bukys@rochester.UUCP (Liudvikas Bukys) (11/11/83)
Well, if you must experiment on yourself, do it cautiously. My experience was this: I once played a little water polo in a chlorinated pool. No open eyes under water, just splashed water in face. One (regular soft) contact folded up and out onto my eyelid. So I retired to the locker room to put both into a case. *The other contact was very reluctant to slide around or come off.* Flushing with saline helped get it off. I presume that it was some kind of saline imbalance that caused this. But you won't find me wearing contacts in swimming pools any more. Liudvikas Bukys rochester!bukys (uucp) via seismo or allegra bukys@rochester (arpa)
walsh@ihuxi.UUCP (B. Walsh) (11/11/83)
I have soft (regular) contacts (actually now I only need to wear one!) and the instructions that came with them state that swimming with them in will cause them to adhere STRONGLY to the eye, making removal difficult and risky. Risky because they can tear easily and forcing them out can lead to rips. I guess if you wait long enough, they'll loosen up, or flooding with saline solution might help (messy, though). All in all, the instructions advised against swimming with them in. B. Walsh