Contacts and diving

Dan Bracuk wrote:

> "Mike Painter" <mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> pounded away at his
> keyboard resulting in:
>
> :They should not be a problem other than the possibility of loosing one or
> :both if your mask floods. For contact wearers a mask with a purge valve is
> :something to consider.
>
> Why?
>
> Dan Bracuk
> If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.
>
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In clearing the mask if the lens in the mask you might save it. I done
that once or twice, not with a purge but by not having to clear my mask

I always seem to lose them when I back rolled into the water - form
blinking to hard - squeezed them right out of my eye. glad they were
the disposable and no the old $100 a contact lens (many years ago)!

Joe English <jenglish@wisperhome.com> pounded away at his keyboard
resulting in:
:In clearing the mask if the lens in the mask you might save it. I done
:that once or twice, not with a purge but by not having to clear my mask

I've lost one and saved one, with a normal mask.

Dan Bracuk
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

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Dan Bracuk wrote:
> "Mike Painter" <mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> pounded away at his
> keyboard resulting in:
>
>> They should not be a problem other than the possibility of loosing
>> one or both if your mask floods. For contact wearers a mask with a
>> purge valve is something to consider.
>
> Why?
>
If your mask floods you are likely to loose the lens because of the loss of
surface tension.
If you crack a seal (or even if you don't ) there is a fair chance the lens
will leave with the water and they are hard to find even in a swimming pool,
with a purge they stay in the mask.

(I only say hard to find in a pool because I had somebody actually find one
once.)

"nitespark" <nitespark@cox.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> Paul K. Lathrop wrote:
> > Hi,
> > New to this group, wondering if any one dives with contacts in or just
use
> > perscription lenses in the mask, I have some disposible contacts that I
am
> > thinking about using later this week while on vacation.
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> >
>
> Before I underwent Lasik, I dove with my contacts and didn't have any
> trouble. I wore the weekly disposable type.

I've got the same story as Andy. I'll add this though. On occasion, coming
out of the water and having removed my mask, I'd think I'd lost a lens.
However, it had only moved up on my eyeball due to water in the eye. Gently
massaging my eyelid moved it back into place.

I never actually lost one.

"nitespark" <nitespark@cox.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> Paul K. Lathrop wrote:
>> Hi,
>> New to this group, wondering if any one dives with contacts in or just
>> use
>> perscription lenses in the mask, I have some disposible contacts that I
>> am
>> thinking about using later this week while on vacation.
>>
>> Paul.
>>
>>
>
> Before I underwent Lasik, I dove with my contacts and didn't have any
> trouble. I wore the weekly disposable type.
>
> Andy

What type of vision did you have before your Lasik surgery?

Stigmatism?

>
>
>
> --
> I have never met a liberal street cop.

There is a stick-on magnifying lens called Dive Optx that attaches to the
inside of your dive mask and stays on even if the mask floods. It's like
contact lenses for your dive mask. Check out www.optxeurope.com.

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CB wrote:

> "nitespark" <nitespark@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:YW5Vd.81$Ci7.20@lakeread07...
>
>>
>>Paul K. Lathrop wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>New to this group, wondering if any one dives with contacts in or just
>>>use
>>>perscription lenses in the mask, I have some disposible contacts that I
>>>am
>>>thinking about using later this week while on vacation.
>>>
>>>Paul.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Before I underwent Lasik, I dove with my contacts and didn't have any
>>trouble. I wore the weekly disposable type.
>>
>>Andy
>
>
> What type of vision did you have before your Lasik surgery?
>
> Stigmatism?
>
Pretty substantial myopia (nearsighted).

I lost a contact in the swimming pool. It just fell out and was gone.

When diving, I wear my gas permeable and have never had a problem. I've
got a mustache which causes a little flooding sometimes. A purge valve
makes clearing my mask a no brainer. Then again, it isn't hard.

I use my old pair (you see better under water so the mismatch doesn't
matter.) I have glasses on the boat. As I said, I've never lost one diving.

Thanks every one,
I have two set of disposable lenses I will be taking.

Wasn't sure if the pressure would have a effect on the lenses.

Thanks for making this crystal clear as I will see when I dive in warm water
36 hours from now. I've always taken my glasses off and dove with out
anything to help with the seeing(except a mask).

Thanks again,
Paul K. Lathrop

"Dr. Yak" <DrYak@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> I lost a contact in the swimming pool. It just fell out and was gone.
>
> When diving, I wear my gas permeable and have never had a problem. I've
> got a mustache which causes a little flooding sometimes. A purge valve
> makes clearing my mask a no brainer. Then again, it isn't hard.
>
> I use my old pair (you see better under water so the mismatch doesn't
> matter.) I have glasses on the boat. As I said, I've never lost one
diving.

I've been wearing gas-perms for 29 years (you know, the $100/lens kind).
I've lost four in that time, though I've "upgraded" them more often. I've
been wearing them during whitewater kayaking for the last six years, and
whitewater canoeing (class IV), including rolling, four years before that,
and never lost one in the water. I started scuba in a local pool in
December of 2004 and certified and did 19 dives in Cozumel just this past
February, wearing my lenses throughout. So you see I've had much more
experience in other water sports venues, but I've had no trouble losing
contacts in the water in the past, and didn't have trouble while diving.
However, I do close my eyes when I flip my kayak, and I had them closed when
removing my mask while learning scuba. Also, disposables are out of my
realm of experience.
Padeen


"Paul K. Lathrop" <plathrop@Lcom.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> New to this group, wondering if any one dives with contacts in or just
use
> perscription lenses in the mask, I have some disposible contacts that I
am
> thinking about using later this week while on vacation.
>
> Paul.
>
>