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I'm shortsighted in a rather noticeable way. During my early dives, I never felt this to be a handicap - the slight improvement brought about by water/air diffraction helped a little, of course.
Then I went to the Red Sea.
After a week of looking at wonderful, brightly-coloured blurs, I came home and got hold of a prescription mask. I'd been able to cope without in my low-vis dives, but really felt the loss in the better quality waters.
I've dived with it ever since, but I'm considering putting the plain non-prescription lenses back into the mask and switching to daily disposable lenses. The faff factor just isn't reduced enough by the mask, and I carry a spare mask with me as well: As all my sea diving is off a rib, my basic routine is - Drive to dive site in normal glasses. Remove glasses, put on old pair that I won't mind loosing too much. Get on rib, go to dive site. Remove glasses, put in safe place (Ha!) Finish kitting up squinting. Put on mask.
You get the idea..
But since my current lenses are gas permeable, I don't want to risk diving with them - they're expensive. So, when I get the time and money (Ha!) I intend to get hold of daily disposables, and wear them from start to finish of a dive trip.  |