Trek (hey when are you morphing to Mondonico?), I understand your concern. For what it's worth, a friend of mine had LASIK recently and she's 58, so age is not necessarily a limiting factor.

My near vision is starting to go south, too - right on schedule, I turn 45 this year

snapdragen had posted this link some time ago, these look really nifty - vinyl lenses you can stick on to your sunglasses.
http://www.neoptx.com/

- Jo.