Question for the foureyes out there... sunglasses? lasik?

[tygab]

Hi all,

Thanks for the great responses. I really appreciate the links to the Rudy specs, these look like they could work well for me. I have to get my prescription from my eye doc but I think that shouldn't be too hard.

I am definitely very nervous about the laser surgery. I know several people who have had it and love it, most say they should have done it earlier and report no problems. But my worrying mind counters with what if you are the one person who has troubles? That is a big mental hurdle and truthfully I don't really mind wearing glasses.

I used to wear contacts years ago but my eyes always feel very dry in them. And there are the times where one falls out etc. I think the last time I can remember wearing them was to go snorkeling along a reef in Key West, and one got washed right out of my eye, which meant I not only didn't see fish, I didn't enjoy the experience as I was worried I wouldn't see the boat distance with my the other eye. Drifting out into the ocean did not sound like fun and offshore the currents were decent!

I will probably keep thinking about surgery though. The idea of seeing normally is very alluring, especially for something like scuba/swimming...

Edit: BTW I will add that I now see an eye doc, who listened to what I was saying about my vision, and I have two separate pairs of specs. One pair is for road driving (and riding) and movies, etc and just smooths out the distance depth perception. But I have another pair I wear at work which is for computer work, reading, close up things. I do not need bifocals - they are just different strengths of distance sighted. Kind of hard to explain but it works well for me. This after determining my prior prescription was too strong!