'll be able to help you. You can get sunglasses with lenses in them, you can get a helmet on with them easily enough, but you can only wear them when it's sunny, so kinda useless in the UK  ------------- |
Posted By: slogger72N/O
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 8:35pm
| I think laser eye is only available to people 21 and over, it's so expensive as well |
Posted By: NZ_Fast
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 9:41am
| I have a mate thats shortsighted, it really did effect his game/batting. He got contacts......though he forgot them half the time. For fielding you really do need contacts. a) its easy to break glasses diving etc, or b) if you don't wear glasses fielding those last few metres when the ball comes to you it is more difficult to judge when to try pick up and throw. |
Posted By: Smack
Date Posted: 08 April 2008 at 2:17am
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Yes you can wear contact lenses at 14 but it depends on your eyes not everyone can wear contacts. Glasses are an option you just need to make sure the careful and always wear a helmet when batting.
Laser surgery can only be performed once your eyesight is stable and therefore your much too young for that. ------------- ::Number 3/4 bat and 5th option wayward bowler with good pace:: |
Posted By: MP12
Date Posted: 08 April 2008 at 8:12am
Turns out I too am short sighted but only in my right eye. Like I said it doesn't make a difference in my batting but in your case I would definately get it checked out. |
Posted By: Monty
Date Posted: 08 April 2008 at 10:41am
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Im very short sighted and contacts work a treat....for football... just get glasses theyre perfectly fine, you need nt make any adjustments to helmets or anything... ------------- Flavia et Cornelia sedebat sub arbore!!! Oh My goodness!! Sitting under a tree! |
Posted By: jatin13
Date Posted: 28 January 2010 at 5:05am
| um... well its just that I am short sighted as well and i wear my glasses all the time, apparently they are shatterproof so its definetly, in my opinion okay to wear glasses while playing cricket |