Peak Vision: Peak Performance 

Among all their preparation and training regime, athletes at next month’s Beijing Games will have received the best possible eye care thanks to
Johnson & Johnson, the games’ official vision care partner.

As official vision care partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care’s (JJVC) sponsorship has provided Australian and New Zealand
athletes with access to over 100 optometrists, specially trained in the key elements of performance and vision consultancy thanks to seminars entitled, ‘Be The Best You Can Be’ .

JJVC will also provide free 1 Day Acuvue Moist® Brand Contact Lenses with UV protection to athletes during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, ensuring
that athletes’ eyes feel fresh and comfortable, even at the end of the day. This is vital in assisting athletes to cope with the harsh environmental conditions of Beijing.

What you see is what you get

• Research suggests a correlation between peak performance and optimum visual skills, making an athlete's eyesight one of their most important resources during
  competition. Yet, the importance of visual performance in sport is often overshadowed by concerns for body conditioning and diet.
• Athletes have high visual demands as they attempt to observe fast, intricate or swift movements. The key sensory information required by athletes to perform at their best during competitive activities is provided by the visual system.
• Inadequate visual skills may manifest in a number of ways, such as inconsistent performance, poor concentration or failure to perform to full potential and gain full benefit from coaching inputs. 
• Many athletes have great sight when placed in a controlled vision testing environment. Once the game begins, fatigue, environmental and lighting factors start to impact visual performance.

Kyla Bremner Defeats Vision Problems

Sydney University’s Kyla Bremner, Australia's top-ranking female wrestler, will be the first woman to represent Australia in wrestling at the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games. Kyla completed her medical degree at Sydney University in 2006, and currently works as a resident at Bankstown Hospital.

At eight, Kyla began to wear glasses to correct short sightedness and astigmatism that was prevalent in both eyes. Unfortunately Kyla found the glasses frustrating as they would often break. She felt that “they looked ridiculous and daggy”. Kyla was relieved when, aged 15, she began to wear contact lenses. She confesses she would have “never got into wrestling or participated in sport” had this vision correction method been unavailable.

She became interested in wrestling when an international tour visited Sydney Uni in 1994. Kyla has since taken the title of Oceania and Australian Champion for women's freestyle wrestling (2007).

Optimum vision is essential in wrestling: participants need to watch their opponent closely so they know when they are about to attack. Glasses are not an option due to
the obvious dangers they present.

However contact lenses are not without problems, as they are easily dislodged when wrestling. So Kyla chooses to wear 1 Day Acuvue Moist® – the official lens of the Australian Olympic team. With no time to waste Kyla need not sterilise lenses that have fallen onto the mat; 1 Day Acuvue Moist® allow Kyla to dispose of lenses that
have become dislodged and efficiently insert fresh lenses.

In her professional life, Kyla regularly undertakes 16 hour hospital shifts. Conscious that opportunities to have a break and sleep during her shifts are precious Kyla doesn’t waste time “fussing around removing lenses or fiddling with solutions”. 1 Day Acuvue Moist® allow her the freedom of wearing comfortable contacts with the convenience of a fresh, new pair of lenses everyday.