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Diving Eye Doctors

Eye Doctors don't mince words about bogus vision products, and they don't risk their good reputations by endorsing products they don't believe in. Once you personally experience our revolution in underwater vision, we think you'll share the enthusiasm of these diving eye doctors. This really is a BIG deal in the evolution of scuba technology.

"I wore the MEGA Mask for the entire 17 dives and would not return to my old mask unless forced to do so. It was one of those rare experience that a product lived up to the advertising claims and exceeded them. Being nearsighted topside was a little bit of a hassle, but having been nearsighted my whole life, it was not a big deal."

Steve Dingeldein, M.D. (Ophthalmologist)
First experience on 17 dives, and loving it.
One year later, 30 more dives, and still loving it.

"Actually, at first I was not impressed. But I also had my flat bifocal mask
with a -4.00 correction and a +2.00 add. I exchanged them underwater at about 45 ft. and the difference was obvious. It is the same difference as a camera with a 50 mm and another with a 20 mm lens. It is a "wide angle" mask, and wonderful to see things as they truly are."

Antonio Palumbo, M.D., Pinerolo, Italy
Advising Ophthalmologist for DAN-Europe

Mark Freedman M.D. (Ophthalmologiest) AND PADI Divemaster, drysuit lake diving in Lake Michigan
Ernest Wilbur, O.D., diving in Cozumel
John C. Ervin, M.D., Ophthalmologist and an avid diver with 20/20 vision, who needed to wear disposable contact lenses to use the MEGA dive mask, read his post-dive evaluation, or evaluations by two diving Optometrists,
Leonard Silverman, O.D., diving in the Bahamas
Derin J. Van Loon, O.D., lake diving in near-freezing water, in Minnesota, in Winter
Dr. Greg Kane, (Optometrist) and HydroOptix DEC-Pro, diving in the Cayman Islands

"Die-hard 'serious divers' like us are now hooked on the HydroOptix mask... so much so that we don't hesitate a minute to use it all the time. Cold dives, warm dives, rain or shine, shallow or deep dives!! My personal record is 266 feet with the mask on a two hour + wreck dive in Lake Ontario.

This week we dove The River... I can hear you all saying, 'Again'... We're working on finding a more 'exotic' location for your viewing pleasure, but for now, you'll have to put up with more greeeen, dark, cold water. Ok? The larger fish were nowhere to be seen and the water is getting colder. It's down to 47 F. The water level was low, the current quite strong and the visibility wasn't great. All this didn't bother us one bit. Can you guess why???... Becawwwwzz... we were wearing our HydroOptix Masks."

Gabriel Assaf, Optician, Contact Lens Diver, Tech - Wreck Diver,
St-Laurent, Quebec, Canada -- http://gabrielassaf.com

Videographer of "Tuesday's Dive" on YouTube

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"I recently returned from a diving vacation in Grand Cayman. I was uniquely interested in the concept, having worked in ophthalmology for 12 years. My optics training prepared me for the mechanics and theory of using a convex dive mask, but nothing could prepare me for the underwater effect. One of my biggest frustrations diving was the limited field of view - constantly having to turn one's neck and/or entire body to spot your fellow divers and various obstacles. That frustration is a thing of the past. All of the claims and reports about this mask were completely accurate. Not only can one see so much more - but the size disparity and depth perception problems all but disappear. I don't think I could go back to a flat mask. This has been yet another excuse for me to avoid lasik surgery - with my naked eyes (normally quite myopic) I'm perfectly suited for underwater adventure.

I've also always had problems with mask fogging. No degree of scrubbing, scouring, treating, spraying or rinsing has ever given me good results - the HydroOptix anti-fog system is nothing short of miraculous. I didn't find the coverlens/stow-plate to be convenient, but did very well with the monocle, which was very easy to stow in a pocket. For the extended times one needs to see clearly on the surface/dive boat, prescription sunglasses fit the bill.

Here's a photo of me in Sting Ray City:
All of the divers had a wonderful time at Sting Ray City, but I noticed that I could always see the Sting Rays coming before anyone else - quite an advantage - quite a mask!"

Gavin Thorsrud, Ophthalmic Technologist, Anoka, MN

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