Perscription scuba mask

[amalthia]

Has anyone on my flist bought a scuba mask recently that required prescription lens? If so any advice? Has anyone had experience with the pre-made lenses that they insert into the frame? 10 years ago they were gluing the lens on the inside of the mask and I don't remember having any troubles seeing out of the mask.

I can't seem to find any good reviews on the pros and cons of either method. The scuba diving shop also said they can't correct for astigmatism.

Every year I'm tempted to get the lasik surgery. It would save time and money in the long run.

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[amalthia]

Thanks for the advice, sadly my prescription is for my spheres -4 on both eyes. I decided to go for the option where they ground the lens to fit my prescription instead of using the lens out of the box. I didn't know optometrist could give prescriptions for other types of frames. :)

[waketosleep]

There are three columns of numbers on your prescription, labelled Sph, Cyl and Axis (or sometimes the actual words). It's the numbers under Cyl that concern your astigmatism, so if the -4.00 isn't that number then you still have that option. A Cyl as high as -4 doesn't leave you with many options, though. However, that would be an unusually high Cyl so yeah, double check your prescription. Glad you were able to find a lens style that worked, though.

[amalthia]

Thanks for the explanation. :) I wasn't sure what each column meant.