Prescription Masks
BW - Thanks for the recommendation on snorkelmart. I just checked them out and at 64.95 it is very doable. I checked a site out last night called rx safety wear and they are 145.00. But they take into affect your cylindrical and axis numbers too.
My prescription is -10.75 (R) and -7.75 (L) and Snorkelmart goes up to a -10 so I think if I get a -10 (R) and a -7.0 (L) I should be okay.
I know we are not doctors, but doesn't it stand to reason that if I have to take .75 off of my right eye because they only go to a -10.0 that I should compensate and take the full .75 off of my right eye??
My prescription is -10.75 (R) and -7.75 (L) and Snorkelmart goes up to a -10 so I think if I get a -10 (R) and a -7.0 (L) I should be okay.
I know we are not doctors, but doesn't it stand to reason that if I have to take .75 off of my right eye because they only go to a -10.0 that I should compensate and take the full .75 off of my right eye??
Coden
Thnx for the heads-up on the stick-ons. I'm not sure they would be powerful enough though, but the price sure is great. My son and I have messed up eyes. I'm a -10.75 & a -7.75 and he is a -9.0 and a -7.25...and we both have major astigmatism.
I would love to go the above route...but being so new at this I just don't know if the magnification would be enough. Vi-bound, and others, what do you think?
A friend of ours is a surgical asst. for one of the biggest eye places here in town. He is looking into getting us some prices on lenses that we will just snap into a mask. This way we will always have the lenses and can change the mask if needed.
Oh, my test this past Sunday in my friends pool, to see if I could see fish, well, I could see the items (fish) clearly if they were within 1 foot of my face. Of course, anything else further away was a blur.
So the test worked in the fact that it did make me realize that we really need corrective lenses for our masks. What a bother just to see!!
I would love to go the above route...but being so new at this I just don't know if the magnification would be enough. Vi-bound, and others, what do you think?
A friend of ours is a surgical asst. for one of the biggest eye places here in town. He is looking into getting us some prices on lenses that we will just snap into a mask. This way we will always have the lenses and can change the mask if needed.
Oh, my test this past Sunday in my friends pool, to see if I could see fish, well, I could see the items (fish) clearly if they were within 1 foot of my face. Of course, anything else further away was a blur.
So the test worked in the fact that it did make me realize that we really need corrective lenses for our masks. What a bother just to see!!
Coden
- St. John Lover
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I started snorkeling with a regular mask and I fell in love with snorkeling so much that 1 Christmas my husband arranged for me to get a prescription mask. Wow. So much better. I just loved it (though my eyes were so bad that the thick lens made me look very strange when I came out of the water )
I then proceeded to have Lasix which, to me, was an absolute miracle. For the 1st time in my life (having worn thick lens ever since I was a very small child) I could actually see both in the water, under the water, above the water, even walking on the beach. It's been a few years but I still thank the Lord each time I'm in that beautiful water & am able to look around at all the beauty & still even see & recognize my husband on the beach!!
I then proceeded to have Lasix which, to me, was an absolute miracle. For the 1st time in my life (having worn thick lens ever since I was a very small child) I could actually see both in the water, under the water, above the water, even walking on the beach. It's been a few years but I still thank the Lord each time I'm in that beautiful water & am able to look around at all the beauty & still even see & recognize my husband on the beach!!
St. J Lover - You know how it is!! My husband has to come and get me when I am ready to come out of the water. I can make it out of the water by myself just fine, but once out...which direction do I go in?...since I can't see then I don't know where I am going or how far I need to go. It is very frustrating to say the least.
I'm so glad that the surgery has worked for you and that you are able to lead a "normal seeing life now". Glasses, etc. are a pain in the you know where!! I need to have my eyes checked to see if I'm a candidate for Lasix...I think my eyes are too try for the surgery. If you have abnormally dry eyes then you are not a good candidate.
Hopefully my friend will be able to have some thinner lenses ground for us. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it all works out.
I'm so glad that the surgery has worked for you and that you are able to lead a "normal seeing life now". Glasses, etc. are a pain in the you know where!! I need to have my eyes checked to see if I'm a candidate for Lasix...I think my eyes are too try for the surgery. If you have abnormally dry eyes then you are not a good candidate.
Hopefully my friend will be able to have some thinner lenses ground for us. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it all works out.
Coden