corrective lenses
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Gren
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I and everyone I know wears contacts but you can get masks with custom lenses.
Just be careful during mask drills that your eyes are closed. And carry extras in your save a dive kit.
Just be careful during mask drills that your eyes are closed. And carry extras in your save a dive kit.
dfx
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Mask with optical lenses for me, -7. I don't wear contacts, I wear glasses, so that's the logical choice for me.
And yes, I do have a second one (older one with slightly weaker prescription) that I take on vacation with me, just in case I lose my primary one.
And yes, I do have a second one (older one with slightly weaker prescription) that I take on vacation with me, just in case I lose my primary one.
I don't tech dive but rec dive with contacts no problem. I use different strengths each eye for near and far vision. So far works pretty well. Consider carrying a back up mask if you don't have a regular or dependable buddy.
dkktsunami
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You are good to go with contacts. I have done this for years with no problems.
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I use daily wear (disposable) Acuvue soft contact lenses. They don't come out of my eyes, even if I open them underwater (and without a mask). They are cheap enough to discard after each dive, if you want, to minimize the potential for infection, but I generally don't. I under-prescribe by .5 diopter to facilitate gauge reading.
DocCarl
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+1 for diving with contacts. I've been doing it for years.
I wear "Air Optix Night & Day Aqua" (wow that's a mouthful) lenses. I pop a fresh pair in once a month, and forget about them.
Even while swimming around with no mask & eyes open, they typically stay in place. The only time I've lost one was while doing rescues in life guarding class. I kept my eyes open while going after a panicked 'victim' and somewhere between the heavy splashing and the underwater holds I had one pop out.
Of course, when I travel I carry a spare pair... as well as my glasses.... just in case.
For the record, I'm pretty much blind without corrective lenses. -8.0 and -8.5, for anyone who knows what that means!
I wear "Air Optix Night & Day Aqua" (wow that's a mouthful) lenses. I pop a fresh pair in once a month, and forget about them.
Even while swimming around with no mask & eyes open, they typically stay in place. The only time I've lost one was while doing rescues in life guarding class. I kept my eyes open while going after a panicked 'victim' and somewhere between the heavy splashing and the underwater holds I had one pop out.
Of course, when I travel I carry a spare pair... as well as my glasses.... just in case.
For the record, I'm pretty much blind without corrective lenses. -8.0 and -8.5, for anyone who knows what that means!
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freewillie
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I wear contact lenses while recreational diving. I put a spare pair in my dive bag and individual vials of eye drops as well.
Just imagine you are changing your gear, keeping your prescription lens mask on the bench but some idiot next to you drops a weight accidentally out of the BC pocket rigth onto your mask. You might still be able to dive without being visually impaired if someone else has a spare mask if you are wearing contact lenses. No such luck unless the other person has identical prescription to the mask that just got destroyed.
I also had an incident when my mask dropped overboard by mistake. Fortunately I had a spare mask in my bag and was able to dive and retrieve the one that went overboard. It makes life easier for me with the contacts.
Just imagine you are changing your gear, keeping your prescription lens mask on the bench but some idiot next to you drops a weight accidentally out of the BC pocket rigth onto your mask. You might still be able to dive without being visually impaired if someone else has a spare mask if you are wearing contact lenses. No such luck unless the other person has identical prescription to the mask that just got destroyed.
I also had an incident when my mask dropped overboard by mistake. Fortunately I had a spare mask in my bag and was able to dive and retrieve the one that went overboard. It makes life easier for me with the contacts.
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