Contacts: Who's wearing them under their goggles and who isn't?
At my last eye exam, my dr. sternly lectured me about the evils of swimming with contacts. When your goggles leak, which seems inevitable, the chlorine seeps in the lens, contaminates it and can thereby irritate your cornea.
I wore contacts my whole youth without incident, but now I notice some dry eye and redness. The problem is I don't like most prescription goggles.
What does everyone think? Anyone whacked out an eye?
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I always wear my 2 week disposable contacts. With out them EVERYTHING is blurry. If one of them moves around my eye at least I can still make out the other swimmers. I swam backstroke a few times and didnt put my goggles on and it really stings when you get the chlorine in there. I havent had any major problems though, just really dry eyes.. I usually carry visine for contacts and drop em in right after I get out of the pool. Maybe check with a lifeguard or someone on the pool staff to see how much chlorine is in the water? Sometimes it seems like theres too much, just a thought.
I always wear my 2 week disposable contacts. With out them EVERYTHING is blurry. If one of them moves around my eye at least I can still make out the other swimmers. I swam backstroke a few times and didnt put my goggles on and it really stings when you get the chlorine in there. I havent had any major problems though, just really dry eyes.. I usually carry visine for contacts and drop em in right after I get out of the pool. Maybe check with a lifeguard or someone on the pool staff to see how much chlorine is in the water? Sometimes it seems like theres too much, just a thought.
