Contacts and diving

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



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

I dive with contacts and bring spares.

The advantage of contacts over prescription lenses is that you can
still see when you don't have your mask on.

The risk is that you lose a contact. (which I have done)


Dan Bracuk
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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.
>
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.

nitespark wrote:

>
>
> 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
>
>
>
same here - no problem,

"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
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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?
>
> 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
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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?

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