Purge valve masks

[tinman]

Rice once bubbled...
i'm not speaking for Dog but I have Keratoconus, a problem with elongation of my corneas that would be helped if I wore hard contacts. This kind of thing would fit what Dog said.

however I just dive blind, maybe someday I'll get a prescription mask. I don't wear my prescription contacts because the condition I have makes them freaking painful to wear.

HTH,
Rice

... check with your optometrist - better yet find a DIVING optometrist. There is no need for you to be diving blind. I would think that the recently launched biocompatible disposible soft lenses should drape on your cornea sufficiently to give you reasonable vision for diving. If that is a no go, get the prescription mask lenses. Please investigate it for your and your buddy's safety - IMHO this is a foolish and unnecesary risk.

Look here:http://messages.kcenter.org/2/OpenTopic?a=srch&s=072090354&findw=scuba for some opinions on Scuba and Keratoconus. Act now before you become a statistic....

 

[Scubadawg]

I dont care they both have there pro's and cons, In fact i use both
a Ocean Master Z4, and an Oceanic Shadow, the nice thing about the Shadow is that is is frameless and fits great in your BC pocket for a back up, Which happened to come in very handy last year at 57ft with 2ft visibilty The right lense of my Z4 popped out while i was clearing my mask, Wondered why the Damm thing wouldn't clear..

Scubaddawg