I am hoping some one will have some ideas to this problem. I started swimming in a masters program in July and I love it. But as the 1.5 hour session goes on, I notice that my vision starts to get a little blurry. By the time we are done, I am seeing double. After about an hour or so, it all clears up and I see fine. I wear contacts but they are in place the whole time. This only happens when swiming, I have never had problem like this any other time. Could it be the goggles?I don't have this problem when in a pool just horsing around.
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Excellent suggestions.
PabloB,
I have been swimming with contacts and goggles forever. I have had some transient blurred vision during a workout due to dryness/lack of 02/chlorine, but I never ever had diplopia. That's what is worrying me about you.
If your vision is good enough without contacts to still swim, try it and see if the diplopia returns. If it isn't, get some of the prescription goggles mentioned by Chickadee and shown in the latest Swimming World and try it that way. If you still get diplopia, you may have a systemic or neurologic problem that needs attention ASAP.
Your thinking about not getting exercise induced diplopia after running is sound. However, swimming is a bit different than running. I feel a much more generalized total body fatigue after swimming than I do after running.
Chickadee,
Where did you get the term eye MD?
Excellent suggestions.
PabloB,
I have been swimming with contacts and goggles forever. I have had some transient blurred vision during a workout due to dryness/lack of 02/chlorine, but I never ever had diplopia. That's what is worrying me about you.
If your vision is good enough without contacts to still swim, try it and see if the diplopia returns. If it isn't, get some of the prescription goggles mentioned by Chickadee and shown in the latest Swimming World and try it that way. If you still get diplopia, you may have a systemic or neurologic problem that needs attention ASAP.
Your thinking about not getting exercise induced diplopia after running is sound. However, swimming is a bit different than running. I feel a much more generalized total body fatigue after swimming than I do after running.
Chickadee,
Where did you get the term eye MD?
