Can you wear contacts with goggles over top?!


Question: Can you wear contacts with goggles over top?
i'm going to barbados in a couple of days, and i'm just wondering, if i'm wearing contacts, and want to go swimming in a pool, can i wear contacts with my goggles over top??
(This applies for the ocean too)

Answers:

I swim in my contacts adn dont' bother with goggles over the top. However I do use dailies if I'm swimming so I can throw them out at the end of the day. I swim in both the sea and the pool and have snorkelled using lenses.

contacts don't fall out if you swim in them - I've swum in contacts for 40 years , in pools and rough seas and never lost one. the issue is a slightly increased risk of infection to the contact lens which is why I use dailies. ( I used to swim in hard lenses). this is with my opticians consent.

You can wear goggles over teh top of contacts but it rather gets rid of a lot of the advantages of contacts. I'd suggest that if you don't wear dailies you invest in some for the holdiay. It may be a little late to order though, depends on your perscription.



it is better not to, but if you do want to, make sure the goggles are tight enough - they cant be loose at all - you dont want to loose your contact in a pool! to be on the safe side though, you'd best not.




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