Need Mask Advice - Strong Prescription

[GoBlue!]

Hello, all-

Just got a Scubapro frameless mask in the mail, and love the way it feels on the face. BUT, I've called a couple different dive mask opticians, and have found that my -6.25 prescription is going to cause problems. I'd have to use a high-index lens, which'll run $175, and even then they'd have to bevel the lens quite a bit to prevent it from nailing my brow.

So, this mask may get donated to my wife, who needs a new one anyway.

Now, I'm back to the drawing board. Need recs from folks with a similarly strong prescription - I'd like to go as low volume as possible, but realize that my lenses may make a normal volume mask into a low volume. And yes, I know that I need one that fits. I'll take care of that part!

Jim

 

[scubamax]

Try: http://www.prescriptiondivemasks.com/

I have a -5.25 and have an Oceanmaster mask which they outfitted just fine. Give them a call on their 1-800 number. They claim to be able to make any R/X work...They did a good job for me.

Scubamax

 

[GoBlue!]

Try: http://www.prescriptiondivemasks.com/

I have a -5.25 and have an Oceanmaster mask which they outfitted just fine. Give them a call on their 1-800 number. They claim to be able to make any R/X work...They did a good job for me.

Scubamax

Yep, that's who I talked to. They said they could do it, but would require quite a bit of beveling, and it would run me $175 as opposed to the standard $120.

Jim

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

I used DiveSight http://www.dive-sight.com for my mask. It was pretty easy ... I just found a mask that fit my face well (a Beuchat) and had the LDS call to make sure they made lenses for the mask prior to completing the purchase. They did ... so we FAXed them my prescription and they made the lenses and sent them to the LDS, who replaced the standard lenses with the custom ones. It was very easy, and I'm really happy with the lenses. I paid $160 for bifocal lenses, and I have a very strong prescription.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[Web Monkey]

I have a reasonably stong prescription (about -6 on one side and astigmatism on the other) and could hardly see anything with the glued in lenses. WIth a strong presciption, you'll end up with a very narrow field of vision.

You should try soft contacts, at least for diving. They're very comfortable (don't dry out because the air in your mask isn't dry), and will give you a very wide field of view with no distortion.

They're usually free to try, since most eye doctors will give you a sample pari to see if you like them.

Terry

Hello, all-

Just got a Scubapro frameless mask in the mail, and love the way it feels on the face. BUT, I've called a couple different dive mask opticians, and have found that my -6.25 prescription is going to cause problems. I'd have to use a high-index lens, which'll run $175, and even then they'd have to bevel the lens quite a bit to prevent it from nailing my brow.

So, this mask may get donated to my wife, who needs a new one anyway.

Now, I'm back to the drawing board. Need recs from folks with a similarly strong prescription - I'd like to go as low volume as possible, but realize that my lenses may make a normal volume mask into a low volume. And yes, I know that I need one that fits. I'll take care of that part!

Jim

 

[DA Aquamaster]

Same here. I am -6.0 on one side and -5.25 on the other and have found soft contacts to be the best solution to the problem. You get a normal field of view with no distortions from less than perfect lenses or lens placement. The greater than normal distance, or at best inconsistent distance, between the eye and the corrective lenses in a mask can cause significant problems with a large correction.

Salt water will make the contacts enlarge a bit while they shrink a bit with fresh water. But in 18 years of diving in contacts I have never lost one in a mask. Mask off drills are a little more risky so I do them eyes closed and I have used a mask with corrective lenses for the more aggressive in water stuff.

 

[bedazzle410]

I just went from a prescription mask to using my contacts. for me it is a better solution I use a distance contact in my right eye and a bi-focal contact in my left eye. It is the best compromise for me in that I do not need reading glasses to see my guages. I have kept my mask with corrective lenses for pool sessions where yo have to remove equipment surface and go back down and put it back on.

 

[Web Monkey]

You can also get the correct contacts for both eyes, and add a small plastic "reading glass" lens to one side of your mask. makes very thin (maye 1/16" thick) plastic self-adhesive lenses that you can stick in your mask.

Terry

I just went from a prescription mask to using my contacts. for me it is a better solution I use a distance contact in my right eye and a bi-focal contact in my left eye. It is the best compromise for me in that I do not need reading glasses to see my guages. I have kept my mask with corrective lenses for pool sessions where yo have to remove equipment surface and go back down and put it back on.

Neoptix

 

[bedazzle410]

I use the above contact set up everyday. In that way I can read the numbers on my cell phone while I drive and as long as I have light read.

 

[SubMariner]

Hello, all-

Just got a Scubapro frameless mask in the mail, and love the way it feels on the face. BUT, I've called a couple different dive mask opticians, and have found that my -6.25 prescription is going to cause problems. I'd have to use a high-index lens, which'll run $175, and even then they'd have to bevel the lens quite a bit to prevent it from nailing my brow.

Try Seavision: http://www.seavisionusa.com/

Perhaps they can offer you something.

Bonne chance,