About ALTIUS® For Everyone Podcast: Quick Conversations
Meet the athletes, experts, everyday heroes, and champions using ALTIUS® performance tinted single use contact lenses to perform at their best. Each episode features candid conversations about overcoming challenges, achieving goals, and why ALTIUS® truly is for everyone. Short episodes, powerful stories.
Hosted by Caitlin Nelson.
Many people living with migraines believe they've run out of options, until they hear Megan O'Russell's story. An author, Megan spent months in a photophobia flare, unable to wear migraine glasses. Discover how ALTIUS Performance Tinted Contact Lenses brought relief from her light sensitivity, and why she believes anyone with migraines or photophobia owes it to themselves to try them.
Episode Glossary:
Emmetrope: A person who has normal, naturally clear vision without needing glasses or contact lenses.Loops: Short for Loop Earplugs, a brand of discreet earplugs designed to reduce everyday noise.
22 Sept 2026
Peter Ruppe
Peter Ruppe spent 30 years in brand leadership at Nike, then Under Armour and Columbia Sportswear. As a Nike executive, he was the first to test the research lenses that would ultimately become ALTIUS®️ — despite needing no vision correction himself. One Saturday coaching youth football was enough to change his mind. Discover how a skeptic became the person who coined the phrase "ALTIUS for Everyone."
Episode Glossary:
Emmetrope: A person who has normal, naturally clear vision without needing glasses or contact lenses.
ECP: Eyecare Practitioner, a professional trained to provide health care related to your eyes and vision.
16 Jun 2026
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.
24 Apr 2026
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.
6 Mar 2026
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.
11 Feb 2026
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/)
2 Dec 2025
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)
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