MMA and contact lenses

Strepto · 12-18-2003, 01:55 PM

Here is a cut-paste from the K-1 official rule book

Article 2
Each fighter shall wear regulation gloves provided by the promoter, a protective cup and a mouthpiece.Contact lenses are also prohibited. . Gloves sizes for each weight class are as follows...

Why are contact lenses prohibited? Are they prohibited too in Pride ans UFC?

hoplite · 12-18-2003, 02:27 PM

Neither Pride's nor UFC's posted rules address contact lenses. K-1's prohibition is probably intended to protect the fighter's eyes.

A sparring partner of mine always removed his lenses before any session we had. I think it's a bad idea to wear them while sparring or any similar training. So it's best to take them off.

eXcessiveForce · 12-18-2003, 02:55 PM

hard contacts can cause a lot of trauma to the eye if struck. Also there is a problem with contacts and unconciousness. I do not know the specifics of it but I do now that it is important to get the out if someone is knocked out.
It may come from that.

platinum_angel · 12-18-2003, 03:00 PM

really i was just about to get lenses so i could fight.............. i guess that means people who wear glasses are screwed

Szczepankiewicz · 12-18-2003, 03:05 PM

Quote:

i guess that means people who wear glasses are screwed

You wish.

Strepto · 12-18-2003, 03:06 PM

That's what i was thinking. I can understand that hard contact lenses can cause a problem but soft ones (like mines) wouldn't be a safety issue i think.

Tom Yum · 12-18-2003, 03:08 PM

How about people who wear monacles? BTW Strepto, you are in BAD need of some eye drops. Major Red eye

Szczepankiewicz · 12-18-2003, 03:10 PM

I hear monacles are coming back into fashion.

Get yours now before the trend picks up full steam and they get outrageous!

Strepto · 12-18-2003, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Yum

BTW Strepto, you are in BAD need of some eye drops. Major Red eye

That's what you get from smoking too much weed!

Tom Yum · 12-18-2003, 03:43 PM

How much weed can an angry owl smoke?

eXcessiveForce · 12-18-2003, 04:05 PM

Lasik works wonders.

tekshow · 12-18-2003, 04:36 PM

i've worn mine for years and never had a problem, even taken some eye gouges

shadowkiller · 12-18-2003, 05:47 PM

How many here actually have to wear glasses? I do but my perscription isnt too bad so I can see fairly well without them. At least well enough to be in a fight.

Bjjexpertise@be · 12-18-2003, 07:57 PM

I wear glasses when I fight/grapple, is it really a bad thing? If they hit your eye will the contact go up your ey, never to befound again?

eXcessiveForce · 12-18-2003, 08:36 PM

the main problems with contacts in corneal abrasions, lack of oxygen to the eye, and fragmentation into the eye.

I had to wear contacts but I got lasik a year ago

12-18-2003, 01:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Strepto Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 86	MMA and contact lenses Here is a cut-paste from the K-1 official rule book Article 2 Each fighter shall wear regulation gloves provided by the promoter, a protective cup and a mouthpiece.Contact lenses are also prohibited. . Gloves sizes for each weight class are as follows... Why are contact lenses prohibited? Are they prohibited too in Pride ans UFC?

12-18-2003, 02:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
hoplite Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Hercules, California Posts: 57	Eye Injury Neither Pride's nor UFC's posted rules address contact lenses. K-1's prohibition is probably intended to protect the fighter's eyes. A sparring partner of mine always removed his lenses before any session we had. I think it's a bad idea to wear them while sparring or any similar training. So it's best to take them off.

12-18-2003, 02:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
eXcessiveForce Excessive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,747	hard contacts can cause a lot of trauma to the eye if struck. Also there is a problem with contacts and unconciousness. I do not know the specifics of it but I do now that it is important to get the out if someone is knocked out. It may come from that. __________________ eXcessiveFORCE. If you must use force, make it excessive.

12-18-2003, 03:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
platinum_angel Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: heaven and hell Posts: 714	really i was just about to get lenses so i could fight.............. i guess that means people who wear glasses are screwed __________________ In order to experience true peace you must first overcome true hardship. remember the wind, for it flows through all of us. I like smeg-ma chips. for all those who i offend............i don't give a shit

12-18-2003, 03:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tom Yum Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here and there. Posts: 11,218	How about people who wear monacles? BTW Strepto, you are in BAD need of some eye drops. Major Red eye __________________ The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know. Slow is fast; fast is slow. Love it, leave it or fix it.

12-18-2003, 03:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
Strepto Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 86	That's what i was thinking. I can understand that hard contact lenses can cause a problem but soft ones (like mines) wouldn't be a safety issue i think.

12-18-2003, 03:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
Szczepankiewicz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Meridian, ID, USA Posts: 4,109	I hear monacles are coming back into fashion. Get yours now before the trend picks up full steam and they get outrageous!

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Tom Yum Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here and there. Posts: 11,218	How much weed can an angry owl smoke? __________________ The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know. Slow is fast; fast is slow. Love it, leave it or fix it.

12-18-2003, 04:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
eXcessiveForce Excessive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,747	Lasik works wonders. __________________ eXcessiveFORCE. If you must use force, make it excessive.

12-18-2003, 04:36 PM	#12 (permalink)
tekshow Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: portland, OR Posts: 101	i've worn mine for years and never had a problem, even taken some eye gouges __________________ the truth is the knowledge of self

12-18-2003, 05:47 PM	#13 (permalink)
shadowkiller Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Barrie, Ontario Posts: 424	How many here actually have to wear glasses? I do but my perscription isnt too bad so I can see fairly well without them. At least well enough to be in a fight.

12-18-2003, 07:57 PM	#14 (permalink)
Bjjexpertise@be Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: florida Posts: 1,803	I wear glasses when I fight/grapple, is it really a bad thing? If they hit your eye will the contact go up your ey, never to befound again? __________________ Mike Brewer's 2008 Athleticon Challenge!!! 45563 Pushups Completed 45563 Situps Completed

12-18-2003, 08:36 PM	#15 (permalink)
eXcessiveForce Excessive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,747	the main problems with contacts in corneal abrasions, lack of oxygen to the eye, and fragmentation into the eye. I had to wear contacts but I got lasik a year ago __________________ eXcessiveFORCE. If you must use force, make it excessive.

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