I've worn glass since 3rd grade, can't see any more than maybe 6 inches.
Goggles helped but only in the water and just enough to see the lane lines and walls. I wear contacts, but never when I swam, until now. I bought those 30 day disposable contacts, on purpose just to wear to the pool, I wear regular daily wear otherwise.
It was wonderful!!!! I can see everything!!!!! :groovy:
The pace clock, people, lanes, even things I don't want to see like people adjusting swimsuits under water. LOL Now, I realized I have to relearn timing out my turns, but that is minor.
I had to laugh, because when I wore them for the first time, I almost was dizzy from just the water movement. I knew the water always moved, but never actually could see it moving from in the pool only from the deck. It was really funny.
I LOVE THEM and if I have a goggle malfunction from a bad start and loose one, no big, I
still have back ups. Can't wait for my meet in April it would be the first time ever not to have to remove my glasses and keep them safe while I swim. :banana:
I too dream of LASIK -- surfing, windsurfing, swimming, and of course the night bed-sports would be so much nicer -- but, alas, not all the blind-as-bats are candidates. I have keratoconus, an eye condition in which causes the cornea to be randomly thinned and consequently misshapen by interocular pressure. The randomness means the computer cannot predict how to guide the laser cut to correct it, so no LASIK for me. Folks with bad, unstable ketaconus eventually have to get cornea replacement surgery with corneas from organ donors, but mine is stable and not worth that surgery. There is some promising development of artificial corneas which may someday become an option, but probably not in my lifetime.
Of course, the money saved on LASIK is money I can spend on beer.
I too dream of LASIK -- surfing, windsurfing, swimming, and of course the night bed-sports would be so much nicer -- but, alas, not all the blind-as-bats are candidates. I have keratoconus, an eye condition in which causes the cornea to be randomly thinned and consequently misshapen by interocular pressure. The randomness means the computer cannot predict how to guide the laser cut to correct it, so no LASIK for me. Folks with bad, unstable ketaconus eventually have to get cornea replacement surgery with corneas from organ donors, but mine is stable and not worth that surgery. There is some promising development of artificial corneas which may someday become an option, but probably not in my lifetime.
Of course, the money saved on LASIK is money I can spend on beer.
