Bad eyesight and waterparks

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Raginglikeacrazywoman12 · 06/08/2024 21:01

I am planning on booking a holiday where there’s a water park as my children would love it. My issue is I have terrible eye sight-I will be looking after both my children alone but need to really keep a close eye on (no pun intended) my youngest as he is autistic. I cannot safely do this without my glasses. Any suggestions from personal experience would be greatly received.

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SaltAndVinegar2 · 07/08/2024 21:11

SugarandSpiceandAllThingsNaice · 07/08/2024 20:23

It is all fresh water. I have showered in my lenses but I shower before bed, so they come out and go in the bin within a hour or so of showering.

But again, the risk of AK is 1-2 in 1,000,000 for contact wearers and complete sight loss means ignoring symptoms for weeks before seeking medical attention.

As random comparisons,
-the lifetime risk of being struck by lighting is 1 in 15,300
-the lifetime risk of death by drowning is 1 in 1,302

Yes you are more likely to be struck by lightening or drown than you are to get AK from swimming with contact lenses in.

So I don’t quite know why we can’t be trusted to decide to wear contacts while swimming and mitigate the already tiny risks by extra hygiene steps and/or by wearing swim goggles.

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That's an interesting statistic. Personally I know one person who's had AK. I don't know anyone who's been struck by lightning. I do know of several who dies by drowning. I wonder how many posters know someone who was struck by lightning?

Trainstrike · 07/08/2024 21:22

I've worn monthly contacts in the water for 20 years (not continuously I should add). I'm a terrible swimmer though so never go underwater. I don't remember my optician ever being particularly hot on warning me of the dangers so genuinely didn't know it was that bad.

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