Reply to: Prescription goggles

[gingerjedi]

Not a great option when diving. You need to be able to equalise the pressure in all airspaces - not possible if wearing goggles.

Going down just 10 metres would result in a nasty bloodshot eye or worse...

Just 10m with a snorkel.

A scuba dive of just 5m hurt like hell, I would imagine 3m would be more than deep enough if you're just pottering about the coast on holiday.

[Moscow Mule]

Do you need a mask at all? I've got some Zoggs prescription swimming goggles that cost about £15, just use a nose clip with them.

Not a great option when diving. You need to be able to equalise the pressure in all airspaces - not possible if wearing goggles.

Going down just 10 metres would result in a nasty bloodshot eye or worse...

[Pogle]

can't you get your ordinary glasses on under goggles? (I wear mine under my safety specs when wood butchering)

Or do you wear 80's Deirdre Barlow style specs?

Mine are more Dame Edna than Derdrie

[gingerjedi]

Do you need a mask at all? I've got some Zoggs prescription swimming goggles that cost about £15, just use a nose clip with them.

[Archangel]

can't you get your ordinary glasses on under goggles? (I wear mine under my safety specs when wood butchering)

Or do you wear 80's Deirdre Barlow style specs?

[cojak]

I cant really do the 'shoving something on my eye thing' I'm a bit squeamish about eyes, plus I quite like my face furniture

Can you swim in contact lenses too?

I can't read small font in them, so don't use them for work or when I read for pleasure.

But they're fine for socialising and excellent for diving (sea water does terrible things to the hinges on glasses - unless you want to look like Hugh Grant and wear your prescription mask all day...) and ok for reading dive computers. You can swim in them if you use swimming goggles.

[Pogle]

Oh I've just found a dive shop not 10 mins drive from my house - I shall be popping up there next Saturday

[Pogle]

snorkelling

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[NickFitz]

I'm off on me hols soon and I really enjoy siamapratelling on holiday

snorkelling

[RichardCranium]

Prescription goggles

I am so disappointed to find this thread is about prescription goggles.

I was expecting Pamela Anderson or Jordan-related information.

<sigh>

[Pogle]

I use disposable contact lenses...

I cant really do the 'shoving something on my eye thing' I'm a bit squeamish about eyes, plus I quite like my face furniture

Can you swim in contact lenses too?

[HairyArsedBloke]

I had* a pair of these and they are well worth it. Take your prescription into a good dive shop and they should be able to sort you out easily. I got mine from selfridges years ago, but I don't think they have a dive shop any more. Thinks look a bit off when you put them on in air but under water they are great.






* Lost them when ex-mrs HAB was clearing out stuff.

[DiscoStu]

I use disposable contact lenses...

I use a submarine.

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[cojak]

I'm off on me hols soon and I really enjoy siamapratelling on holiday, I was also considering having a go at scuba diving this year too.
I was thinking of getting some goggles fitted with my prescription, so I could see more clearly underwater. I don't wear contact lenses
Has anyone done this?
Is it worth it?

Cheers

Pogle

why does sn ork ell ing come out all wrong - don't tell me its the name for some dubious sexual practice - ffs!

I use disposable contact lenses...

[Moscow Mule]

Prescription masks are reasonably cheap these days (adds about £50 to the cost of a mask) but you'll need to go to a dive shop to get them.

You should always try a mask before you buy as you want it to "stick" to your face - ladies tend to like a smaller mask, but if you like the fishies you want as big a view as possible so go for what ever "feels" best.

If you don't want to go the whole hog just yet you can get an old pair of glasses, rip the lenses out and glue them to the inside of a cheapy mask...