Some of us wear eyeglasses. I'm one of them. Been wearing them since I was nine.
Right now I wear a set of progressive lenses made of glass. I hate plastic lenses because they scratch easily...even the scratch resistant ones...which is very irritating. I've tried contact lenses and have never been able to get used to the feeling of having something foreign in my eye. I am very hesitant to try surgery because I am concerned that my eyes will change yet again after I've shelled out several thousand.
I recently became aware of what are now called SuperFocus eyeglasses. These are an interesting design where you are able to adjust the focus of the glasses by way of a slider mechanism built into the bridge between the lenses. The mechanical design dictates the shape of the lens (round) so there is basically one frame and one frame only. Sort of the John Lenon or Harry Potter look.
I am not sure if they would be for me, though. I am not sure that I would like to constantly be adjusting the focus of the lenses for various applications (reading, computer use, driving, etc.). There is supposed to be some advantage to being able to see everything clearly through all parts of the lens but I have to wonder if that is matched or out-weighed by the need to refocus them when you look at something else.
They aren't cheap...$600 to $750 for the frames and $80 to $180 for the lenses. They have a 30-day trial where you can send them back if you don't like them but I hate to do stuff like that.
Here is the promotional vid from their site:
Superfocus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR37C8j0eDU#)
Anyone know anyone with these things?