How do we remove the anti-fog film from our prescription swim goggle lenses? It’s a lot easier than you might think. We’ll outline the steps below, and include a short (apologies for the quality) video on how we do it.
Removing Anti-Fog film from V2- Prescription Swim Goggles
Remove lenses from Seal/Strap
Detach the nose bridge, and remove the lens completely from the seal/strap combo. While not necessary, it does make it a lot easier to handle the lens by itself.
Add a little isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol to each lens
You can also use a little dish detergent and water instead, but it requires a little more work.
Scrape out the film
Using your finger or a Q-tip, remove the film from the inside of the lens. If you think you are scratching the lens, you’re not! They are made from polycarbonate and are extremely tough. What you are ‘scratching’ is the soft anti-fog film.
Remove Residue
Using another Q-tip or micro-fiber cloth, remove all traces of the now goopy film.
Rinse with clean water
Run the lenses under the tap, or use a generous amount of distilled water on the inside of the lens. Then shake them out, and dry with your Q-tip or cloth.
It’s that time of year again, when we get sandwiched between Canada Day and Independence Day long weekends. For shipping this is always a nightmare, as it delays delivery by almost a full week. Don’t worry, your goggles are on the way! We will do our best to speed up all orders over this coming week.
Have a nice weekend, and enjoy the deserved time off.
A few years ago, I had a call from a gentleman that wanted to know if the Aquagoggle V2- prescription swim goggles would stand up to having a few holes drilled into the lens. To date, that has been the oddest question I have ever received about the goggles. However, this man had a very good reason for asking. He is a farmer and unfortunately suffers from dry eye. Driving his combine during the harvest was unbearable. So his idea was to seal his eyes away from the worst of the dust/grit etc with our goggles. Just adding a few holes for a little ventilation.
Well, he did it and reported back that it worked beautifully. I only wish I had asked him for a picture of him on his combine wearing swim goggles!
2) Sailing to Antarctica (and capturing it on Film)
Back in 2016, I was contacted by a man that wanted to know if our prescription swim goggles would hold up in very cold weather and possibly severe weather. My thoughts went to someone doing an early in the year triathlon (triathletes are crazy and awesome). But no, Sylvestre Campe was doing something that to me was even crazier and audacious. He and his crew were sailing to Antarctica to film a series about the adventure. Wow.
I told Sylvestre that I knew of no reason why the goggles wouldn’t do the job, and he ordered a pair of our V2- prescription swim goggles to try. So off a package went to Brazil, and I didn’t hear from him for quite some time. And then, a few months later I received an update in an email from Sylvestre.
“We are back from the most amazing sailing expedition, next one will be NW Passage. The goggles where amazing. We had a storm that was particularly bad as we were anchoring in the Antarctic…, we drifted and hit ground with 120km/h winds… Well, to make a long and exciting story short the goggles saved our Abel Tasman. No pair of glasses would have stayed on my face!!!!”
“This morning I went surfing with the goggles, amazing being able to see the wave, Cheers from steaming Rio, Sylvestre”
You can watch a promo of Campe and crew’s film here:
3) Prepping Dinner
Cutting onions during meal prep. I admit, when a customer responded in a review with this idea, I was mad I hadn’t thought of it before. I’ve been handling Aquagoggles for 17 years, and in all that time I’ve suffered through some meal preparations that a pair of our prescription swim goggles could have saved me from. My eyes burn and water like crazy when I dice onions. Why does something so delicious have to hurt you so? Well, now they don’t have to. I may look silly, but I can see what I’m doing and my eyes don’t burn now.
No more burning eyes!
4) Mowing the Lawn
Much like the irritation from dust and chaff, like the farmer, or burning eyes from cutting onions. Some people (like my wife) suffer terribly from an allergic reaction to grass. For my wife, it’s a nice excuse to leave mowing the lawn to me. For some though, they just push through the discomfort and get to it. A few customers are willing to look a little silly if it means they can save themselves from red & puffy eyes, and wear our prescription swim goggles while they mow the lawn. I think they’re also preparing for an excuse to jump in a pool after they’re done. At least that’s what I’d do.
5) Obstacle/Adventure Races
This was another use that made sense when we were made aware of it. Events like the Tough Mudder have a number of obstacles that include water, and of course mud. Wearing your regular eyeglasses could be either annoying and expensive if you wreck them.
Other events that include color bombs and tons of suds are also becoming popular. If you are so inclined to take on one of these events, then a pair of swim goggles might be a good gear option. Also, any Anti-Fog solution is a great idea.
Parental Permission to get Dirty… Priceless
We’ve also heard of them being used for surfing in San Diego, sailing in the UK, and one ultra marathoner even took a pair to the Marathon des Sables. If you’ve got an interesting story about how you’ve used your Aquagoggles, share it with us!
We can also help you choose what lenses might work best for you. Here’s the link.
When you need prescription glasses to get around in your everday life, the idea of jumping in water either blind or blurry can be very intimidating!
The good news is that choosing a quality pair of prescription swim goggles that come close to matching your glasses is now quick and easy.
Lenses
The goggles lenses are premade with spherical correction in differing strengths, also known as diopters. The strength increments by 0.5 at a time, so they are not as precise as your regular custom ground eyeglass lenses. However, for use in the pool, lake, or ocean they are perfectly fine. They are also available NOW and at a fraction of the price of a custom pair made at your local optician.
Most people needing glasses are myopic (negative diopter) and are the most commonly available. We carry them from -1.5 down to -7 in half increments, and then in full strengths down to -10.
Aquagoggles also carries Positive + lenses for those of you with hyperopia. Coming in full strengths only, from +2 to +6. An easy way to check if these lenses will help you is to check out some off the shelf reading glasses at the pharmacy.
v2 Minus Goggles Lens
Figuring Out Your Lens Strength
Commonly the most confusing and stress-inducing part of the process is figuring out what lenses will most closely match your current prescription. We can usually help you out if have difficulty with following the steps below, or you can contact your eye doctor.
First, get your most current prescription numbers. The important ones are for Sphere (Sph) and Cylinder (Cyl).
Sphere is the amount of correction needed to correct for the weakness in your diopter. Cylinder is the degree of astigmatism. Or, which does your eye more closely resemble? A Football or a Soccer ball?
Enter your numbers in the Lens calculator below, and always round down to determine which lens strength would be best for you. Ie, -4.875 would round down to -4.5
Enter the Sphere and Cylinder values from your prescription to determine
which diopter strength would best suit you. Be sure to select + or - for each and enter all four values.
*This measurement is only a suggestion. It is best to confirm your diopter strength with your optometrist.
Sphere
Cylinder
Diopter Strength
O.D. (right eye)
O.S. (left eye)
Choosing the right model
V2- Swim Goggles on vacation
Once you’ve determined your lens strength needs, it’s time to choose the goggles that are right for you. If your numbers came out negative -, then our V2- prescription swim goggles are the ones for you.
If they came out positive +, then our V2+ (Blue) goggles are best.
When trying on your goggles for the first time, take the time to adjust their fit first and foremost. Change the nosepiece as needed to fit your face, then adjust the strap for a snug fit.
Both styles as well as more info about our prescription swim goggles can be found here.
We’ve come a long way with our prescription swim goggles since 2001. We’ve made changes to the lenses, better attachment types for the seal and nose piece. We want a better fit so more people can see in the water.
We are always looking at ways to make them better, so let us know if you have any suggestions. Any questions that you may have, could possibly be found in our FAQ, or you can contact us via our form or at [email protected]
Back in 2014 we created a short video to demonstrate how to remove and replace the nosebridge for our Prescription Swim Goggles. It still remains one of the most asked questions when people contact us, so I’m bumping it up again so it can help others out.
Hi, I have enjoyed swimming for pleasure all my life. I started swimming more seriously two years ago as a means of staying fit after needing to rest a foot injury which was aggravated by playing tennis. One drawback of this change was that I have weak eyesight and wear multifocal glasses all the time. My current script being Rx R : +4.75 [1/975 x 100 ] Rx L +3.00 (I only have 10% vision in my left eye).
Swimming, therefore, had its challenges as I could not see my coach clearly nor watch the clock for splits during training when using regular goggles. I also wanted to complete in our local Ocean Racing Series, but my husband was rather concerned because I could not see the marker boys in the sea from a distance. At this point, we started researching for plus prescription goggles in South Africa. Sadly nothing was available locally.
During an Internet search, we came across the company Aquagoggles in Canada. Wow, this product has revolutionized my swimming experience. I ordered v2 +4.0 prescription swim goggles. They are fantastic. Great blue colour, do not fog, no problems with leaking and wonderful clarity. What a privilege to be able to see 6 meters down when swimming in the sea. This is a first for me!
I competed in the Zsports Ocean Series which is a sea swimming event in Port Elizabeth South Africa (this in the home of IronMan Africa) starting during October until mid-March consisting of 10 events. We swim a 1km course. I achieved 2nd place overall this year in the Ladies 50 – 59 age group. There are on average 77 female swimmers across the various age groups and I finished most races in the top 3rd of the event. I also completed in the 3 Beaches Challenge and our local River Mile swim.
I train with Aquabear Masters swimming squad twice a week swimming on average 2.6km per session.
My goggles have done some mileage over the past year. I can highly recommend these quality prescription goggles from personal experience. They are affordable and the service received was outstanding.
I wished I had known about them years ago! What a blessing to be able to see whilst swimming.
* Liz paid for the goggles that she used and reviewed here. We have since supplied her with a few pairs so she can continue her swimming with sight in case she loses them!
*Packages delivered by USPS now seem to be taking the standard 4-5 business days for regular (small packet air) mail.
It’s never fun when something beyond our control goes wrong. Currently, our packages to the US are taking about double the time estimated for delivery that USPS gives us (4-5 business days). We understand that this is incredibly frustrating. It’s one of the reasons we no longer charge for regular shipping.
If you opt for the upgraded expedited shipping, both tracking and customer feedback indicates that it is getting delivered in the expected timeframe still. (3-4 business days with tracking)
While we believe the issue will sort itself out (it’s happened before unfortunately), we wanted to let our customers know about possible issues up front.
Thanks for your patience, and if you have any questions please contact us at [email protected] .
A shared communal body of water is a beautiful thing. If you’re wondering how swimming affects your eyes and what you can do to protect them, you’re in the right place. Stinging, burning, redness, and dry eyes are all common afflictions of swimmers getting in and out of the pool– and what’s more, it’s not just chlorine that’s causing all the commotion. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s annual swimming account reports that the smell of chlorine is actually the buildup of chemicals in combination with sweat, urine, and fecal matter from swimmers’ bodies. This wonderful concoction that ails the eyes is actually a chemical called chloramine.
Before the Pool
If you find yourself questioning those pesky mandatory shower stalls at the pool side, don’t worry, you’re not alone. However, showering before swimming is one of the most effective and only ways to prevent perspiration, urine, fecal matter, and bacteria from entering the water.
Keep in mind, encouraging others to shower before swimming not only protects the wellbeing of other swimmers, but also your personal hygiene. Sweat, dirt, lotions, oils, and bodily fluids are just a few components of the collective bathtub you’re about to enter. Feces and urine go hand in hand with public pools, kind of like peanut butter and jelly but not delicious at all. So, make sure to take a shower with soap and water before entering the pool to reduce any bacterial residue in both skin and hair.
Wearing Protective Eyewear
Chemicals can cause reactions on the exterior and edges of your eyes resulting in redness, itchiness, and watery eyes. Exposure to harmful chemicals and bacteria washes away and disrupts the tear film, a thin multi-layer of water, proteins, and lipids on the surface of the eyes. When this occurs, the protective layer is no longer able to function. Rather than keep eyes moist and clean, chemicals cause water to evaporate from the tear film and in turn, the eyes become dry, uncomfortable, and most importantly, exposed. Sensitivity to chlorine can also cause chemical conjunctivitis, a toxic pinkeye that that results in inflamed and irritated eyes.
Well-equipped with a pair of swimming goggles can keep harmful pool chemicals out of your eyes as well as keep those tear films healthy and lubricated. Wearing protective eyewear such as goggles or sunglasses when exposed to these environments can also prevent infection. On the other hand, contact lenses are not a form of protective eye wear. Water is the perfect medium for bacteria to thrive so it’s best to avoid wearing contacts altogether when entering a pool, hot-tub, beach, ocean, or participating in any water- activity.
After the Pool
Infections such as conjunctivitis can arise if any bacteria transfer out of the pool and into your eye. Washing your face with eyes closed can help wash away any chemicals from your outer lids and lashes. Showering with soap and water washes away any bacteria and germs on your body.
People who swim competitively or often develop dry eye as their tear production diminishes resulting in blurry vision. Staying hydrated is important for keeping eyes comfortable in the hot sun so be mindful of your hydration levels. Artificial tears as well as any lubricating eye drops can also relieve irritated eyes before and after swimming.
Preparation is the Key to Success
There’s nothing better than hanging by the water on a hot summer day to cool down. There’s also nothing worse than waking up with pink-eye the next morning due to exposing your eyes to harmful bacteria. To minimize risk and exposure to toxic microorganisms, wearing protective eyewear such as swimming goggles can prevent any sight threatening contaminations. Contact lenses in the pool, ocean, hot-tub, lake, or any exposure to a water environment can also be hazardous. Spread awareness in your community and maximize your health and hygiene simply by wearing goggles and taking a shower before and after swimming.
Christin Lee is a yoga instructor, entrepreneur, and lifestyle blogger living in NYC with a passion for universal human rights. She currently writes for InsiderEnvy a site focused on travel, health, and eyecare.
Getting out of bed in the morning can sometimes be the cruelest thing in my world. Everything is telling me that I don’t really need to move, that if I just hit snooze I can have 15 more minutes of warm dark snuggling with my duvet. I wish I could say I never give in to that temptation, yet I do. For a little anyway. Then I swing my lower body out into the chill air to the floor, and the day starts.
When I was running more often, some of my best motivation came from other runners. Not people I was running with, but people I saw throughout my day. And the biggest motivation came not from the elite men and women, but those people that were obviously struggling to get into it. There they were early in the morning, or late at night, huffing and puffing step after step. Yet no sign of quitting. Those people humble me.
Swimming is a little different. Here I am the one struggling, and I wonder how much it shows. Everyone else seems to cut through the water so effortlessly. Young, old, men or women. So I get in and start hoping that on one of these many 25 yard laps I might catch a glimmer of what they know. I’m exhausted after fifteen minutes, and my shoulders are somehow on fire even though I’m submerged in water. But that cheerful 78 year old man in the lane beside me keeps smiling encouragement lap after lap, and he was here fifteen minutes before me. Is it ego that keeps me pushing? Maybe a little bit, but I know that this guy has been at this for life, and I’m happy to have him push me.
Back here at work, I hear all kinds of stories that keep me motivated. Some of you are legally blind, or have a disability. You don’t let that limit what you’ll do though. Learning to swim at 65, or 8 , when you can’t see without your glasses. That’s courage. So anything that Aquagoggles can do to ease your comfort in the water gives me a nice warm feeling. Something as simple as seeing the pool clock, let alone that endless black line at the bottom of the pool.
My motivation is most definitely my customers. I love hearing your stories, so keep sharing them!
