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General Cricket => Cricket Training, Fitness and Injuries => Topic started by: Stuey on March 08, 2016, 08:39:51 AM
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I've recently been diagnosed with a Astigmatism in my right eye, I'm long sighted and been prescribed a pair of varifocals which I'm slowly getting used to. My main concern is that I'm not picking up the length of the balls in the nets. I'm due for another test for contacts in a few weeks, has anyone got this condition (I'm told its common) and playing cricket with it? Do contacts help restore your focal point?
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I have acute astigmatism in my right eye, worn lenses for nearly 10 years now and its never been an issue. Had more of an issue with them drying out on especially windy days!
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Same point as above. I've been using contacts for almost 4 years, they're much better than glasses. I always keep eye drops handy for the dryness.
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Yes I have it, but also as Im 44 my eyesight is getting worse so now I have contacts, reading glasses & my main long sighted glasses. Currently netting wearing my glasses and its been a big improvement. You should get " TORIC" lenses. I was wearing those for years for sport & they were fine.
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I have similar eye problems. One cornea is round and the oval, plus one scans up and down, the other left to right. Means I struggle to pick up full tosses or balls that loop in the outfield. My eyesite in general is pretty good at 44, just a touch of short sightedness and I only use VDU glasses for work.
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I've have this too. Started playing with glasses as my dry eyes didn't alow me to wear contacts anymore. Big improvement
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Cheers chaps thanks for the tips. It's good to know it shouldn't hinder my cricket. I hit 40 this year and its been a shock not being able to pick up the ball.
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I had it in both eyes. Had laser surgery (PRK) around 5 years ago at age 40. It gave me 6/6 vision and i now only wear glasses for reading. Not cheap at $5k but after wearing contact lenses for years, it was worth it!
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I've have this too. Started playing with glasses as my dry eyes didn't alow me to wear contacts anymore. Big improvement
Ive had 3 net sessions with glasses & have had to throw the helmet off, I was getting headaches. Any else had this??? Not sure if I need to alter the foam padding inside now Im wearing glasses.
Soz its a bit off thread.
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I played for 4 years without realising I had one, was so bad in my right eye my brain had just stopped using it and was purely using my left to focus. I used to be great on the pull shot but completely lost the ability to pick up length early.
Now have contacts in one eye, luckily wife works at Specsavers so don't have to pay, and have suddenly started picking the short ball again.
If you can wear them, I cannot recommend contacts enough.
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I've had to wear contacts since I was 17, due to an eye condition .
Early lenses for me were a nightmare but these days I can barely tell they are in, and often wear them for 15hrs or more.
I've found the eye sprays are a godsend with regards to dry eyes,and wish I'd started using them sooner.
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I used to be great on the pull shot but completely lost the ability to pick up length early.
This is what rang alarm bells for me, I'm usually good on the pull/hook, but in the nets I wasn't picking up the ball and took one on the grill.
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I've found the eye sprays are a godsend with regards to dry eyes,and wish I'd started using them sooner.
Noted thks.
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Great topic!
I have astigmatism in my left eye. I've been wearing contact lenses for a long time. I have to say that I don't have a problem picking up length as much as losing the ball in the air sometimes. Let me explain. Under extremely bright conditions when there is a lot of glare, if sun is reflected off the shiny side of the ball, I lose sight of the ball. I switched to baseball sunglasses and it helped a little bit but from time to time, it happens. I wonder if it has something to do with my astigmatism.
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I have the same thing and struggling to pick up any length; I've found it to be okay when facing slower bowling or straight up and down stuff. However, have one area on a decent length which I can't pick at the moment and it's really annoying me!
Glasses haven't worked (only make the blurriness bigger), so I'm struggling massively and don't wanna drop down standards - do contacts make a difference to this or?!
Sorry to hi-jack a post :D
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I have this problem and tried lenses but struggled badly to get them in so I've had to knock them on the head and just continue with glasses and prescription sunglasses!
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I've a similar issue with glare in virtually all daylight conditions. My game improved once I starting wear contacts. Also I wear sunglasses nearly all the time due to glare. Even when I'm batting I wear sunnies. I can't recommend oakleys enough for this especially with the ability to change lenses to improve contrast to remove glare. I do get a bit of unimaginative sledging batting in them from time to time, but I enjoy that
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With regards to contact lens fitment, get the best optometrist you can.
I had two years of vitual blindness before being referred to a specialist in Manchester .
She teaches at the eye hospital in Manchester and even tho it costs for me to see her, it's worth it to get the best lens fitment possible.
I've recently been for a check up at oxford eye hospital and they can't believe how good the lens fitment is.
Which doesn't fill me with confidence for their abilities
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Ive had 3 net sessions with glasses & have had to throw the helmet off, I was getting headaches. Any else had this??? Not sure if I need to alter the foam padding inside now Im wearing glasses.
Soz its a bit off thread.
I had similar, found it was the glasses pinching. I can only wear glasses with a straight arm, ie no hook at the end. I'm tempted to try contacts now though as I've had issues with misting, I'm wearing the adidas sport glasses which should prevent it but doesn't always.
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Sounds like it's a common problem then!
Do you guys have certain areas which make you lose the ball? I've found on a certain length I'm unsure as to where abouts it is, and I've also noticed with movement (seam or swing), I suddenly lose where the ball was! Which made it awkward as I got pinned square on the chest last night after losing the ball completely.
I'm also thinking of getting it lasered?
Any advice appreciated still - seems we can all help each other on this!
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Do you guys have certain areas which make you lose the ball? I've found on a certain length I'm unsure as to where abouts it is, and I've also noticed with movement (seam or swing), I suddenly lose where the ball was! Which made it awkward as I got pinned square on the chest last night after losing the ball completely.
Sounds similar to my experience, I wasn't picking the ball up off the quicks very well in the nets, thought it may be colour blindness and had to really concentrate to focus on slower bowling. After getting one on the grill I decided to get them checked out. The astigmatism wasn't diagnosed in my last eye tests 2 years ago so must have come on over the last year.
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I had my eyes lasered 17yrs ago( when I was 26)
It was fantastic, and allowed me the freedom of not wearing contacts.
The problem is now I'm getting on a bit, my eyesight needs a slight correction in one eye, but due to the laser surgery, the surface of the eye has been slightly distorted, so contact lenses are no longer an option for me.
Having to bat in glasses is a bit of a pain, what with misting etc( any recommendations on anti mist sprays?), so if you were to thinking of going down the corrective surgery route, this may be something to consider
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Sounds similar to my experience, I wasn't picking the ball up off the quicks very well in the nets, thought it may be colour blindness and had to really concentrate to focus on slower bowling. After getting one on the grill I decided to get them checked out. The astigmatism wasn't diagnosed in my last eye tests 2 years ago so must have come on over the last year.
I've never had glasses before and it was perfect vision before Xmas, then a kind soul brought conjunctivitis into work and spread it all over - after that I had this crap and can't pick up the ball to save my life; I've gone back to my old club for now as it's a lot slower paced or doesn't do anything! But getting annoying - and apparently you've got to wait xyz months until you can have lasering.
Just wondering if this means I'm stuffed until I can have it lasered :( Not ideal!!
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Anyone looked into the bates method for improving vision?
I've watched a few vids on you tube and I must say it makes a hell of a lot of sense
It has to be worth a try if it can restore or improve vision?
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Anyone looked into the bates method for improving vision?
I've watched a few vids on you tube and I must say it makes a hell of a lot of sense
It has to be worth a try if it can restore or improve vision?
have any links mate?
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I just put a general search in you tube for bates method
It comes up with loads of films
I'm useless at techy stuff like posting links!ha
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The near far exercise is really good, the second one here.
https://youtu.be/tKSeEffiRdE
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Just tried the sunning method
Incredible!
It's also eased my dodgy whiplashed neck!!!!
Why've I never come across this before?
I suppose the optometrist of the world did a pretty good job of hiding it?
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Just tried the sunning method
Incredible!
It's also eased my dodgy whiplashed neck!!!!
Why've I never come across this before?
I suppose the optometrist of the world did a pretty good job of hiding it?
I suppose the risk of retinal UV toxicity and cataracts have been deemed to outweigh the benefits that no research group has been able to replicate or verify.
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The bits I've read, reckon it can reverse or cure cataracts?
Are you a specialist with possible knowledge on this?
As I've spent two days online looking at this and can find no negative comments anywhere?
Would be interested in your professional perspective
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I have differnt varitations of astigmatism in both eyes but have never been able to get used to contacts and also never been able to play in glasses with them steaming up is there anyway around this? I cant really afford to fork out 200+ for some prescription sunglasses. But i feel each year it is getting worse ie not being able to pick up length or judge high catches at all.
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I have astigmatism in both eyes, after much trying found some contact lenses 'Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism', really thin lenses that you can leave in and despite having dry eyes they work just fine. Not the cheapest but would give them a ok.
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The bits I've read, reckon it can reverse or cure cataracts?
Are you a specialist with possible knowledge on this?
As I've spent two days online looking at this and can find no negative comments anywhere?
Would be interested in your professional perspective
A randomised, controlled medical trial found no evidence supporting vision training techniques:
http://www.aao.org/complimentary-therapy-assessment/visual-training-refractive-errors-cta--october-200 (http://www.aao.org/complimentary-therapy-assessment/visual-training-refractive-errors-cta--october-200)
The UV wavelengths found in sunlight have fairly well documented damaging effects on the eye:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1921467/ (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1921467/)
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/799025-overview (http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/799025-overview)
http://photobiology.info/Rozanowska.html (http://photobiology.info/Rozanowska.html)
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Trust me to pick the most controversial aspect of bates methods.
The near far and relaxing techniques I will try
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I have 20/20 vision in one eye, a +1.5 astigamatism in the other - and it's been horrendous for me; I'm struggling to judge lengths but am fortunate to have good hands and reactions, so get out of jail a bit!
- Just wondering if anyone else has been given glasses to "correct" the vision, but found they either make it worse, or make the problem no different? It seems a strange thing to ask but I'm hoping I'm not the only freak! I tried contacts and they were even worse - the even worse side of things was that I struggled like mad to get a lens in... kept poking my eye!!
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I have 20/20 vision in one eye, a +1.5 astigamatism in the other - and it's been horrendous for me; I'm struggling to judge lengths but am fortunate to have good hands and reactions, so get out of jail a bit!
- Just wondering if anyone else has been given glasses to "correct" the vision, but found they either make it worse, or make the problem no different? It seems a strange thing to ask but I'm hoping I'm not the only freak! I tried contacts and they were even worse - the even worse side of things was that I struggled like mad to get a lens in... kept poking my eye!!
I've always played sport in contact lenses. I was offered toric lenses and gave them a go but found I couldn't judge anything. I suspect I've probably got used to working around the astigmatism so I'd need to relearn my hand eye coordination with fully corrected vision.
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I've always played sport in contact lenses. I was offered toric lenses and gave them a go but found I couldn't judge anything. I suspect I've probably got used to working around the astigmatism so I'd need to relearn my hand eye coordination with fully corrected vision.
Were you given mono lenses? I ask because I have astigmatism in both eyes plus 1.25 and went for a fitting a few weeks ago. The lady optician ordered me the lenses, when I went to try them on yesterday a different optician said these are no good for cricket as you'll lose 3D. He gave me some Acuvue Oasys which were fine. I try them in anger on Saturday.
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Were you given mono lenses? I ask because I have astigmatism in both eyes plus 1.25 and went for a fitting a few weeks ago. The lady optician ordered me the lenses, when I went to try them on yesterday a different optician said these are no good for cricket as you'll lose 3D. He gave me some Acuvue Oasys which were fine. I try them in anger on Saturday.
I think I was given the mono lenses. I got the toric lenses as a trial and went back to the normal lenses pretty quickly.
I've been netting in glasses recently so may just not bother with contacts for cricket and save them for racket sports and the hockey season.