Taylor Swanson is a Paralympic sprint runner and ALTIUS® athlete who took home silver in the 100 meter T37 and bronze in the Universal Relay at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. After receiving a cerebral palsy diagnosis later in life — bringing a clearer path to targeted support — she found an unexpected game-changer in ALTIUS® performance tinted single use contact lenses. In this episode, Taylor shares how ALTIUS® lenses give her the visual clarity she needs to see lane lines at race speed, how that's impacted her times and kept her competition-legal, and why she's on a mission to bring this solution to the broader Paralympic community.

Chandler Jones is a cornerback preparing for the 2026 Canadian Football League (CFL) draft whose interest in chromatherapy led him to discover ALTIUS® performance tinted contact lenses. After a standout career at the University of Louisville and the Paris Musketeers in the European League of Football (ELF), Chandler incorporates ALTIUS® lenses as part of his whole-body approach to performance. In this episode, Chandler shares how ALTIUS® Amber lenses help him get in the zone every morning and the game-changing difference they've made on the field.

In This Episode:

Dr. Amanda Nanasy, OD https://eyecenter.com/

White Papers: Use of ALTIUS® Single-Use Performance-Tinted Contact Lenses During Water Activities: https://altiusvision.com/research/

Gloria McQueen is a psychiatric nurse and mother of five whose life changed after discovering ALTIUS® performance tinted contact lenses. Following a severe concussion from a car accident, her recovery journey led her to Dr. Katherine Weiss at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In this episode, Gloria shares her powerful story and how ALTIUS® Grey-Green lenses have transformed her daily life.

In this episode:

Katherine K. Weise, OD, MBA, FAAO

https://www.uab.edu/optometry/home/people/faculty/katherine-k-weise