I used to be very nearsighted, and had LASIK back in 2003 or so. Now I'm back to wearing glasses while indoors. I've found that my polarized sunglasses are OK for the displays in the cockpit, in that they aren't cross polarized. However, my vision at that distance is just barely adequate to read the display comfortably. The tiny amount of disruption from the cheapie plastic lenses is just enough that I don't use them.
I have some A-O aviators that I bought with non-polarized glass lenses. They work fine, but they're too heavy. After wearing Coke bottles for years, I got spoiled quickly not needing half a pound of glass on my face. I switched to plastic, and they're just OK but not great. And now they're scratched, so I've been flying with just my non-tinted prescription glasses and a hat. My to-do list for this year includes buying a pair of prescription glasses with non-polarized lenses, possibly gradient.
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