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Swimming in Pools and Ocean

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In article <3CqdnR-LF5xlcZuiXTW…@comcast.com>,  "David" <davidbenjatgodotcom> wrote: > I’ve been swimming in a neighbors pool the last couple of weeks and after I > get out, my eyes seem a little funny.  I use Bion Tears and they feel a > little better, but the next morning they still feel funny.  I usually don’t > use goggles.  Should I?  I’ve always worried about the suction when I take > the goggles off.  Will the pool water or ocean water (going to the beach on > Monday) hurt my eyes — other than the stinging?  Should I get goggles? > IOP in trabed eye is still low, at 5.  Trab was done 5 Feb 2003. > Thanks for your help!

I swim every day & had the same question about goggles. There has to be some suction to make the seal, but according to Dr. Robert Ritch it is nothing to worry about.

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Hi David –I hope you get some answers here because I had a similar experience with a pool -eyes got so red and watery and I just had to leave=-it took some time to get the red out of them . I wonder is it the meds and sun or the chemicals in the pools ???  I definitely fear pools now -it was that bad of an experience !

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Hi All, I’ve been swimming in a neighbors pool the last couple of weeks and after I get out, my eyes seem a little funny.  I use Bion Tears and they feel a little better, but the next morning they still feel funny.  I usually don’t use goggles.  Should I?  I’ve always worried about the suction when I take the goggles off.  Will the pool water or ocean water (going to the beach on Monday) hurt my eyes — other than the stinging?  Should I get goggles? IOP in trabed eye is still low, at 5.  Trab was done 5 Feb 2003. Thanks for your help! David — ___________________________________ "What cannot be cured must be endured."                      Edmund Spenser  1552-1599

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Here’s some info from a recent interchange on the Wills bulletin board. You could go to Wills and put in "swimming" etc. in the search  area. (htttp://www.wills-glaucoma.org/ Dr. Rick Wilson advised patients with blebs "that are thin or greatly elevated to use     goggles when swimming. Clearly, swimming holes should be avoided." (Life After a Trab,     October 11, 2000     http://www.wills-glaucoma.org/supportgroup/chat10112000.html)     During another chat, he said: "The more contaminated the water, the greater the risk.     However, the risk depends entirely upon the appearance of the bleb. If the bleb is thin     and there are no vessels over it, there is real risk. If the bleb is thin and well vascularized,     then the risk from swimming is minimal."     In answer to a question about how long after a trabeculectomy it’s safe to resume     activities such as swimming, Dr. Elliot Werner said: "Swimming is a problem. I usually     advise waiting about six weeks and then wearing swimmers’ goggles." (Care After     Glaucoma Surgery, April 24, 2002.     http://www.wills-glaucoma.org/supportgroup/20020424.php) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -David wrote: > Hi All, > I’ve been swimming in a neighbors pool the last couple of weeks and after I > get out, my eyes seem a little funny.  I use Bion Tears and they feel a > little better, but the next morning they still feel funny.  I usually don’t > use goggles.  Should I?  I’ve always worried about the suction when I take > the goggles off.  Will the pool water or ocean water (going to the beach on > Monday) hurt my eyes — other than the stinging?  Should I get goggles? > IOP in trabed eye is still low, at 5.  Trab was done 5 Feb 2003. > Thanks for your help! > David > — > ___________________________________ > "What cannot be cured must be endured." >                      Edmund Spenser  1552-1599

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