Dailies Contact Lenses

Daily disposable contacts while swimming?

This is sort of a follow up from my last question. I plan on going to a water park sometime during the summer, but I wear glasses and would find it a nuisance to wear them on the trip. I've never worn contacts before but they sound like they'll be my best bet. I hear that you're not supposed to wear contacts in water because it makes you higher risk of getting an eye infection. But, what if I get the disposable kind and take them out at the end of the day? Would leaving them in for the entire day of swimming be too much? Should I switch them out half way through the day to be sure? I don't like going under water so if I'm under water at all it would only be from going under at the end of a water slide or something. And if you get water in your eyes.. how do you get it out while wearing contacts? (lol) Wouldn't they rub out? Also, how do I go about getting daily disposable contacts? You get them through a doctors prescription? Estimate on how much they cost? And how many sets do you get? That's a lot of questions! I'm really just wanting to be prepared though. Thanks for reading and for any help! :)

Public Comments

1. hi there the easy answer to the question is that it is not advisable to wear contact lenses of any kind whilst swimming unless you are wearing some swimming goggles. Hard contact lenses will come out easily and the risk of total loss because you will NEVER find them again in a swimming pool. High water content disposable lenses will absorb the swimming pool water. So that means that the more pool water the lens is exposed to the more pool water the lens will absorb which is the exact opposite of what you are trying to achieve. I would therefore recommend that you do not wear contact lenses whilst swimming unless you are prepared to either lose them or have them absorb the pool water ! I recommend that you get some prescription swim goggles. You will be able to find something suitable at http://www.sportspectaces.com