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?
i started wearing contacts at age 12, and have worn them to swim since then (so for almost 14 years). i originally started with just normal non-disposable ones, but once my eye doc found out i was swimming with them, he immediately switched me to monthly disposables. and gave me a lecture to never wear them longer than 1 month. which i try to do. and luckily i've not had and serious eye issues, usually just dry/itchy, but that's from my seasonal allergies...
i also swim with some people that wear contacts *only* when they're swimming...
i started wearing contacts at age 12, and have worn them to swim since then (so for almost 14 years). i originally started with just normal non-disposable ones, but once my eye doc found out i was swimming with them, he immediately switched me to monthly disposables. and gave me a lecture to never wear them longer than 1 month. which i try to do. and luckily i've not had and serious eye issues, usually just dry/itchy, but that's from my seasonal allergies...
i also swim with some people that wear contacts *only* when they're swimming...
