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Home | Is it safe to open your eyes underwater? Is it safe to open your eyes underwater?
Opening your eyes underwater every now and then shouldn’t harm your eyes, but it’s not a good move to open your eyes underwater all the time. Harsh chemicals in pools and bacteria found in lakes, rivers, and ocean water can harm your healthy eyes. And if you’re a contact lens wearer, opening your eyes underwater can be even more hazardous. So, protect those cute little eyes of yours, wear goggles, and rinse your eyes with saline solution after swimming.
What you're risking when you don't wear protective eyewear underwater...
- Pink eye
- Red, itchy, dry eyes
- Photophobia (sensitivity to light)
- Blurred vision
How to open your eyes underwater...
- Quickly. Very quickly.
- Rinse your eye out with clean water after you swim!
- Drop in some soothing eye drops
- Do not open your eyes underwater with contacts in
It’s summertime, so jump in and have fun. Just protect those eyes of yours and open them underwater with caution.
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