Prescription Dive Masks
2025-10-23T04:29:15.815Z
The Truth About Prescription Dive Masks (From Someone Who’s Been There)I’ve been diving for decades — both recreationally and commercially — and I spend around 150 hours a year underwater here in South Florida. I’m in my 60s now and have worn glasses since my 40s. Bottom line: if I can’t see clearly underwater, I’m wasting my time.I tried every “quick fix” out there — stick-on magnifiers, drop-in readers, you name it. All junk. They’d fall out halfway through a dive, and I’d spend more time adjusting my mask than catching lobster.Then I started calling around Fort Lauderdale looking for someone to build a real prescription mask. The quotes? $700–$800. For that price, I figured the mask should at least make me breakfast too.I finally bought a SeaVision Ultra 2200 from a place in St. Pete. Supposedly their “top of the line.” It leaked, fogged, and the prescription was bifocal — not what I expected. The only good thing that happened was losing it in the Atlantic. Seriously — best accident ever.The mask I actually loved was the Hollis M1 which I ended up losing on a beach dive 5 years ago. Fits perfect, never leaks, great visibility. I just wanted that mask with my prescription. Asked around Florida — every optician said, “Nope, can’t do that.”Then I found Prescription Dive Masks out in California. Watched a short video by a lady named Linda, who’s an optician with 30+ years of experience. She knew exactly what divers deal with. I called her, told her my story, and she said, “How soon do you want it?” Finally — someone who gets it.I ordered a brand-new Hollis M1, sent it with my latest eye exam, and four weeks later I had a perfect custom mask. No leaks. No gimmicks. Cost me under $300.First dive with it? I doubled my lobster catch. No exaggeration. When you can actually see what’s under the rock, you catch what’s under the rock.So here’s the truth:Forget the overpriced local quotes. Forget the stick-on readers.Call Linda and She’ll get you the right prescription in the mask you actually want — and she won’t rob you doing it.🦞 Clear vision. No leaks. No BS.