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I wear soft contact lenses and have been diving with them for over 15 years. I’ve never had any problems at all, but I do carry spare lenses with me just in case.
Chuck
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U.S. Divers makes a mask that takes drop in perscription lens that are pre made to certain vision strengths. Just get a lens strength close to your perscription and go. In California the mask is about $40, the lens are extra and I don’t recall what they cost but it wasn’t bad. Been using mine for 6 years or so now, don’t even think I changed it when I got new glasses and I haven’t noticed a difference under water.
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If I’m diving with students and working on "skills" then I wear a mask that is made to my script. This is because I am removing my mask underwater and replacing it. I like to keep my eyes on the students even with the mask off. If I keep my eyes open underwater, with the mask off, obviously the contacts would come out.
When I am diving for fun, I usually wear my contact lenses with a regular mask.
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My wife and I just went and got lasik surgery and said bye bye to all our eye problems...but that’s pretty expensive.
I had lasik done a couple of years ago and it is fantastic for diving! A bit of an issue reading my gauges but I just changed to the Oceanic Datamask. Both are rather expensive alternatives. My vision in my right eye has changed a bit so I may need to revisit lasik.
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I have goggles with bifocals in them, they work great. If you buy the ones off the shelf I’ve found that the lenses are to far apart. I found some one that installs the bifocal in your goggles after measuring the distanse between your pupils.
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Not everyone can be lucky enough to be able to have lasiks surgery either due to the expense or due to medical reasons. Not everyones eyes can qualify for Lasiks. I happen to be one of those who’s eyes will not qualify for the surgery. So the options boil down to have a mask with corrective lens built in to it, wearing contacts, which I do use, and a third option is a Mask made by HydroOptix. This Mask incorporates some of the latest technology from NASA. I also use this mask as well. It does an incredible job of providing me with excellent vision too. Hope this helps.
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i had the lasik done and i paid around 2,000 for it total and i would have paid 10,000. it is so worth it. i had glasses and contacts since i was 5 and had lasik done in 1999 and still my vision is 20/20 (right eye) and 20/15 (left eye). there is such freedom in not having to worry about glasses and contacts and all that goes with it.
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Used prescription lenses for goggles can be found readily online. I got two lenses in my Rx and goggles for around $50.
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