Hey LF I have both, contacts and glasses. The only bummer with glasses for ME is rain and Binoculars. I have to take the glasses off to look thru the binos, more of a hassle. Sometimes when I staring for a long time my contacts get dry and about fall out of my head, so i carry a small bottle of eye juice! I have been thinking about the surgery, maybe this summer. Both my neighbors had it the same week and each only missed one day of work. I guess it is pretty routine. Still freaks me out, if something went wrong. Not good!