Hey Folks
Does anyone out there kite with contact lenses in?
Having never used them before, i am trialing some for general wear at the moment.
I was told that loads of people wear them surfing, which at a quick consideration should have have a similar or higher dunk rate to my style of riding :)
Interested to hear your experiences
Cheers
Huey
Hi I have been using contact lenses for many years now most of the time they stay in just a couple of times i have lost one in the surf . Never lost one in the bay My eve sight is not to bad so i dont have to come in if i loose one not like a mate of mine. Tip buy the one uses ones they last for 6+ goes.
good luck but it does take time to get used to puting the lenses in .took me a long time to get the hang of puting them into my eve.
I kite with contacts and don’t have many dramas, but do lose a lens once in a while. The wind tends to dry the eyes out (which is bad for contacts), and wearing sunnies seems to help keep the wind off the eyeballs. You may also want to keep some saline solution nearby in case your eyes get dry.
Important tip to maintain a long lasting relationship with your contacts: Close eyes prior to face impacting the water. 
(Sounds obvious, but it aint always that easy!) I had a nice face-plant not so long ago, where I lost one of the lenses from my sunnies, as well as the contact lens in the same eye. Talk about ‘dazed and confused’! 
I have been using contacts for years. I dont have any problem. Like most people I lose the odd one, but it is rare. Most times its a unexpected splash in the face that does it.
I find them a bit uncomfortable if Ive had them in all day, but its better than not seeing.
Prior to getting laser eye surgery I kited for years only losing a few here and there. However if you're kiting in even slighty dodgy water then you need to be extremely careful of infection, so rinse your lenses and eyes thoroughly afterwards. A corneal infection can lead to near blindness within 24 hours of onset so don't stuff around.
Great info. I am now going to give them a go - never used contacts but always wondered if they'd be OK on the water.
Hi
This morning i was looking at renewing my contact prescription for the same thing. I have surfed / swam / and kitesurfed with my contacts. The optometrists don't recommend them for swimming. What i normally do when i wear them in the water, i make sure they may not be the brand newy's out of the box, but the ones that are nearly needing to be thrown out. This means if you loose one, it was going to be chucked any way.
I googled this site this morning, and wondered if anyone had bought any. This googles look very similar to Seabreeze glasses and may be a better alternative to contact wearing kiters than the Seabreeze glasses. They look good, but if anyone has tried them let us know:
barzoptics.com/new/
KR
Thanks all for your advice.
Looks like it will be the go.
That is once i get used to sticking my big clumsy fingers into my eyeballs putting them in and out:)
Huey
I use prescription sunnies. It takes away the risk of losing contacts and the sunnies work pretty well. I ordered from Seaspecs. You can order prescription sunnies through their website and shipping takes about a week.
I have been kiting with contacts for 4 years, lost about 3 contacts, but at 1$ a contact lens who cares.
Get your contacts online to save a tone of cash, and get dailys if your worried about loosing them.
I have swam underwater with my eyes open a few times without them coming out. Very rare to loose a contact when kitinghttps://www.clearlycontacts.com.au/contact-lenses/1-Day-Acuvue/prod91505.html
I found using monthly (contacts you leave in for a whole month and can breath) are allot better as your eyes don't get oxygen deprived and go all red at the end of the day
