Semi-OT: The little things make me so happy.

Sounds like you finally found an eye doc who really wants his clients to see.

I have a great guy here. Bifocal contacts AND bifocal glasses. I need the glasses (upper section) for the computer and the bifocal section (lower) for embroidery. He understood what I wanted when I took a piece I was working on in with me and told him that it was 28 count and for me that was big. He thought it was quite small. We spent time finding the correct focal length and now I have no choice but to use good posture when I stitch because if I don't I can't see what I am working on.

Alice

Luckily my ophthalmologist is a friend whose wife is a stitcher. He also is a motorcyclist, so when I talk to him about needing different strengths for stitching or computing, or how to make sure I don't have problems with my contacts when I'm riding, he really does 'get it'.

MargW

I had a full-face helmet because I couldn't stand the bugs.

You bet - full face helmets are the only way to go. I still find, however, that on very long rides (say, when we do a 500 mile day)the wind that does get under the helmet tends to dry out my eyes. So I usually wear sunglasses under the full-face. I have a Shoei Synchrotec with the flip up chin-piece which I love.