ALTIUS® For Everyone Podcast: Quick Conversations

Eric Sugarman

Eric Sugarman found his calling in seventh grade and never looked back. Now, with over 30 years of experience as a certified athletic trainer — including 25 seasons in the NFL — he's making the case for why vision is one of the most underserved areas in sports medicine, and why the partnership between athletic trainers and eye care professionals could change the game for athletes at every level.

Tripp Hannah

Tripp Hannah — shortstop, and one of the top prospects in the Class of 2026 — talks about how ALTIUS® Amber single-use performance tinted contact lenses have changed the way he sees the game, literally. From sharpening pitch recognition to cutting through the glare and distractions of the Florida sun, Tripp breaks down the difference ALTIUS® has made at the plate and how it's shown up in his results.

Taylor Swanson

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

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

Gloria McQueen

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