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Postby oldiebeginner » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:38 pm

Anyone else get really red eyes after surfing?

Anyone know a solution for it?

Fed up with the "demon" look when finished surfing...

Cheers OB
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Postby RJD » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:41 pm

goggles? :D
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Postby O_Danny_Boy » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:48 pm

i get it extra bad due to wearing lenses, dont think theres much you can do to avoid it
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Postby .Jen. » Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:26 pm

Optrex... the medicated one for conjunctivitis... works bloody wonders!!
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:59 pm

I get it really bad. Ive tried seaspecs but they're cr@p :roll:

I used to use Optrex and medicated eyewash stuff, but an optometrist told me this was a bad idea - after all, the eye is becoming bloodshot for a reason. So now I just put up with it, and try to avoid staring at the sun.

Which, incidentally, has affected my surfing... when Im sitting in the line-up, and a wave is coming, I always spin clockwise. It took me ages to work out why and its due to surfing (mostly, til now) in the southwest UK - so the sun is usually in front of me and to the left. So to avoid the sun, Im sitting slightly 'clockwise' (so the sun is on my back), and so turning right is slightly quicker.

I think this why Im better at lefts too... :? 8)
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Postby Real Pol » Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:19 pm

Is it not something to do with the urine reacting with the chlorine in the water that makes your eyes sting?
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Postby Silver Surfer » Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:33 am

YOU SHOULD HAVE GONE TO SPECSAVERS! (I'm sorry, I couldnt resist)

I get the exactly same, and I wear daily disposable lenses. I wouldnt surf using reusable lenses if you paid me as I'd catch some nasty eye infection.

Anyway, the redness goes away the same evening. Aparently, its a lack of oxygen getting to the surface of your eye that causes redness, coupled with irritation from salt water. Problem is you cant take your daily disposables out after surfing if you need to drive back!

I'd take them out as soon as possible afterwards and Optrex will help sooth them. Other than that several pints of Doombar seem to help too!!! :D :D :D

I just live with it! Sorry, I'm not helpfull here :?
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Postby Stone Fox » Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:02 am

Real Pol wrote:Is it not something to do with the urine reacting with the chlorine in the water that makes your eyes sting?


That's in swimming pools! But yeah, in pools, appparently what makes your eye's sting isn't the chlorine, it's Urea Dichloride or sommat... some bi-product of the reaction between piss and chlorine.
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Postby O_Danny_Boy » Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:58 am

Silver Surfer wrote:YOU SHOULD HAVE GONE TO SPECSAVERS! (I'm sorry, I couldnt resist)

I get the exactly same, and I wear daily disposable lenses. I wouldnt surf using reusable lenses if you paid me as I'd catch some nasty eye infection.

Anyway, the redness goes away the same evening. Aparently, its a lack of oxygen getting to the surface of your eye that causes redness, coupled with irritation from salt water. Problem is you cant take your daily disposables out after surfing if you need to drive back!

I'd take them out as soon as possible afterwards and Optrex will help sooth them. Other than that several pints of Doombar seem to help too!!! :D :D :D

I just live with it! Sorry, I'm not helpfull here :?


i wear my monthlys all the time and ive never had an infection

that being said i have lost a couple which at 30 quid a pair may not be the brightest idea
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Postby surfdaisy06 » Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:26 pm

Around my eyes get sore. I use vaseline
If you use it all over your face it shields it from the cold even though you'll look like a shiney tool. :lol:
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Postby tomcat360 » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:02 pm

drowningbitbybit wrote:.

Which, incidentally, has affected my surfing... when Im sitting in the line-up, and a wave is coming, I always spin clockwise. It took me ages to work out why and its due to surfing (mostly, til now) in the southwest UK - so the sun is usually in front of me and to the left. So to avoid the sun, Im sitting slightly 'clockwise' (so the sun is on my back), and so turning right is slightly quicker.

I think this why Im better at lefts too... :? 8)


And that's the same reason I face north when I'm surfing, so I spin counterclockwise. Always.
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Postby Real Pol » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:41 pm

Stone Fox wrote:
Real Pol wrote:Is it not something to do with the urine reacting with the chlorine in the water that makes your eyes sting?


That's in swimming pools! But yeah, in pools, appparently what makes your eye's sting isn't the chlorine, it's Urea Dichloride or sommat... some bi-product of the reaction between piss and chlorine.


Thank you for making that clear for me Stone Fox!

I looked a bit of a prat turning up at the local municipal with my board under my arm the other week!

:wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:

(all those winks are to make up for the lack of winks on my original post :wink: )
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Postby derbyshire surfer » Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:31 pm

Hi Sean,

I get it awful.....you beat me to it on the post actually! I struggle driving back. Don't you love it when you rub your eyes for the first time after a surf?!!! The pain! (will try the Optrex next time)! Nice one.
Tried looking for you on Saturday, I was in from 7.30am, so I reckon I got out as you got in? Great surf though! Got in again at 1(ish).
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Postby oldiebeginner » Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:38 pm

Thanks for the reply guys/gals...

Hey Surfdaisy, do you apply the vaseline before you go in? (leave it Cheezee...)

Hey Trev, I thought i'd find you no probs on sat, but there were loads out, next time we'll organise it better...lol.
Never went out back, too big for me. I'm still the white water king... :wink:


Oh yeah, four quid for parkin on Sat, what a rip off...

FOUR QUID...

do you hear me

four quid...

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Postby sian » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:30 am

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Solution for Red Eyes - Fried Eyes - Surfers' Devil Eye

Postby Surf4Life » Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:11 pm

I have had red eyes for years surfing but found out about Kurtis surf goggles this year from a friend of mine. Made by surfers. Was in Hawaii last week and saw more guys wearing them. Pretty killer and they work awesome. Go to kurtisusa.com - that's where I ordered mine.

Anyone have good recs on ear plugs?
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Postby Milo » Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:38 pm

RJD wrote:goggles? :D


Don`t laugh but surfing with swim goggles could be real strange, everything would be green or pink or red and so on. They come in coloured lens. 8)
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Postby Johno » Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:56 am

Vodka!!! Straight from the bottle i find that always works get you pissed quickly as well!!! he he :lol:
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Postby crepuscular » Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:39 pm

RJD wrote:goggles? :D


lol, surfing with goggles = NOT cool :lol:
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re: Goggles?

Postby HBSurferChad » Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:56 pm

Yeah swim goggles would be lame - tried them once and they fog like crazy. Wear Kurtis surf goggles now but they don't look like goggles. Look more like sunglasses tho - super flexible and have a leash system.
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