Guide: Scuba Diving with Prescription Mask, Stick-on Lenses or Reading Glasses

[Scott G. Bonser]

i have the same issues with unable to see things at close up (e.g. dive watch). i'm looking for a transparent glue that able to permanently stick "plastic to glass" or "glass to glass" ensuring the glue is completely see through when cured/dried up. Was wondering if Loctite Glass Glue able to perform such task.

Check with a professional dive store as those chemicals can discolor over time and actually make things worse. An optometrist knows which glue to use.

 

[dfstan]

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[dynoboy]

Giving these a go. Will report back.

 

[Bookworm11]

I have a Seavision mask with bifocal lenses. I used to have a problem with it flooding or fogging, but that stopped. I've been very happy with it other than when looking sometimes, I get sortof a 3-D effect when I am crossing the bifocal line (I think.)

 

[ibj40]

I have a Seavision mask with bifocal lenses. I used to have a problem with it flooding or fogging, but that stopped. I've been very happy with it other than when looking sometimes, I get sortof a 3-D effect when I am crossing the bifocal line (I think.)

I had the same setup, bifocals in a SeaVision. In my situation, I found that as my eyes moved away from the prescription, the distinction was more pronounced.

Ultimately I had to look through the lower lenses to see at distance. When I got a newer progressive prescription and had it done by SeaVision, it seemed to take care of what I had experienced with the bifocal.

How old is the prescription in your mask compared to your current eyeglasses?

 

[Octagon4602]

My go to for my dive buddies who need vision correction is to use a framed mask and just swap in the lenses. Cheap, effective, and easy to carry a spare in case of boot related hi-jinx on the boat. My partner’s sets of prescription masks cost less than my favorite frameless mask, so it can certainly be done on a budget.

 

[Bookworm11]

The mask has a 2 year old prescription, but my eyes haven't changed much. The mask still works great. The only issue I have (and this has nothing to do with the mask, it's a function of my age) is I have a hard time seeing things a far distance away in a blue darkish background. Everything blurs together, so usually the best I get is a shape outline. But I can see tiny nudibranches great, so there's that.

 

[happy-diver]

My partner’s sets of prescription masks cost less

Not as less as these dude

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