Hi
Swimmers with myopia, what types of goggles do you use? Wear contact lenses and regular goggles? Use prescription goggles? Wear over the glass goggles? Thanks.
Prescription Swimming Goggles
sunshinenz on 09/10/2024 - 17:41
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Swim with contacts and goggles and have never had any issues - if you get a better pair of goggles no water should get into your eyes anyway
i bought prescription goggles on aliexpress a year or two ago. cost around $35 for em. highly recommend them if you do end up wanting prescription goggles instead of wearing contacts
Which particular model did you buy please?
i had a look at my order history and theyre listed as "Optical Swim Goggles +Rx -Rx Prescription Swimming Glasses Adults Children Different Strength Each Eye with Free Ear Plugs" from "EnSu Outdoor Store"
theyre about $25~ atm which is a good deal
My eyes have different prescriptions from each other, do you know if any seller sells goggles which accommodate that? Thanks.
@sunshinenz: EDIT: theres an option for custom strength in the selection tab, i believe you just have to send the seller a message
it should be fine. you can try message the seller beforehand to confirm that they can.
for my own pair, i had -0.5 or -1 difference in each eye and just decided to get the one closer to the lowest prescription
I have actually bought a pair for $35 from a local optometrist based in Panmure: https://iloveicare.com/product/prescription-swimming-goggles…
Not perfect for my exact prescription but all good just to go swimming - I’m not going to read a book in them lol!
Can do a different prescription each eye for the question above too.
Definitely contacts and regular goggles, especially if you have kids around. In my home goggles get scratched easily and generally mistreated no matter how many times you ask kids to treat them carefully! It also gives you more options, and you can try different styles and find one that you like.