Cert. question

[billmach]

thanks for all the great info
as for the equipment I already purchased
It was done at a dive shop in fort lauderdale fl.
with a shop owner who asked what i was looking to get out of diving
and walked me thru the best choices. I was going to certify there but an illness
in the familiy caused me to get to AZ in a hurry.
once again i thank you all for the great advice
and i will keep you all updated on my progress
im my postings on this board
thank you all
Bill

 

[billmach]

do you all recomend perscription dive masks? or glasses under the mask
what kind of affect does diving have on contacts?
thanks

 

[hdtran]

Glasses under the mask won't work.

Diving w/ contacts is not something I would do (but then, I don't wear contacts). You don't need to worry about squeeze with contact lenses. You do need to consider what would happen if your mask flooded. Would your lenses come out? If so, what would be the downside?

You can either paste on some plastic lenses on the inside of your mask, get prescriptions ground into your mask (actually, prescriptions placed in your mask is more like it), or just do without.

I'm mildly nearsighted (except when my arms get very short) & mildly astigmatic. Since I can see ok w/o my glasses, I just dive in plain non-corrected masks.

 

[Damselfish]

For some masks you can buy swap in lenses of various diopters - you take out the plain lenses and put in the new ones. Won't work for all prescriptions but simple if it works for you. This is what I used to use and it was fine for me. (My eyes improved so I just don't bother anymore.)

Contacts are discussed often enough on here and you might want to search for that. Here's a couple recent ones -
http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=95721
http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=94606
An advantage is you don't have to do anything to your mask, and if your eyes are really bad you can still see when you take your mask off. A drawback is the need to be a little careful so you don't lose them.

 

[Stirling]

do you all recomend perscription dive masks? or glasses under the mask
what kind of affect does diving have on contacts?
thanks

I wear disposable contacts for diving, the kind you wear for one day and throw away, for about $1/pair. I haven't lost one yet, even while deliberately flooding or removing my mask. I squint to keep my eyes partly closed to reduce the risk of one of them floating away. They're cheap enough this way that I don't worry about losing one.

 

[Al Mialkovsky]

Yes you can do them online but is that really an advantage or just a shortcut. Being in a classroom with a half a dozen other students is invaluable. Sometimes someone asks a question that you were thinking about asking but didn't want to feel stupid, hey, and then you find out it was a good question.

You guys all network with each other, encourage each other and eventually many become life long friends.

Do the shop course.

 

[GrierHPharmD]

I wear disposable contacts under my mask and have never had a problem. Just be sure to bring several sets, as the salt water drys them out a bit.

Good luck with your cert class(es), and welcom to Scubaboard. You've already found the best resource out there for divers, so I'm sure that you'll do just fine...

Safe ascents,
Grier

 

[redrover]

do you all recomend perscription dive masks? or glasses under the mask
what kind of affect does diving have on contacts?
thanks

Welcome!
Never lost a lens kayaking, snorkeling, paddling or diving, yet. Where’s that icon for knock on wood?