Swim Rant

I have another bout of iritis aka dry eye run amuck (no corneal abrasions though). No swimming for a week. I had just started 4 weeks of harder training, so I'm bummed. I don't know whether to swim in my meet in Dec. as planned. Argh. :sad: That's a real :mooning:er! But if you've been ordered out of the water for just one week, you might still be close to form for the meet. Lucky it wasn't corneal abrasion. I know that now is not the time you want to hear about others' eye problems, but.....bear with me...... I've had two cataract and one retinal detachment surgeries and after each I did have corneal abrasions. Not till the second such mishap did my eye surgeon refer me to another who made me wear clear contact lense "bandages" to cover and protect the eye (only one in each case). Would such protection (under tight goggles) let your doctor allow you to swim? Good Luck.......

I have another bout of iritis aka dry eye run amuck (no corneal abrasions though). No swimming for a week. I had just started 4 weeks of harder training, so I'm bummed. I don't know whether to swim in my meet in Dec. as planned. Argh. :sad: That's a real :mooning:er! But if you've been ordered out of the water for just one week, you might still be close to form for the meet. Lucky it wasn't corneal abrasion. I know that now is not the time you want to hear about others' eye problems, but.....bear with me...... I've had two cataract and one retinal detachment surgeries and after each I did have corneal abrasions. Not till the second such mishap did my eye surgeon refer me to another who made me wear clear contact lense "bandages" to cover and protect the eye (only one in each case). Would such protection (under tight goggles) let your doctor allow you to swim? Good Luck.......