Surfers Eye…what to do?

I didn’t start getting surfers eye, until I started surfing every day. So, I think there’s probably an obvious solution…don’t surf every day.

If you’re here, I’m assuming that’s not an option. When I looked on the internet, the only option was surgery, and for me, that’s a last resort. So I’ll share the things that helped me with surfer’s eye. Standard disclosure, I’m not a doctor. These are home remedies that worked for me, and that I’ve heard surf coaches (who have to be in the water every) say helped.

Surfer’s Eye Prevention

The first step, if you can, is sun protection when you’re in the water. There are surf hats with chin straps that work well, but I personally, use another method. Mentioning the other hats, since may way requires having longer hair. So for hats, I prefer a stiffer brim - for me it blocks the sun better on the sides of my eyes. So, I just put a half pony tail through the back, and then tie it together with the rest of the hair in a pony tail, so basically your hair is holding your hat on. This way isn’t totally foolproof - the had does sometimes come unbuckled, but I haven’t lost it. And when you go through the wash cycle, you gotta fix your hat before the next set dumps on you. So, it’s better for smaller days. You can duck dive and turtle roll with a hat on. Again, your hair is holding it in.

The other way, is sunnies. I wear sunnies in waves as big as I’m willing to sit out, so ~6’. I like knockarounds or blenders, with the blenders strap. Bascially you don’t want to spend a fortune because eventually the salt will ruin the lenses.

I’ve tried these things in 6’ Hawaiian waves, and these have gone over the falls, duck dived, turtle rolled, and most importnatly shreeded

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