Any one eyed divers out there?

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sharky60

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Hey all, over the past couple years I have been going through a series of retina detachments and because of the multiple surgeries, (9 now including 2 recent glaucoma surgeries), I have lost most the sight in one eye.

Is there anyone else out there with sight in just one eye who dives?

were you a diver before losing the site in that eye, and if so, was the adjustment of seeing with just one eye hard to make while diving?

I have peripheral vision to the outside of the "bad eye", but when I put on a mask, that pretty much goes away & I'm left with a sort of tunnel vision with only the one eye.
 
Glaucoma can be a contraindication to diving, I hope you have covered this with your ophthalmologist.
 
I have a severe squint in my right eye, it's pretty much only good for some peripheral vision but is devoid of any actual focus or detail. Never been an issue for me when diving, but then again it's been from birth so I know no different.

It's only recently become annoying from a dive perspective because most of the new 'heads up' computer displays are configured for use over the right eye so for me totally useless. Probably saved me a couple of grand to be honest.
 
My good friend dives with one eye, depth perception a challenge but he is a far better diver than I am regardless... Also he has one leg amputed.

I've had a bad eye infection and dove with a patch inside my mask... It isn't a very challenging adjustment. I imagine if you're already familiar with life in monocular vision it won't bother your diving at all.

Do, however, clear yourself with a doctor who knows your file. There might be medical complications.

Cheers,
Cameron
 
I have been legally blind in my left eye for a number of years. And as I was born with a lazy left eye in the days before it was commonly known how to treat this condition, I've never had good sight in that eye. I have been diving for many years from tropical reefs to deep shipwrecks and even caves. My advice is,if you really want to be a scuba diver, don't let anything stop you, and do it while you can. Good luck!
 
Glaucoma can be a contraindication to diving, I hope you have covered this with your ophthalmologist.


my glaucoma specialist has cleared me for diving after my eye heals from having the drain put in.
 
I have been legally blind in my left eye for a number of years. And as I was born with a lazy left eye in the days before it was commonly known how to treat this condition, I've never had good sight in that eye. I have been diving for many years from tropical reefs to deep shipwrecks and even caves. My advice is,if you really want to be a scuba diver, don't let anything stop you, and do it while you can. Good luck!

I guess I should say. I've been a diver for over 30 years. They eye issues are new even though have dove the past 2-3 years with silicone in my eye after the retina reattachment surgeries. But I still had sight & plenty of light coming into the eye at that point. ... not so much now.
 
First talk with your doctor, then, as your profile identifies you as a photographer, do an internet search for Stan Waterman.
 
First talk with your doctor, then, as your profile identifies you as a photographer, do an internet search for Stan Waterman.

Stan has been an inspiration for years.

Again, been cleared by both retina and glaucoma specialists to dive.
 
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