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>I ride mountain bikes, dirt bikes, and do lots of building

This is the main reason why I'm sceptical of laser eye surgery and contact lenses - even if you have 20/20 eyesight, there are a lot of circumstances where you should be wearing protective eyewear anyway. Laser eye surgery makes your eyes more vulnerable to damage and doesn't obviate the need for protection from dust, debris, caustic substances and UV radiation.

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I religiously wear eye protection. Sticks can make their way around glasses / goggles. The flap created during lasik doesn't need an object in the eye to dislodge though, a blow to the head will do it in the right circumstance. Lasik makes your eyes more vulnerable to damage, PRK does not. This is why police/military/sports require PRK for corrective surgery, rather than lasik.

I presume he means to be able to make it easier to use eye protection (as one does not need glasses), not to avoid wearing eye protection.

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