Is it good to swim with contact lenses?

With the arrival of summer, we start planning our long-awaited and desired vacations throughout the year. Sometimes they are just a few weeks, a few days, or even a weekend getaway. The important thing at this time of the year is to disconnect and enjoy the good weather due to the high temperatures. However, just as we check the condition of the vehicle to ensure safety during the trip, it is advisable to check the visual health. In addition to eye examinations, contact lens wearers should be extremely cautious when using contact lenses at the swimming pool or at the beach. Precisely, chlorine from swimming pools can induce eye irritation or stinging in patients who wear contact lenses or even in those who do not wear them. In order to prevent possible complications in the eyes caused by the water of swimming pools or the sea, from InterOptics in Alfaz del Pi we provide tips for swimming with contact lenses safely.

What are the alternatives to swimming if you wear contact lenses?

Hygiene when fitting contact lenses is very important, which is why even greater precautions are necessary during the summer season. At no time should contact lenses come into contact with chlorine in swimming pools or sea water because it can cause visual discomfort. If you wish to swim or bathe with contact lenses, it is recommended to use swimming goggles or diving masks, which will prevent water from coming into contact with the ocular surface. Specifically, when bathing and swimming in pools or in the sea with swimming goggles or masks, daily disposable contact lenses are recommended. Daily disposable contact lenses are maintenance-free to prevent eye complications after enjoying swimming pools or the sea during the summer. In such situations, it is sufficient to rinse the eyes with saline solution after the bath or swimming session.

In addition to the above tips, there are different alternatives to enjoy sea sports such as swimming or diving more comfortably without the need for contact lenses. Thus, for example, swimming goggles can be graduated to enjoy this wonderful sport in nature with maximum visual quality. In addition to being graduated, swimming goggles also have a built-in ultraviolet filter to protect the vision from such harmful radiation and a polarized filter. However, in addition to swimming goggles, diving masks can also be graduated in order to avoid the use of contact lenses during the activity. From your InterOptics optometry center in Alfaz del Pi we graduate sports goggles for swimming and diving masks in order to improve visual quality.

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