My eye doctor said this is a "no-no." Something about bacteria or chemicals getting absorbed into the soft lenses. I suppose if you wore disposables, it wouldn't be a problem as you could throw them out when you were done swimming.
Re: Contact lenses under water
My eye doctor said this is a "no-no." Something about bacteria or chemicals getting absorbed into the soft lenses. I suppose if you wore disposables, it wouldn't be a problem as you could throw them out when you were done swimming.
Re: Contact lenses under water
Maybe I was just unlucky
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Re: Contact lenses under water
my doctor told me that soft contacts want to stick to the wetter surface - which is why trying to put them in with wet hands is hard. I was told not to even wear them in the pool - let alone open my eyes underwater. I have never tried it because it would cost me about $400 to replace one.
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Re: Contact lenses under water
I would not recommend wearing contact lenses while in the pool and would strongly caution against opening your eyes while swimming. Most soft lens are permutable causing materials in the pool to seep into the lens. The resulting mix of chemicals may damage the cornea. I would also be worried about contamination of the lens by microbes possible causing conjunctivitis or corneal infection. I have seen a case of Pseudomonas conjunctivitis from contaminated contact lens but I don’t remember the source.
Steve
Re: Contact lenses under water
Goggles are cheap. Why risk it?
Carl
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