Deonn h Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 (edited) Basically ive been wearing them for agess now and have always taken them out before swimming so i dont get any infections , butI was just wondering if i could wear them for swimming , then remove them and put new lenses in after? There the soft lenses btw.Searched net but no clear awnser they all say its advised not to ( if keeping them in after )???thanksdeonn Edited August 6, 2007 by Deonn h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-Finger-er Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 (edited) not much help, but used to go out with a girl who wore contact lenses, she wore them to go swimming in, thats all i know. she kept them in for swimming an as far as im aware the remainder of the day/evening, and shes not blind,although she went out with me, so must be fairly close. actually my mate does as well thinkin about it(hes got the leave in for a month ones though,and doesnt change them after swimming, but then he may wear goggles)edit: but then about another 15-20 mates all take theirs out when goin swimmin, and im sure they dont just do it for fun, so theres got to be a reason for it. Edited August 6, 2007 by trials_punk182 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 It's not worth it.I scratched my eyes with contactlens that i hadn't looked after proporly, not nice.Just go in without lenes in, or get some prescription goggles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deonn h Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 It's not worth it.I scratched my eyes with contactlens that i hadn't looked after proporly, not nice.Just go in without lenes in, or get some prescription goggles.But if i take them out and replace them immeadiately after wouldnt that be ok? if not i wont bother.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 (edited) I think the reason why your told not to wear them while swimming is the chlorine drys your eyes out, making your eyes less lubricated, and therefor the contacts wont be course on your eyes. Same reason why you can't sleep with them in.I wouldn't risk it. Edited August 6, 2007 by JT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David20 Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I've gone swimming with my contacts in loads of times, just wear good goggles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 It'd be ok if you were using goggles, but then why not just get some perscription goggles, they hardly cost that much more than regular ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I swim with my contacts in if I forget to take them out. The problem isn't infection (that has never happened) - it's losing them. I always lose contacts when I go swimming. Unless I consciously make an effort to keep my eyes shut underwater. Either way it's not going to kill you and if you wear daily disposables and put glasses on afterwards, I can see no problem at all. Just be aware that you could lose them, and if you're really blind that might be serious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deonn h Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I swim with my contacts in if I forget to take them out. The problem isn't infection (that has never happened) - it's losing them. I always lose contacts when I go swimming. Unless I consciously make an effort to keep my eyes shut underwater. Either way it's not going to kill you and if you wear daily disposables and put glasses on afterwards, I can see no problem at all. Just be aware that you could lose them, and if you're really blind that might be serious hmm i mite keep em in then , but then again i might not risk it as my eyes arnt that bad (yet)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 I was concerned about wearing my contacts in the pool and in the sea when i went on holiday to newquay. I shouldn't have been. First day there we went in the sea and i was fine with the contacts when diving under waves and generally just splashing around playing rugby in the sea with my mates. You'll probably find that you instinctively close your eyes as you go underwater in the sea and in the pool, but thats normal for me anyway as my eyes get irritated if i keep them open underwater in both the sea and the pool. I didn't change them either, had no reason to. From what i've gathered its possible for contact lenses to soak up bacteria and what not from what they're soaked in... which is why you shouldn't clean them with tap water as they soak up some chemical or microbe that will damage your eyes. But yeah, a whole week of swimming and surfing and i was fine with them without needing to replace them. I think if you search theres a lot of surfers who wear contacts without any problems at all, aside from losing them from time to time.I think the reason why your told not to wear them while swimming is the chlorine drys your eyes out, making your eyes less lubricated, and therefor the contacts wont be course on your eyes. Same reason why you can't sleep with them in.I wouldn't risk it.Your not supposed to go to sleep in them because your eye needs oxygen, which it absorbs through the area thats covered by the lense. When you blink the tears allow for oxygen to soak through the lense and into the eye, keeping your eye nice and healthy. If you fall asleep with them in your eye doesn't get the oxygen as your not blinking and it can lead to your eyes becoming unhealthy and in extreme cases blood vessels will appear on your eye as your body attempts to carry enough oxygen to your eye. Sleeping in them is fine occasionally... just not frequently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Your not supposed to go to sleep in them because your eye needs oxygen, which it absorbs through the area thats covered by the lense. When you blink the tears allow for oxygen to soak through the lense and into the eye, keeping your eye nice and healthy. If you fall asleep with them in your eye doesn't get the oxygen as your not blinking and it can lead to your eyes becoming unhealthy and in extreme cases blood vessels will appear on your eye as your body attempts to carry enough oxygen to your eye. Sleeping in them is fine occasionally... just not frequently.Cool.I just tend to be over precausios now becuase i scrached both my eyes (apparently) and stuggled to open them for a whole day. Wasn't fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Cool.I just tend to be over precausios now becuase i scrached both my eyes (apparently) and stuggled to open them for a whole day. Wasn't fun.Yeah, that isn't fun. I was in my attic and a load of dust fell off the roof and went in my eye. I had to get my lense out first and in doing so scratched it nicely. Hurt to blink, hurt to keep it closed because i'd move it round. If it happens again through go out on your bike for a bit, it hurts a bit a first and its hard to concentrate but after 10-15 minutes your adrenalin should be going and then you don't notice it as much and after a short while it will have gone completely. Worked a treat last time i scratched mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Leave the contacts in and where normal goggles over the top, job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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