Prescription mask or Contact lenses?

[tplyons]

I prefer contacts so I can see underwater as well as on the surface without the blind stumble from my surface site to the water line.

I use gas permeable contacts which work great... however if the mask floods, they become very uncomfortable but manageable. I can finish the dive with a bit of discomfort and then remove them once the dive is over. Only bad side is that's the end of my diving day right now.

I'm in the process of getting a prescription mask in case this happens, to have a backup just in case.

 

[BVickery]

I already have a dive mask with RX. But like many, I can't see squat w/o lenses. So, I am actually gonna look at getting contacts just for this reason. Dive w/ the contacts and have the RX mask as back up so losing the contacts/mask flooded doesn't end the dive. Never really thought of it this way.

 

[BPaith]

Contacts.....all day long!

 

[SC_Hoaty]

I needed to wear safety glasses at work frequently, so I gave up contacts and went back to glasses. I think I have better vision with them (nearsighted). Since then, I have aged enough to need bifocals.

My mask has off-the-shelf lenses that are close to my prescription (which has changed a bit over the years since I bought the mask). I need to move my gages around to get them at the right point where I can see, so glue-in readers may be the next step.

 

[beanojones]

Here's something to know: with soft contact lenses, the lenses don't (necessarily) come right out if you have to open our eyes underwater without a mask on.