I have very poor eyesight. When I put on goggles or a diving mask, I can see great underwater. It seems like the goggles and mask in combination with the water actually causes a magnification effect, similar to wearing glasses. The problem is that after just a short while I start getting motion sickness, and I don't know what to do about it. I love being in the water and snorkling, but I avoid it now because of the motion sickness. Even swimming laps in a pool will cause it. If I swim laps without the goggles I seem to do okay but my eyes get clobbered by the clorine and it is bothersome not to be able to see the bottom or the end of the pool.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Also what about prescription goggles, wouldn't that even increase the magnification effect of the water that much more?
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So you just want to swim laps and the "magnifying" effect of goggles induces motion sickness??
I just googled "prescription swimming googles" and there is a heap of urls for you to peruse.
Your post reminds me of a time when I was holidaying in the barrier reef "Heron Island". I was snorkling with the wife, we were just wearing masks. She is a poor swimmer so I used to hold her hand and pull her along otherwise we would take forever to get anywhere. This reef shark checked us out, he was only a few metres from us and I expected the wife to go nuts as the shark was bigger than both of us, but she didn't seem at all bothered. later on she said she thought the shark was only a foot or so big and was a long way away. I suggested she had her eyes checked again, (she does wear glasses). But it did make me think about the problems some people have wearing goggles if they have eye focusing issues.
Anyhow, I know when I swim if the goggles fog up it throws me out and I lose my co-ordination...
Sorry I do not have any really constructive advice, I hope someone else helps you out.
Brian
So you just want to swim laps and the "magnifying" effect of goggles induces motion sickness??
I just googled "prescription swimming googles" and there is a heap of urls for you to peruse.
Your post reminds me of a time when I was holidaying in the barrier reef "Heron Island". I was snorkling with the wife, we were just wearing masks. She is a poor swimmer so I used to hold her hand and pull her along otherwise we would take forever to get anywhere. This reef shark checked us out, he was only a few metres from us and I expected the wife to go nuts as the shark was bigger than both of us, but she didn't seem at all bothered. later on she said she thought the shark was only a foot or so big and was a long way away. I suggested she had her eyes checked again, (she does wear glasses). But it did make me think about the problems some people have wearing goggles if they have eye focusing issues.
Anyhow, I know when I swim if the goggles fog up it throws me out and I lose my co-ordination...
Sorry I do not have any really constructive advice, I hope someone else helps you out.
Brian
