Whether you are an Olympic athlete or a recreational sports player, a customised sport specific eye examination could help raise your game.

Data shows that over 82% of all sensory information is visual – only a part of this relates to how clearly we see, but also involves Binocular Vision, Dynamic Fixation, Spatial Awareness, Depth Perception, Tracking and Eye Dominance.

Our research shows that vision and sport are directly linked, therefore deficiencies in one or more of these key visual facets equates to reduction in performance.

When the difference between coming first and second, scoring a goal or hitting the crossbar or looping that squash shot right into the corner can be as little as hundredths of a second or fractions of a millimeter, having that visual edge is all important. Edward Lyons is our Sportsvision Optometrist and last summer, worked with the British Olympic Association to ensure participating British athletes were optimally prepared for Beijing 2008 through Johnson and Johnson’s “Be The Best You Can Be ” program. His role as Vice Chairman of the Association of Sportsvision Practitioners has led to sports screenings at the English Open Squash Championships, GB junior Elite Judo pool and Masters Snooker as well as conducting research with Rowers and Olympic Sailors and Kayakers at Cambridge University and Plymouth University Sports Science Department. This expertise allows us to determine your sport-specific visual strengths and weaknesses and offer appropriate advice to assist in overcoming any problems you may have. We are able to provide the highest standards in optical solutions for your sport, giving you the best quality vision combined with the most practical and efficient safety eyewear from brands such as Adidas and Oakley.

Prescription Sports Lens Technology is our forte – see what we can do for you!

Any Sports Vision questions? Email me at edward.lyons@flintandpartners.co.uk

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We are stockists of Adidas and Oakley Eyewear and are able to provide prescription and non-prescription solutions for most sports using World Class Rupp & Hubrach Lenses.

A full range of protective eyewear is also available for children. When consulting for a club or sporting association, We work closely with coaching staff and provide a detailed report about each athletes visual status along with recommendations as to possible treatment and visual management programs.

Whilst this is an invaluable tool for Senior players, it is just as important at Junior level: at a young age, our visual system can be very responsive to treatment, and the early diagnosis and management of an otherwise undetected visual deficiency will allow the player to progress and develop unhindered to their full potential. Flint & Partners Optometrists is a member of the Association of SportVision Practitioners, following the code of conduct set by SportVision UK. This is the leading sportvision body in the world and is supported by the industry. Flint & Partners Optometrists is also registered with the British Olympic Association.

SKIERS and SNOWBOARDERS: We stock a huge range of winter sports Eyewear, including 2008′s BoardSports Award winning ID2 Goggle and Elevation Climacool from Adidas. EVERY FRAME can be glazed TO YOUR PRESCRIPTION!

Any Sports Vision questions? email me: edward.lyons@flintandpartners.co.uk