For once, I agree with Hamid.  (Okay, to be fair, it has happened before, too.  And even when I disagree with him, I still know that he's a smart guy and respect his opinion.)  A 1% risk of giving up my flying is more than I am willing to take.  Contacts serve me well.  I'll stick with them.

 

I have avoided Lasik because it's not 100% guaranteed and it is irreversible.  I do just fine with contact lenses and I take really good care of them.  (They do tend to dislodge at 4G and above, but since I haven't done that since I was a first lieutenant flight test engineer 25 years ago, it's not a problem.)  Reading glasses are a pain in the butt -- I am just starting to deal with them.  Lasik won't help.

 

Sure, I know a lot of pilots who have done Lasik with good results.  Good for them.  But it's not for me.

 

- Rob Wolf

 

p.s.  Greyhawk is right -- Laser sights are the way to go when you need reading glasses.  However, I am continually embarrassed when I wife shoots better without them than I do with them.  And I'm pretty good...  (Just another reason to keep the wife happy)