| • What are Nike MAXSIGHTTM
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| Nike MAXSIGHTTM is a revolutionary
tinted soft contact lens that provides excellent visual performance benefits
for athletes and recreational wearers that helps eliminate image distortion
and improves field of vision. Nike MAXSIGHTTM is available in two different
sport-specific tints that come in both corrective and non-corrective versions.
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• How does it exactly work? |
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The patented Light Architecture selectively filters specific wavelengths of light to visually enhance key elements in sport, such as a ball, filtering most of the blue light and manipulating the remaining colors of the visible spectrum to enhance critical details in the sporting environment. These features of the Nike MAXSIGHTTM lens combine to provide visual benefits to athletes such as an exceptional view of contours on a given field of play, reduced sun glare and the ability to track fast-moving game activity under variable light conditions. Back to top. |
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• What is the difference between the two lens colors? |
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| Athletes and recreational wearers can
select between amber and grey-green lenses, depending on their sport needs.
Amber is superior for fast-moving ball sports in variable light conditions
(such as baseball, soccer and tennis), while the grey-green lens is ideal
for sports played in bright sunlight where glare and comfort are primary
concerns, (such as golf, running and rugby).
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| • Do you need
a prescription to wear Nike MAXSIGHTTM
lenses? |
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| An eyecare professional must fit the
product. The lenses will be available for both those with vision correction
needs and for those who do not need vision correction.
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• How long do the lenses last? |
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| The Nike MAXSIGHTTM lenses are daily
wear lenses that need to be replaced monthly. Most athletes will wear them
selectively and for short durations during this period of time.
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• How are they different from other tinted contact lenses? |
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| The tint on the Nike MAXSIGHTTM
lens covers the entire surface of the lens. In addition, the specific tints
on the Nike MAXSIGHTTM
lenses were specifically formulated to block certain wavelengths of light.
Most other tinted lenses serve no function and are strictly for cosmetic
purposes. Such cosmetic tints usually cover a much smaller surface area
of the lens as a way to isolate and alter the perceived color of the wearer’s
iris. Currently, Nike MAXSIGHTTM
is the only commercially available sport-tinted contact lens on the market.
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• Is there any health benefit for your eyes by wearing MAXSIGHTTM lenses? |
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| Nike MAXSIGHTTM
filters out greater than 95% of the potentially harmful UVA and UVB light
from entering the eye. A large body of clinical research exists supporting
the healthful benefits of limiting entrance of these types of radiation
into the ocular system. Nike MAXSIGHTTM
does not replace sunglasses for full protection of the eye and the surrounding
ocular tissue.
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