Can you dive with poor eyesight?

People with poor eyesight should have no trouble scuba diving. Soft contact lenses, prescription masks, and stick-in bifocal lenses can correct a diver’s vision underwater.

Can you be a diver with glasses?

No you cannot do scuba diving with glasses. The design of eyeglasses means that the arms of the glasses that clip over your ears do not allow the plastic or silicon skirt of the dive mask to seal correctly over your face.

Can I be an underwater welder if I wear glasses?

Contributor. yes, you can wear normal contacts. if you are in need of magnification, there are little sticky lenses you can put in the bottom of your mask glass to make them kindof bifocals. you can get prescription masks made to suit you. or you can go for lasek like i did!

What qualifications do you need to be a scuba diver?

To enroll in a PADI Scuba Diver course (or Junior Scuba Diver course), you must be 10 years old or older. You need adequate swimming skills and need to be in good physical health. No prior experience with scuba diving is required, but you can try it first through the Discover Scuba® Diving program.

Can I wear contacts scuba diving?

Yes, you can wear contacts while diving, but there are a couple of things you should keep in mind. With contact lenses, you have to be more careful when it comes to flooding your mask. You can lose contact lenses fairly quickly when scuba diving. They’re only held in place by suction after all.

Do glasses work underwater?

Eyeglasses don’t work under water because the index of refraction of water is different than that of air. Different lens materials have different indexes of retraction. Polycarbonate lenses: 1.54-1.58, higher index plastics exist as well.

Can you scuba with contacts?

Scuba Diving With Contacts. Diving with contact lenses is considered safe, however, not all styles of contacts are recommended. Gas permeable lenses allow some air to pass through the lenses and are a bit larger than the hard lenses. They are also more flexible.

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How do I become a professional diver?

After recording 40 dives in your logbook (remember not to lose it, at least until you become an instructor), you will be qualified to do the PADI Divemaster course, which is the first professional level in recreational scuba diving.