Water skiing wearing contact lenses -- how?
John Logajan
lenses. For that matter, has any wear of eyeglasses water skied while
wearing eye glasses.
I'm afraid of losing them and wonder if anyone has suggestions.
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Mike Roncadori
They sell watersports goggles in Overton's catalog...
Call 800-555-1212 (800 information), and ask for Overton's
number to get a catalog.
-- Mike
Tony C Blake
Hi John,
For years I just skied with no corrective eye wear, a real bad idea! I
mentioned the problem to my eye doctor who refered me to an eye glass
store which specialized in sports eye wear. I now use a pair of glasses
which are more like goggles, (but not as big and clumsey), that have my
perscription built in. The glasses were molded to fit my face, and are
extremely comfortable. The "frames" are a very soft plastic, and the
lenses are molded into them. I have taken some very nasty spills while
wearing them and they have never come off, never cut or bruised my
face, and never filled up with water.
However, the store from which I bought them is located in Chicago and
I don't know if they are still in business. The store was
called Action Eyeware, on Pulaski ave. I've never seen anything like
them in any store up here, but then again, I've never looked. I
would highly recommend a pair of these babys, ask around.
Regards,
Tony
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Stephen Early
>lenses. For that matter, has any wear of eyeglasses water skied while
>wearing eye glasses.
>
>I'm afraid of losing them and wonder if anyone has suggestions.
I ski every weekend with contact lenses. I bought a pair of goggles, which are
waterproof and float, as protection against loosing my lenses but they aren't
necessary. The brand of lenses is important. One summer I lost a pair every
weekend until I switched brands. I don't know what brand I have now but
I got them from America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses in PA (215-265-8220).
Since getting contacts from America's Best I haven't lost a single pair,
with or without my goggles. If I should loose them (or if I just want a
new pair) I can get them from America's Best for $20/pair which is the best
deal I've found.
You can also get what is called Sport Spex from a company called Daniels
Enterprises in CA (916-243-5639). Sport Spex are glasses made of flexible
plastic that hug your face. They are attached with an elastic strap around
your head. I don't have a pair but the manufacturer claims they
wont come off
wont fog up
wont water spot
wont break
wont cause injury
wont sink
wont restrict vision
You just send the company your perscription and money (base price is $120)
and they mail the spex to you. They have a 30 day satisfaction guarantee.
I think you'll find that being able to see where you're skiing will
greatly enhance the experience.
Steve
John J Kirian
I never ski without my contact lenses, I can't see well enough to see
what I am doing. Anyway, I have never lost one or had any problems.
Of course I was a life guard for many years and learned to close my eyes
whenever hitting the water.. The only part that bothers me is during deep
water starts, I can't open my eyes until a few seconds after getting up.
I don't like being blind for those few seconds. Of course I would never
ski behind a driver that I did not trust throughly and knows not to make
any adverse moves until I signal. I've been skiing for 6 years now.
Hope this helps.
JJ.
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Timothy John Gale
In article <1993Feb19....@ns.network.com> log...@ns.network.com (John Logajan) writes:
>Has any contact lense wearer out there ever water skied while wearing the
>lenses. For that matter, has any wear of eyeglasses water skied while
>wearing eye glasses.
>
>I'm afraid of losing them and wonder if anyone has suggestions.
>
>--
>- John Logajan MS010, Network Systems; 7600 Boone Ave; Brooklyn Park, MN 55428
>- log...@network.com, 612-424-4888, Fax 612-424-2853
I find I have no problem wearing contact lenses if I am in salt-water,
but if I am in fresh-water (or even if I take a shower)
they slip all over my eyes as soon as I get my face wet.
I then find it impossible to see, have sore eyes, and have to
fish out my lenses from round the wrong side of my eye-ball!
Tim
John Fisher
>lenses.
I've water skied while wearing contacts (soft ones). Beach starts are
best, but be sure and squint heavily during a deep water start. It is
not recommended, but I never had any problem.
John Fisher at Hewlett-Packard |
in Santa Clara, CA | Suicide is the most sincere
fi...@sc.hp.com | form of self-criticism.
Andrew Halperin
Unfortunately without them I am almost blind. ;-) Anyway there is one
warning I would like to bring up about wearing contacts in the water.
There are many impurities in the water that when they come in contact
with your lenses have been know to cause discomfort and even various
infections. This is especially the case for fresh water.
Some people will not be affected by this but if you feel your
are it is very important to be aware of this. One of the best ways to
reduce this problem is to use disposables.
So that you don't think I am making this up I would suggest
contacting your optometrist/opthamalogist about doing this. They may
even have some suggestions for various sterilization techniques that
would be more apropos.
Good Luck!
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Jim Stine
> I have been skiing with my contacts for quite a few years now.
> Unfortunately without them I am almost blind. ;-) Anyway there is one
> warning I would like to bring up about wearing contacts in the water.
> There are many impurities in the water that when they come in contact
> with your lenses have been know to cause discomfort and even various
> infections. This is especially the case for fresh water.
Yeah, I went skiing at Lake Mohave (near Laughlin, Nevada) and when I came
back one of the contacts had turned green. Not much fun. It's always a good
idea to wear something that will keep (most of) the water out.
no disclaimers...
John Huber
I specifically purchased contacts to help me see while skiing. I ski
competitively and have had falls that would pop an eyeball out, but have not
lost a lens since I started wearing them (~6 years). I wear weighted lenses
(torric lenses ?) that give me no trouble other than coming out of the hole
during hard acceleration (slalom, barefoot, etc.). During these hole shots, I
often have the lenses slip around a bit and I lose focus for a few seconds.
I also want to reinforce the comment that someone made regarding impurities in
fresh water. My eye doctor recommended a specific cleaning solution
(MiraFlow) than he claims kills certain impurities. I was having trouble with
my contacts during skiing season and since using this cleaner daily, my
contacts react much better to fresh water. Disposable lenses are a better
solution, if you are able to wear them (I can't). Good Luck1
-Jay
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