Under Water Contacts?

[Mertara]

Has anyone tried those contacts for under water viewing? the ones that replace goggles. I tried to google but I don't have the attention span to read through what I found and I couldn't find wear to actually buy them. Does anyone know where? And if they come in prescription options? :confused:

[Mermaid Wesley]

Ooooh I would be interested in that


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[MerEmma]

Did you search the forum? :P I know we've talked about this before...if you put contacts in the search bar it should come up. Would do it for you, but I'm on mobile.

[AniaR]

Hannah Fraser has tried em all and says they all suck. lol on her website she says how much money she spent on them and they didnt work at all for her

[Anahita]

Did you search the forum? :P I know we've talked about this before...if you put contacts in the search bar it should come up. Would do it for you, but I'm on mobile.

Oh thank god... I thought I was having deja vu or going insane because I read this and straight up thought "I've been involved in a conversation about this on here before.... Or have I?"

[Winged Mermaid]

There are specialty apnea contacts, but they are very expensive as far as I know ($1,000). I know Hannah Fraser ordered 2 sets, and both times they fell out and were lost in the water in 5 minutes, so you’d be taking a risk ordering them. Others who report using them say that there are two types- hard and soft. Hard contacts allow perfect vision, and they stay in place. But they hurt the eyes during use, and for days afterwards. Soft contacts allow near perfect vision, but slide around easily, resulting in temporary blindness. But they’re more comfortable. This is the website I found- http://www.otticarocchi.com/ENG/01_ENG.htm

[Seraphina Suds]

I remember reading this article a while back: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1075502/index.htm
I think it's talking about similar but different ones than Iona linked to.

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[Winged Mermaid]

Those aren't available to the public yet, sadly :(

[Seraphina Suds]

Darn. :c I was hoping they'd be on the market by now. Scared to see the pricetag though...

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[Mermaid Jaffa]

Beware using contacts at all. One time when I was young, the optometrist insisted I try hard contacts...

I wore them for an hour or so, suddenly my vision in right eye was gone. I thought it must have fallen onto the floor, so I got me Mum to help me search the house carpet...

Nope. Lost.

Later that day, I felt a pain in that same eye, went to the bathroom mirror, guess what I found under my eyelid?

Bad to worse, I was taking them out cos I didn't like the feel of them (not soft), one rattled down the sink hole! Had to get Dad to undo the entire sink hole pipe, drain the stinky water and look through the muck for the contact lens!

I did try the soft ones but it always felt like there was dirt in my eyes, and the solutions and tablets you have to buy for them were too expensive for me at that time, I was a student, not working.

I even wore them in the pool at home, but lost one because I opened my eyes.

After that, I never wore contacts again. Just too much hassle.

[Mertara]

I used to be an OD Tech so I'm familiar with hard lenses, and they scare me. The only reason they even still exist is bc you can have them with very strong Rx which soft contacts do not do, but they are becoming rare.

on an alternative note, I wonder if anyone has tried to decorate a pair of goggles to not look like a pair of goggles but rather an octopus or some other thing...

[Seraphina Suds]

I'm pretty sure there's a thread about decorating swim masks! Someone did a masquerade style if I'm not mistaken. I'm on mobile or else I'd find and link for you. It's probably in the accessories section.

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[Mertara]

I will try searching around...

[Nicky-Katz]

It'd be pretty cool to be able to use contact lenses under water. But I'm not sure if I'd be lucky to be able to find some that apply to my really poor sight. I had my contacts extra made for me and also had to try several of them out before there was a pair that was good enough. Also I can't wear glasses because they change the focus point and after just half an hour I get a severe headache.

So it's goggles or a diving mask for me. Otherwise I'm blind as a mole. I don't bump into things, but the only things I see in a pool are the black guide lines on the bottom of it :D

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Contacts suction to the eyes because of their shape. Add water and they lose that suction and fall out.

Its why they say, not to cry when you're wearing contacts lenses.

And it can be very expensive to replace, especially if you need to wear prescription lenses. I don't mean the over the counter prescription, they're easy to get. Ones like mine where the Rx is in the high -9.00 and -10.00 are more difficult to get and costs at least A$100 -A$200 more than regular lenses.

[Thalassa]

Hmm. I have never heard not to cry with my contacts in. I've heard not to sleep in them because your eyes stop producing tears and they'll dry out. I have a high prescription and astigmatism in both eyes, and I will say my soft contacts get expensive. I swim in mine when I need to, the water can cause them to slip around a little bit but I've never had one fall out or slip too much. The chlorine can damage them a lot and make them feel dry, and always always make sure to rinse them after your swim ASAP so you're not keeping the chemicals on your eyes. However, with my contacts I can see above the water but not below it, without them I can see neither above nor below. With goggles and contacts I can see both...provided they don't fog up.

[malinghi]

Here are the major threads where we talked about this stuff:

http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?1181-underwater-vision
http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?4078-Children-who-learn-to-see-underwater-clearly
http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?4849-Opening-eyes-underwater

[Mermaid Wesley]

Thanks malinghi! :)


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[Mertara]

Here are the major threads where we talked about this stuff:

http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?1181-underwater-vision
http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?4078-Children-who-learn-to-see-underwater-clearly
http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?4849-Opening-eyes-underwater

THANKS! Sorry for duplicate posting :P

Also I have never heard of not to cry with contacts in and I used to be an OD Tech XD Maybe its because some people rub their eyes when they cry? I mean the fluid you cry comes from the tear ducts which is why it streams down your face, it doesnt come from your eyeball... :P

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Oh. This was years ago, before modern technology!

[MermaidStormy]

I'd rather stick to my goggles :D

[Kayyi]

Hey guys, I wear contacts on a regular basis. I have the soft ones and I find as long as you use eye drops first, or open your eyes briefly and have them adjust, they won't fall out. Also, don't rub your eyes when swimming with them. Otherwise I wear my regular contacts swimming in salt water, chlorine, and lakes and they have never bothered me or fallen out. Just make sure you use eyedrops or solution after you're done to cleanse the salt/chlorine out of your eyes.