I am thinking of getting contacts, can I dive with them? I only need them to read and will need them to check settings on my camera underwater. I have lenses ordered for my mask but contacts would be much more convienient.
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I wear hard contacts (extreme astigmatism, Keratoconus OU), and utilize a mask with a nose purge. In case one pops out at depth --which happens frequently:nailbiter:, I can still retain it in the mask for recovery upon surfacing and still clear my mask at depth thru the nose purge valve without losing the lens.
No you can't dive with a pair of reading Rx contact lenses for your situation, as they will blur your distance vision...