First, Go Team USA!  We see you!

... but have you seen all the hub-bub about glasses?

Meet Yusuf Dikeç

There are some untrue stories of Yusuf floating around.  Here's the truth:

The 51-year-old is from Mersin, Turkey.  He took up his sport, shooting, while serving as a corporal in his country’s Gendarmerie General Command. He's single, has a daughter, and counts “dancing” as his hobby.

Yusuf Dikeç is in his fifth Olympics, and he captured Turkey's first-ever shooting medal, a silver in the 10m air pistol mixed team competition.

What has made Dikeç a global sensation, however, is a picture of him from the competition: pistol raised, standing in what appears to be a state of great calm. His left hand rests casually in the pocket of his pants.

Unlike most competitors who wear modern, specialized glasses to block the vision of their non-dominant eye (in Dikeç's case, his left) or cut down on glare, Dikeç is sporting only simple frames that he could have bought at The Eye Place — if we had an office in Turkey. He also eschews ear protection.

Meet Stephen Nedoroscik

American gymnast, Stephen Nedoroscik, who wore his glasses until moments before jumping on the pommel horse in the team competition and delivering a bronze medal-clinching performance. Nedoroscik has an eye condition that mandates the glasses but says he doesn’t need them in competition.

“I don't think I use my eyes on pommel horse,” Nedoroscik said. “It’s all feeling. I see with my hands.”

Check out this video he posted on TikTok.

Meet Kaylee Mckeown and Daniel Wiffin

There's also Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown, who won the 100-meter backstroke. Because she doesn’t wear her glasses in the pool, she had no idea when she touched the wall whether she was actually a gold medalist. The scoreboard wasn’t in focus.

“I mean, without my glasses, I can’t see too much,” McKeown said.

She was joined at the aquatics center by Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffin, who won the 800-meter free and then wore his glasses atop the podium.

... But you can see us!

We see professional athletes, believe it or not!  We're not permitted to name names, but they trust The Eye Place in Midlothian, Virginia for their eye care needs.  Schedule your exam online today or leave us a voicemail at 804-794-3937.