Ah. You're frogging up my grasses.

Mine went into glasses at about age 7 - he wore thin wire rims until about age 13.  At that point the sweating caused fogging plus the increased velocity and the breaking balls he was facing pushed him into contacts. 

FWIW I think how he looked in middle school was a factor - with the hipster glasses look not being cool at that time.  He pleaded for 6 months before I caved.

So, glasses do cause an issue regarding fielding and batting, huh?  I was wondering if that would be the case, as the lenses are flat.  Thus balls in the periphery would be blurry.

What about sport glasses?

My son wore sports glasses from 8 - 14.  He used them for soccer, football, basketball, baseball. He needed a new prescription every year. He wore regular glasses when not playing sports.  He had no issue with vision on the periphery as the lenses are curved in the sport classes.  The glasses store we used offered discounts on the sports glasses when purchased with regular glasses.  

He used these - http://www.libertysport.com/ey...outh-protective.html

He switched to contacts when he got high school.

It may be personal preference but to me contacts would seem the only way to go.  With contacts you can wear sunglasses, and contacts are shaped to your eye ball so you don't have to get your brain to disregard the frames....unless he has some crazy reason that he CAN'T wear contacts I don't see the point in glasses.

Kid got glasses at age 9, it took about 3 games before he insisted he wanted contacts, fogging, moving around, hard to fit helmet over etc. He's worn contacts for the past 3 years, never had a  problem, although mom always makes sure he has spare pair in bat bag.

My son started wearing contacts at age 11. He started with glasses and sport glasses, but hated them. We were worried that he might lose a contact during a game or practice, but I think he's had maybe one issue in all these years during a football practice. He keeps a case and some saline solution in his bag with him. I would definitely say that contacts are the way to go, if your son has no issues wearing them. A lot more convenient than glasses.

If it's just the one eye, and he may not need correction outside of sports, consider daily disposable contact lenses. They cost about $1 per lens. Wear once and throw away. No cleaning. Usually requires very little time to get comfortable. I wear them about 1x/wk for sports.

MidAtlanticDad posted:

If it's just the one eye, and he may not need correction outside of sports, consider daily disposable contact lenses. They cost about $1 per lens. Wear once and throw away. No cleaning. Usually requires very little time to get comfortable. I wear them about 1x/wk for sports.

Wow.  Good suggestion.

My son is a college player and has been wearing contacts since 4th grade.  GET THE DAILIES!  There are many brands out there.  

Make sure he keeps a few extra in a baggie in his bat bag.  And a few with mom in her baseball bag.  Just in case.

Of course, he will need a pair of glasses, too.  

my son wears Oakley corrective sunglasses and has interchangeable lenses for night games that are clear. he has no problems.

I'd ask the question about what is wrong with they eye to need correcting (astigmatism). Doctors say that modern contacts can correct this issue like glasses can, but I know several people with an astigmatism who see better and hit better with glasses. 

My son has worn contacts (dailies) for the past three years and I can tell you it's helped tremendously. Way less strikeouts and he can now play the outfield and actually pick up the ball off of the bat. 

He has two buddies who have both been wearing sports goggles for the last several years so I would talk to your son to see what he prefers and is comfortable with and go with that.  

Teaching Elder posted:

Okay, old Gilligan's Island reference.   Anyway, the boy is going to need to have his vision corrected in left eye.  He's a right hand hitter, so it is doubly  important.    

How many folks out their have sons who need vision correction?  what options are good and then best for this?  Grasses? Type of grasses. Contacts?

Thanks for the help, Ginger.

Exact same situation here, but 2019Son is a LHB and it's his right eye that needs the correction. He did it at the end of 12U -- it was like night and day, strikeouts went way down, everything was better. He tried sports goggles but pretty quickly moved to a daily contact lens. The good news is with only one eye being corrected, it's half the cost compared to both eyes.