UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Any one on here swim with there grafts ???

I do.
But not in ridiculously chlorinated and peed in pools, only at my local gym.
I also keep my head above water which reduces me to back, breast and doggy.

Yup, been swimming with my grafts since before the stitches came out, so for 20 years now and never had a problem. Only since going back to lenses do I wear a mask to stop water getting behind the lenses and potentially casuing an infection.

The mask I use is really good and first recomended on this site, Rift swim mask by Speedo designed for watersports £16.05. They have UV protection and anti-fog. I got mine mail order from the Swimshop in Luton.

HI

Do these goggles let any water in at all? I am wanting to buy some goggles for when go on holidays so can go in the pool without risking water getting in. I have been looking on the net and i found this site http://www.aquasphereswim.co.uk

Do you ever get any water in your goggles Gareth?

We had a member who was a professional diver; after his grafts he got back to work, but maybe his professional face mask was more robust than the average swimming pool swimmer might need.

Andrew

When I first got my goggles they did let a bit of water in but I could only feel it round my cheeks but none in my eyes but after some minor adjustment I found the best position and got the straps adjusted correctly I have found them fine for swimming and diving in at the deepend at my local pool.

I do know my local pool won't let you in wearing a professional diving mask like our Navy friend may wear except when you are in the scuba diving class they sometimes run.

I've always been advised by the ophthal's not to swim

The link i posted above looks like you can get prescription lenses in them too and look pretty water-tight. Loads to choose from.

More and more can have prescrition lenses but my wife has found that with normal astigmatism few go high enough for her prescription.

I've never tried prescrition lenses for goggles because glasses do nothing for me and even at work the prescrition safety goggles don't go as high as you can get for a glasses prescription.

That's why I went for a set which gave a good seal so both my eyes and contact lenses were protected from the water.

Taking goggles off can be tricky with out anything splashing in to your eyes, even a bead of water of a tear size can easily get in to eyes, and therefore messing up the whole exercise.