- Considered the auto tinting ones but gave them a miss for the above reasons.
- Considered lasik but gave it a miss due to the above reason, the fact that it is not accepted at all in certain countries, and most of all because even a 1% risk of messing my eyes up and ending my flying career before it began was just not an option.
I could never go back after trying the latest-generation leave-in-overnight contacts. Not only do you avoid the hassle of having to carry cleaning gear etc. around, but they also dont make the eyes feel tired at the end of a long day like the old regular soft contacts did.