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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 366.1 | Warning, hearsay follows | ROGER::GAUDET | Ski Nautique | Mon May 08 1989 14:22 | 12 |
| Last season I skied with someone who wore contacts and when they
mentioned they wore them I asked just this question (purely out of
curiosity). They said that they just close their eyes when they fall.
It's a natural reaction to a fall and *should* be adequate. They said
they haven't lost a contact yet although they acknowledge that there's
a first time for everything!
Sorry I can't give you personal experience. Good luck. The saddest
thing would be if you stopped skiing because of this. Anybody have a
guaranteed method for keeping contacts secure?
...Roger...
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| 366.2 | Don't get curious, you do come back up eventually | ATSE::URBAN | | Mon May 08 1989 17:31 | 17 |
| I've worn my contacts on (and of course) off water skis, ski-bobs and
waterslides as well as just plain swimming. I've even accidently
opened my eyes once or twice under water and havent lost a lens yet.
My lenses are physically large in diameter so that even with the eye
open normally the lens extends under the upper and lower lid which
I think helps to hold it down on the eye. I recall hearing that
there are very large diameter lenses available which cover more
eye surface and therefore, more of them are kept under the lids
...I'd check with my optomitrist.
But earlier reply does hold (out) water so to speak...when you submerge
you close your eyes automatically. Then its up to you to keep them
closed till your head pops out again.
Tom
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| 366.3 | Face Plant = Lost Lense | BAJA::THORSTED | Beached for the winter... | Mon May 08 1989 20:40 | 28 |
| I've worn my contacts skiing for 5 years now. I've lost 3
contacts so far. I lost both in one fall, and 1 in another. You
don't always get a chance to close your eyes (i.e. face plants).
In the fall where I lost both of them, I hit the water before I
realized I was going to fall. That was one of those where you
have to peel your eyelids back down. The other problem is spray in
your face when you are getting up. It sometimes moves the contact
so everything is blury until you can get it centered again. I
still wear them, so I consider being able to see being a big plus
over the chance of loosing the contact.
I tried swim goggles, but they were worse than not being able
to see. They do sell goggles for water skiing that float,
but I consider them to be too expensive. The current BART'S catalog
has them on page 35. They are $56.98. Since I've only lost
3 lenses over 5 years, I don't think it is worth it. For
others, it might be. Another possible option is disposable
lenses. I'm going to take a look at possibly wearing disposables
when I'm on a ski trip. If I do loose one, it's not so expensive.
I've also seen perscription goggles advertised in Water SKi
magazine for people who wear glasses.
Send me a note if you don't have a Bart's catalog and want
more info on the goggles in it.
/wayne
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| 366.4 | NEVER LOST EM ! YET... | SEAVU::DAVID | George P David, DTN 296-5403 | Wed May 10 1989 09:23 | 9 |
| I think loosing them or not is a little bit of luck too. I've
never lost a lens and I've face planted at 40MPH several times.
The spray when barefootin does blur your vision a little now
and then but as mentioned earlier I rather see what I'm doing
and risk loosing a lens. I do try to concentrate after my
fall to open my eyes very slowly after surfacing. Usually
there is no reason to open your eyes under water. Good luck!
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| 366.5 | The "Red Baron" look... | CGVAX2::JOHNSON_S | | Wed May 10 1989 10:53 | 8 |
| A friend of ours wears what looks like "Red Baron" goggles when
he water skis. Are those swimmers goggles? They look funny, but
as soon as he's up he takes them off. That would not prevent against
losing them upon impact though.
Sorry, other than that comment- I'm afraid I can't help!
Sonia
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| 366.6 | Why couldn't I have been far-sighted? | ATSE::URBAN | | Wed May 10 1989 14:07 | 3 |
| I tried goggles, but found that almost every fall resulted in them
being stripped off with certain falls generating significant pain as
the stripping occurs. Now I just squint 'till the spray stops.
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| 366.7 | soft and comfortable | BAJA::THORSTED | The one that dies with the most toys, WINS! | Wed May 10 1989 19:57 | 13 |
| RE: 0
So, we've answered your question. Just close your eyes when
you start, and never fall. Easy, huh? 8^)
The ad in BART'S says that they are soft and comfortable (I
guess it wouldn't say they are hard and uncomfortable).
The frame is polycarbonate. Is that a fancy word for soft
plastic? I think if they were $30 instead of $57, I would
give them a try. It couldn't hurt much worse than when I
face plant with my eyes open.
/wayne
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