New contact lens endorsement deal also about performance for Bryce Harper
Bryce Harper remembers putting on a pair of glasses for the first time in seventh grade. By eighth grade he had switched to contacts and was wearing them every single day of his freshman year of high school.
The deal for Harper goes beyond an endorsement, though, as Harper debuts the new Acuvue Oasys with Transitions product, which goes on sale April 1, a photochromic lens that automatically adapts to changing light conditions, reducing squinting and allowing wearers to recover from bright lights up to five seconds faster.
Harper has worn Acuvue for the last couple of years and says with his blue eyes he squints plenty, especially on day games. “It has been great to use Transitions this offseason,” he says. The first day he tried them, the squinting question came up. “I didn’t feel like I was squinting,” he says. “That was one of my initial reactions. They felt the same exact way as regular contact lenses. It definitely worked for me.
It also helped that Harper had already been wearing the brand’s contacts, giving him an “authentic” connection to the company. “I have worn them, and I am used to wearing them,” says the far-sighted player who jokes he doesn’t have old-man vision yet. “I like partnering with brands that treat me well. Being able to be with Acuvue was huge for me, something I have used pretty much my whole career. Being able to have something so innovative with Transitions makes me that much of a better player.
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