Contacts - question?

Moto · Since 03 Sep 2006 2698 Posts Still a gojo pimp! Moto Mouth

For those out there that wear contacts - how do you deal with the water blasts to your face? Have they ever come out? Paintball mask? Goggles?

K4L · Since 19 Jan 2009 483 Posts Obsessed

Lasik!!!
Best money I ever spent, well... close

eric · Since 13 Jan 2006 1863 Posts XTreme Poster

kite and/or windsurf since 1984. I have lost 3 contacts in all of those years--2 at the coast. No glasses/goggles etc.

Not a problem

Eric

kitemare · Since 23 Mar 2010 265 Posts Seattle, wa Obsessed

My gf wears contacts when she is out kiting, I'm thinking of just getting her some "surf goggles." I know the water is a real issue for her.

Maybe these links will help you out, it's what I have been looking at for her, kinda.

http://www.kurtisusa.com/

http://www.sporteyes.com/barz.htm

http://www.blueye-uk.com/blueye_goggles.html

unbob · Since 31 Aug 2008 260 Posts 'da Gorge/LaV Obsessed

Check out these guys too!
http://www.silverfish.com/

WINDUDE · Since 10 Jun 2010 558 Posts GORGE! Addicted

dude no problem with contacts, riding with them for years

try with them at first and if you feel you need some protection you can always wear some sweet stylin' eyewear

I want to get lasik, how much does that cost these days, sorry for the hijack.....

windpower · Since 27 Jul 2010 48 Posts Hood River / Colorado

In my extensive experience with crashing, if the crash is bad enough to mess up your contacts, it's also bad enough to rip swim goggles off your head. Works for me to bob in the water for a few seconds after getting water in my eyes and just let the contacts settle (assuming you have soft ones - I'm guessing hard ones would be a different story).

Pete · Since 29 Oct 2007 843 Posts Opinionated

Been kiting with mine for three years. I've lost a contact two or three times. Just need to be sure to shut your eyes before you go under. If not, they will wash out. Sometimes though, they've gotten caught on my eyelashes, and I've been able to grab them with my hand, put the contact in my mouth, come into shore, and pop them back in. Shocked

JMatic · Since 12 Aug 2008 252 Posts Boise, In Dat Ho Obsessed

Kyle G · Since 03 Aug 2009 1 Posts Hood River New Member

Reaper356 · Since 10 Dec 2006 781 Posts Salem / LC Oregon Opinionated

Hey Martin,

I've always ridden with my soft contacts - no problem - blasted in the face w/ water / sand etc. They never move or have issues on the water. If your contacts are prone to popping out or your eyes are really sensitive it could be more of an issue. Mine are Air Optix night & days and I generally have to pry them off my eyes at the end of the day anyway.

Actually had some sand in one today at the coast, and it kind of bugged me for the first time. I figured a the water would wash it out, so I rode out and got blasted by the waves & it fixed itself!

verona · Since 09 Sep 2009 2 Posts New Member

I just started kiting last summer (with soft lenses). I never had a problem with them while kiting, but I always worried about them washing out and all that river water made them terribly hazy afterward until I could soak them in cleaning solution. I always had to make sure to be the one to drive out to Hood River so my husband (who has naturally good vision) could drive home.

In January I got Lasik. I was much happier the next time I went out on the water!

windnwaterdiva · Since 29 Jul 2010 20 Posts Hood River

Just went to eye MD (Cascade eye center) for problems with my contacts moving in my eyes when I was in the water. He gave me some new contacts to trial that were tighter in my eyes. After trying two different kinds I got a pair that fit well and don't move in my eyes when they get wet. Well worth the visit and less money then lasix : )
Amanda

Moto · Since 03 Sep 2006 2698 Posts Still a gojo pimp! Moto Mouth

hey, thanx everyone for the posts. Not sure what im going to do next. Maybe get some pimpin shades until i can scrounge up enougn cash for surgery.

kitefinn · Since 01 Aug 2009 7 Posts Mt Hood Kook

I wear cheap sun glasses with croaky, lost at least 4 pair in 4 years, but no contacts, they keep spray out and provide uv protection. Works fine for wakeboarding too.

Gman · Since 11 Feb 2006 4911 Posts Portland Unstrapped

not a contact wearer but do wear seaspecs every session

- once a year i face plant (in the surf) and blow the lens out - it smarts...
(think shades do really help over time)

alien · Since 01 Aug 2006 114 Posts Portland Stoked

I wear standard old Accuvue contacts and SeaSpecs shades. I lost a contact a couple of times on hard wipe-outs with the full face flush (but never lost the shades!) but I always have a spare set of contacts in my kite bag. No real issues in general.