So the optician usually tell you not to wear them in the pool...well that ain't happening if I need to see a clock or the workout typed in anything less than REALLY BIG FONT.
So I a curious who out there wears contacts and if you rinse them after you swim to remove any chlorine or contaminants. I find that I get very sore and dry eyes by the end of the day even if using drops. sO just looking for input.
In high school I used to take them out before I swam, go blind the entire time (somehow manage ok even though I was pretty blind even then) and put them back in after we were done. I think this made sense since I had one pair for the year and losing one would have meant my parents would have been very upset.
When I returned to swimming as an adult I was wearing the kind that got changed every 2 weeks so losing one was not such a big deal. I kept an old pair of glasses in my car just in case since I couldn't see well enough with only one to have driven home (I assumed I would be able to find the car but I'm not totally confident I would have managed even that with only one). I never needed them. I put eye drops in my eyes after swimming but I had very dry eyes all the time so I put drops in my eyes about 15 times a day anyway.
In 2010 I started having issues and had to stop wearing them for a while. I went blind in the pool a couple times but then got optical goggles.
October 2010 I got LASIK. Best decision EVER! My eyes are so much healthier and I no longer have to worry about contacts and swimming!
In high school I used to take them out before I swam, go blind the entire time (somehow manage ok even though I was pretty blind even then) and put them back in after we were done. I think this made sense since I had one pair for the year and losing one would have meant my parents would have been very upset.
When I returned to swimming as an adult I was wearing the kind that got changed every 2 weeks so losing one was not such a big deal. I kept an old pair of glasses in my car just in case since I couldn't see well enough with only one to have driven home (I assumed I would be able to find the car but I'm not totally confident I would have managed even that with only one). I never needed them. I put eye drops in my eyes after swimming but I had very dry eyes all the time so I put drops in my eyes about 15 times a day anyway.
In 2010 I started having issues and had to stop wearing them for a while. I went blind in the pool a couple times but then got optical goggles.
October 2010 I got LASIK. Best decision EVER! My eyes are so much healthier and I no longer have to worry about contacts and swimming!
