Prescription mask help

[divingdayz]

I'd love to reply and give you some advice, but I can't read the words on my computer screen. Maybe I need glasses also.............

 

[Bikecop136]

I use See the Sea RX out of Houston. Great company and good customer service.

 

[Andypilot101]

I outlined the options in this post: Guide: Scuba Diving with Prescription Mask, Stick-on Lenses or Reading Glasses

A lot of that thread is useful, but ignore the first post on the thread. It's spam.

Yup I read that before posting. I still don’t know what strength to order that is the issue

 

[pauldw]

This is who I use, and it worked well in my mask: Prescription Dive Masks | Our Products | Prescription Dive Masks

 

[lowwall]

Yup I read that before posting. I still don’t know what strength to order that is the issue

I've asked Prescription Dive Masks about it and they make the lenses to the eyeglass prescription.

It make sense to me. After all, people with perfect eyesight aren't specifying -.5 diopters or whatever in their masks to "correct" for the effects of glass and water.

 

[AsherN]

I've asked Prescription Dive Masks about it and they make the lenses to the eyeglass prescription.

It make sense to me. After all, people with perfect eyesight aren't specifying -.5 diopters or whatever in their masks to "correct" for the effects of glass and water.

I used Perscriptin Dive Mask. Sent them mu mask and prescription. That's that they used. and it's perfect. They also have fantastic customer service.

 

[Titatom]

@Doctorfish, @AsherN : Did you purchase the mask at a local dive shop in Canada, then send the mask to Sea Vision for lens replacement?

We went to a dive shop in Toronto. They said that they can replace the lenses at the store. Some of the dive masks have 'graded' lenses that can be fitted to the original mask. They use glue to keep the lens in place. They said to just bring the prescription in. This sounds good but I wonder if the lenses and gluing are reliable? The lens and gluing will be done by the dive shop staffs, not an optician.

I also wonder why you did not send the mask to an optical service ini Canada? Toronto? Aren't there any locally?

Any additional info will be helpful in figuring out whether to use the dive shop's 'over-the-counter' lens replacement service; or use an 'optician' service. Thank you in advance.

 

[lowwall]

We went to a dive shop in Toronto. They said that they can replace the lenses at the store. Some of the dive masks have 'graded' lenses that can be fitted to the original mask. They use glue to keep the lens in place. They said to just bring the prescription in. This sounds good but I wonder if the lenses and gluing are reliable?

I think you are mixing up two things. Some of the manufacturers make replacement lenses with a pre-ground prescription. These can be put into compatible mask frames just like any other replacement lens. These work great, but are obviously limited to the prescriptions they make.

If you need correction that isn't available in the standard lenses or want to use your existing mask or anything except the limited masks that are compatible with those lenses, you will need to get prescription lenses made for you which then get bonded (glued) to the lens of your mask. Any mask with a flat tempered glass lens (or lenses), which should cover every mask sold for scuba diving, can be used with bonded lenses.

There are a handful of opticians that specialize in making the lenses and bonding them to your mask. You can deal with them directly or let the dive shop deal with them for you. Some dive shops will DIY it and have a local optician make the lens and then do the bonding themself. I do not recommend going this route. My first prescription dive mask was done by a local shop. They did a crappy job and the lenses delaminated after 20 dives. Unfortunately that was outside their warranty period and they wouldn't do anything about it. That's when I switched to Custom Prescription Dive Masks .

Any additional info will be helpful in figuring out whether to use the dive shop's 'over-the-counter' lens replacement service; or use an 'optician' service. Thank you in advance.

Quoting myself from earlier in this thread:
I outlined the options in this post: Guide: Scuba Diving with Prescription Mask, Stick-on Lenses or Reading Glasses

A lot of that thread is useful, but ignore the first post on the thread. It's spam.

 

[lowwall]

We went to a dive shop in Toronto. They said that they can replace the lenses at the store. Some of the dive masks have 'graded' lenses that can be fitted to the original mask. They use glue to keep the lens in place. They said to just bring the prescription in. This sounds good but I wonder if the lenses and gluing are reliable?

I think you are mixing up two things. Some of the manufacturers make replacement lenses with a pre-ground prescription. These can be put into compatible mask frames just like any other replacement lens. These work great, but are obviously limited to the prescriptions they make.

If you need correction that isn't available in the standard lenses or want to use your existing mask or anything except the limited masks that are compatible with those lenses, you will need to get prescription lenses made for you which then get bonded (glued) to the lens of your mask. Any mask with a flat tempered glass lens (or lenses), which should cover every mask sold for scuba diving, can be used with bonded lenses.

There are a handful of opticians that specialize in making the lenses and bonding them to your mask. You can deal with them directly or let the dive shop deal with them for you. Some dive shops will DIY it and have a local optician make the lens and then do the bonding themself. I do not recommend going this route. My first prescription dive mask was done by a local shop. They did a crappy job and the lenses delaminated after 20 dives. Unfortunately that was outside their warranty period and they wouldn't do anything about it. That's when I switched to Custom Prescription Dive Masks .

Any additional info will be helpful in figuring out whether to use the dive shop's 'over-the-counter' lens replacement service; or use an 'optician' service. Thank you in advance.

 

[AsherN]

@Doctorfish, @AsherN : Did you purchase the mask at a local dive shop in Canada, then send the mask to Sea Vision for lens replacement?

We went to a dive shop in Toronto. They said that they can replace the lenses at the store. Some of the dive masks have 'graded' lenses that can be fitted to the original mask. They use glue to keep the lens in place. They said to just bring the prescription in. This sounds good but I wonder if the lenses and gluing are reliable? The lens and gluing will be done by the dive shop staffs, not an optician.

I also wonder why you did not send the mask to an optical service ini Canada? Toronto? Aren't there any locally?

Any additional info will be helpful in figuring out whether to use the dive shop's 'over-the-counter' lens replacement service; or use an 'optician' service. Thank you in advance.

Used my own mask. Prescription for both distance and reading and astigmatism. I sent my mask to prescriptiondivemaks.com and they ground my prescriptions and bonded to my mask. I wen to a local shop that advertised prescription lenses. All they were doing was taking care of the shipping for you.

The folks at prescriptiondivemask.com were top notch. DHL messed up the shipping and sent my mask to the USVI. The person who got it returned to to PDM. DHL then lost the return. PDM was in constant phone communication with me. They took one of their mask, rushed a new prescription and rushed the new mask to me at no charge.