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

[terpin]

I also have Rudy Projects and they are so great to wear when riding. I can slip in my prescription, or remove it if I choose to wear contacts. Very interchangable and very comfortable. And to top it off, they match my bike.

[bike4ever]

For those riding in traditional glasses, cycling glasses offer two forms of protection. One is they usually wrap tight around your face to prevent debris from getting into your eyes. They other advantage is not as obvious - they protect your eyes if/when you fall. I realized this back in April when I crashed and landed on my left cheek. Although I broke my helmet, what was impressive was the damage to my older Rudy Projects - divots in the lense (looked like someone took a router to my glasses). My frames bent quite well, and I took this as a chance to get new ones. I can't image what would have happened to my eye if I had been in my regular glasses.

[PinkBike]

i wore contacts for almost twenty years, but couldn't wear them when riding.

on my very first ever road bike group ride in 1997, halfway into the ride one contact fell out, i rode the last 20 miles with one contact in.

so after that i always wore glasses, transition lenses (photogreys), eventually bifocals.

three months ago i got PRK surgery (a form of LASIK), and it is outstanding!

i opted for the one eye for distance, the other for closeup, that's how my contacts were set up, and i've had ZERO problems!!!! should have done it a long time ago.

now when i ride in the day i wear tifosi sunglasses (a nice shade of magenta with a dark lens), and at night i wear some cheapo sports sunglasses with a really light lens.

i still do the same as mimitabby's DH, start to remove my glasses before i wash my face only to realize i don't have glasses anymore!! yoohoo!!!
and i can wear real sunglasses. yoohoo!!! gives me another chance to SHOP!! for new sunglasses!! yoohoo!