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diving with contacts

Started by mischievous , May 05 2004 11:08 AM

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#16 Marvel

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Posted 05 May 2004 - 08:44 PM

Chie-I can't just stand idly by and let you wear old contacts without suggesting you try the dailies while you are diving. They are gonna need to be thrown out post-dive anyways.
Trust me, I deal with contacts and contact lens overwear/abuse everyday. When contacts are old they have more deposits on them. More deposits=less Oxygen transmission. Less Oxygen=more eye infections. If you overwear your contacts and then get yucky sea or lake water in your eyes on top of that...you are asking for trouble because your eye will not be able to fight off infection like it should (b/c of lack of oxygen).
Ok, I'll stop preaching...that's just my advice to you girl.

Let me just chime in from personal experience. 30+ years of wearing contacts has caused my eyes to become extremely dry. Be careful of how you take care of them, 'Chie.

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#17 triggerfish

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Posted 06 May 2004 - 08:28 AM

You got crocodile-arms?

you guessed my secret, hon. it kinda scares the patients at first, but after a few jokes they ease up.

but you should experience my death roll!!!!!
rrrrrrr_OOWOWWWWW!!!!!

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#18 DivingGal

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Posted 06 May 2004 - 09:49 AM

I wear soft "regular", bring a spare (just in case). I clean - soak - clean them every night.

I've yet to have a problem.

Sometimes, you just gotta be

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#19 mischievous

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Posted 06 May 2004 - 06:18 PM

and if all else fails mischievous feel your way around

i'll try that in bonaire!

thanks, SH! i'll have new contacts, i hope, by athens.

dr. b, i can see everyone's avatars just fine. i just have the screen really close to my face but it just makes the experience more personal!

M'-i'm still kind of old school with permanent changes to my eyes, but i'm liking the laser tracking procedure.

Edited by mischievous, 06 May 2004 - 06:23 PM.

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#20 scubahoney

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Posted 06 May 2004 - 10:45 PM

good..now I don't have to turn a blind eye! ROTFLMAO!!!!!! man...I must be tired to be telling "jokes" like that!

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#21 mischievous

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Posted 07 May 2004 - 11:34 AM

don't worry, when you become a sea-aggie, you'll have new jokes for me when i come to visit! :whistle:

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#22 scubahoney

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Posted 07 May 2004 - 11:59 AM

no new jokes from me...new jokes about me...you forget..I'll be an AGGIE...no one will want to be my dive buddy anymore!

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#23 mischievous

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Posted 07 May 2004 - 01:13 PM

i was a longhorn...and i still want to be your dive buddy.

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#24 jextract

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Posted 07 May 2004 - 01:16 PM

Just keep the dive knives away from each other's hoses and BCs, OK?

I just don't know if I could ever dive with a Bruin though.

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#25 mischievous

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Posted 07 May 2004 - 01:24 PM

i don't bleed burnt orange, so i'm okay...probably same with you, j. besides, what if your forever was a bruin....you'd change your mind really quick about diving with her. it'll be like the parades here where people have two dogs - one decked in orange (and the crowd roars!!!!) and one decked in some stupid school's maroon (drip.......drip........drip.....)