Sport & Performance
Sport & Performance
Sharpe & Fowler bring you a wide range of sports and performance optical products. Everyday optical needs are one thing, but when the workday is done and people are unleashed on their hobbies, sports and other pastimes, something more customised will often work better. Our aim is to use our expertise and knowledge of what is available to maximise your visual comfort and performance whatever you choose to do.
- Want the best set of sunglasses for fly-fishing?
- Need bifocals in your diving mask? or prescription swimming goggles?
- Required to wear contact lenses for sport?
- Want some cycling sunglasses that will correct your shortsightedness?
- Wishing you had some lenses set up just right for playing your harp?
- Need some really close up focus for detailled painting?
Whatever your wants and needs, we'll do our best to help your performance.
Also see:
- Choosing tinted lenses/sunwear
- Contact lens options
Eye Health Facts
Is that a cataract I can see growing over my eye?
Probably not. Cataract refers to cloudiness or opacitiy in the lens of the eye. The lens of the eye sits in behind the pupil, well inside the eye. Most of the time cataracts are not visible looking at the eye. In very advanced cases you might notice the pupil is greyish rather than black, but that's all you'd see.
If you're look at your eye and seeing something growing over it, chances are you're looking at a pterygium. Connective tissue growths, they are typically seen in people who spend lots of time outdoors, appearing white, but easily become inflamed in dry or dusty conditions. They can be removed surgically if they encroach too far across the eye.
If you're watching anything growing across your eye, it's best to get it checked out.