[pct-l] Transitions lenses for thru-hike?

[RJ Lewis]

Here is one solution no one brought up at all.....extended wear contacts 
and polarized sunglasses such as I wear. I also have transition lenses, 
made down in AZ- they  make em darker down there for some reason, and I 
take those along in case my contacts don't agree with me for some 
reason. My sunglasses are made by Panama Jim or some such- you can get 
them at Costco for about 70 bucks, and they wrap around and work GREAT!! 
(and are polarized, etc....)That way you don't have to take out your 
contacts every night, and can just wear sunglasses when you need them, 
using your glasses as back up, just in case something were to happen to 
your contacts or your eyes were to need a "break" from the contacts. Of 
course you carry a spare pair of contacts- or whatever you need to take 
with. I use mini bottles for solution and toss the bigger bottle for 
refill into the 'bounce box", to refill the  mini bottles. Less weight, 
lighter pack. You can pick up mini dropper bottles from the  Backpacking 
Light site online for very little. ;-)
I'm scared to death of having surgery done on my eyes- I have enough 
medical problems to worry about without "elective" surgery. I'm 
farsighted with astigmatism also. Stick a piece of velcro to your eye 
glass case, and attach another to your strap somewhere, and no worries 
about glasses breaking so much- your case is right there for you, as are 
your glasses-whichever pair you choose to use. My sunglasses case have a 
clip you can attach just about anywhere- makes those handy!




Rachael Howard wrote:
> Thanks for the responses, everyone.
>
> While the Intacs implants seem like the best choice, they also happen
> to be about twice my equipment budget for this trip.  :P  I think I'll
> just look into picking up a pair of prescription sunglasses, and
> carrying a photocopy of my prescription with me in case they (or my
> regular glasses) break on the trail.
>
> Cheers,
> Rachael
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