Can you swim in contact lenses?

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DELETE THIS PROFILE	you are going to swim in a pool of contact leanses? that would be weird lol. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

brett	Yep ive swam in mine for as long as ive had them. Actually i dont swim without them anymore because the water doesnt hurt your eyes when you open them underwater. It is kind of uncomfortable when you come out of the water because its like theyre glued to your eyeballs. But in a few hours they dry out and are back to normal. So yeah go for it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Becca	you can but you have to keep your eyes closed but i would personaly not wear them Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Sweety	if you open your eyes with contacts in, they may 'weld' to your eyes...it's not like a wetsuit...lol my suggestion, don't do it unless you want to go blind! ok, maybe that's not all true, but why would you want to open them anyway? do you have super power vision under water? are you going to have laser eyes to burn holes through fish for dinner? why? why...would you do this? just use some bait and a fishing pole. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

generally_speaking	Might be better not to, but one possibility is to take swimming goggles and your opthalmologist's advice before you plunge in. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

i'm here	You can, but i don't recommend it. If you do want to swim with them in though, you can wear goggles, but make sure that they stick to your face tight enough, or else they will fill with water. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

minisaucy	You are technically not supposed to swim with contacts. If some water were to get in your eye you could damage your contacts. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Girl With Kaleidescope Eyes	I swim with my contacts in, but I wouldn't reccomend too much splashing. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

lonely_dove04	take out your contacts! even though you can swim with them in, its not a good idea too,1)there are other impurities in the water and the chlorine level can still be too high and 2)they might come out accidentally and 3)u could lose them by rubbing the water out of your eyes even if you wear goggles Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Marlene	Yes, you can swim in them, but you have to keep your eyes partially closed. I would just remove mine. I remember in college that one of the girls was always losing a lense because the water would wash the lense out of her eye. You have to keep you eyes partially closed as you swim. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

cooll555	i am not sure Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

flyul11	No. But you can with goggles. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Chocolate	You can where them, but you better wear goggles or you will lose a contact. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

go_0621	no problem Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

kimmysauce	You can, and I do, however, you cannot open your eyes, which is difficult. If you do, you can lose a contact (I have) and that's not good. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Dare-Wreck	Yes, just not with chemicals, i heard some can kind of "melt" them, and discolour them... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

smgray99	Don't swim with contacts. The water may be clear and drinkable but it also has other things in it that are harmless if swallowed (stomach acid kills most things) but can be very dangerous on a contact lens - amoebas and fungus just to name two (look at the problem with Renu). Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

self made	preferably with goggles Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

childofdarkness	Yeah you can wear contact lenses while swimming just make sure that you don't open your eyes under water if you plan on putting your head under the water a lot you should probably consider wearing some goggles because wouldn't it suck if your contact fell out in the water, you would never find it. HAVE LOTS OF FUN and wear sun block. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

pizzaman	good question..i would assume you can Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

fatherf.lotski	You can buy prescription goggles these days. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

themisslita	I wouldn't go under water or don't open your eyes when you go under. Another thought is that, if you don't want to worry, you should take them out when you swim. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

~"B.Y.H."~	Contact Lenses Can I sleep in my Contact Lenses? Can I swim in my Contact Lenses? Aren’t all contact lens solutions the same? www.suburbaneyecare.com/contact_lenses... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

pr1ncezz	Technically you are not supposed; I have. It really isn't recommended because of chlorine/salt water effects on the contacts while in your eyes. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Aria	Depends on what lenses you have. Ask the doc and then if you have to, convert to water resistant lenses. Then revert back if you get irritated. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

*ME*:)	yes, but be careful. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

chelsea_briest2001	Yes, but you have to wear goggles!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Surfgirl2go	You need the natural saline balance in your eyes for contacts to stay in properly. I have swam in the ocean with the salt water with contacts and it was not a problem but pools, lakes and rivers with fresh water causes problems. Might be best to get some googles. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mks 7-15-02	Yes You Can . Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Patriot	They can float out, so you have to either wear goggles or keep your eyes closed. I don't like either option, so I usually swim contact-less. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

tripforyou	contacts are usually fine to swim in, but they can fall out and you will never find them again... I would take them out because you can't see all that well under water anyway... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No