It is not true, but I carry one anyway. Contact lenses can dry out or a
foreign object can get stuck. If something like that happens, I will
take the lenses out, throw it away and wear the regular glasses. It
would be very difficult to attempt to wet the lens and put it back into
the eye while flying.



Emily wrote:
Someone told me a while ago that if you have a "must wear corrective
lenses" restriction on your medical and wear contacts, that you have to
carry a pair of regular glasses while flying. Is that true? And if so,
does anyone have a reference?