Combat sports with ICL
Hello guys, this is my first post in this subreddit, and I hope you can help me.
I have been training MMA for about two years now. Last Christmas, I had eye surgery to correct my severe nearsightedness (-8.00 diopters). Since laser surgery was not an option for me due to my astigmatism, I had an EVO ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens) implanted instead.
I haven't done any striking or sparring for the past nine months. I have only been doing grappling to avoid any potential injuries to my eyes.
My doctor told me that doing MMA with an EVO ICL is not a good idea, as a direct, hard impact to the eye could potentially injure the eye or cause the lens to rotate or become displaced. In that case, the lens might need to be repositioned or even removed.I'm curious if he is too defensive in the topic because he said even jumping or movements like playing Tennis are not good for the eye.
Since I don't want to compete and only do MMA for fun (technique training and light/technical sparring), I'm wondering if anyone here has experience training MMA or other combat sports with an EVO ICL.
Has anyone had an EVO ICL and continued doing striking or sparring? How did it go, and did you take any specific precautions?