bad eyesight is a bummer. I'm used to my glasses but when surgery is nearly 100% proven to be effective esp for stuff like astigmatism, I'll spend the money. If you buy new specs once per year it's around £200 a year, plus contact lenses can push this up a lot even if you only wear them for sport. The bill over 10 years is probably worth the surgery bill. Mind you as you get >40/50 I think eyesight goes crap anyway in many cases, so it might not make much difference :-( I'd better get on with it.