Prescription swimming goggles for child

Fen1

To stop goggles misting up: immediately before going to the pool, get some liquid/foam soap and clean the inside of the lenses. Rinse THOROUGHLY. Put on the goggles, no more misting.
This can be done in the washbasin of the loos. Alternatively, take a little bottle of liquid soap and a bottle of drinking water in your change-bag.
This tip also works for snorkeling goggles.

bouicca21

It never occurred to me to get prescription goggles. I can't read some of the signs, I can see the clock but not read it, but I can still manage. And of course the prescription will keep changing until his eyesight settles down, which if he's only 7 is going to be long time coming. What does he think about the need for prescription goggles?

chanie

My DS is also 7 and his prescription is +7.00. Up until a year ago, he wore his glasses for swimming, but that was his choice and he refused the prescription goggles.

We bought his goggles from Costco and were just under £30. Obviously, more expensive than regular goggles, but I'm paranoid about his vision!!!! I don't think you can legally buy children's prescription glasses online, so I assume the same would apply to goggles. My local opticians didn't sell them but they said they could order them in, so it's worth asking your opticians.

Another tip - asda opticians sell prescription sunglasses for £15.

GlasweJen

bouicca21 wrote: »

It never occurred to me to get prescription goggles. I can't read some of the signs, I can see the clock but not read it, but I can still manage. And of course the prescription will keep changing until his eyesight settles down, which if he's only 7 is going to be long time coming. What does he think about the need for prescription goggles?

After you've bought the first pair you can swap the eye pieces over with a new one so if he goes up or down in prescription they can be changed for £4 or £5. It's also good as if he grows but doesn't need new lenses you can get the next size up head strap and use the old lenses as long as they still cover the eyes well.

GwylimT

chanie wrote: »

My DS is also 7 and his prescription is +7.00. Up until a year ago, he wore his glasses for swimming, but that was his choice and he refused the prescription goggles.

We bought his goggles from Costco and were just under £30. Obviously, more expensive than regular goggles, but I'm paranoid about his vision!!!! I don't think you can legally buy children's prescription glasses online, so I assume the same would apply to goggles. My local opticians didn't sell them but they said they could order them in, so it's worth asking your opticians.

Another tip - asda opticians sell prescription sunglasses for £15.

Of course you can buy them, you simply simply supply your prescription as you would for an adult.

teddysmum

chanie wrote: »

Another tip - asda opticians sell prescription sunglasses for £15.

That's interesting. I am light sensitive in that bright light makes me feel nauseous, but I've avoided the tinted lenses as I thought they cost the same price as clear glass (I did have one pair of tinted and one clear from Specsavers, years ago), but have purpose for only a couple of months.




PS : I just checked their website and a 'prescription sunglasses ' search brings up @no products were found.'

chanie

gwylimT I'm happy to be corrected if I'm wrong but I've read on a couple of sites that under UK law, prescription glasses can't be dispensed online for under 16s.

Teddysmum my local Asda has a rack of them in store. I only noticed as I was walking by. I've bought them for DS for about 3 years now - most recently about a month ago.