Kevrumbo - I hear you on that one, keratoconus is my deal too. Lots of fun. I've only had a contact pop once while diving. My problem is that in humid climates they stick to the inside of my eyelids, in dry heat they pop out and they pop out any place in any weather if I blink while looking to the side without also turning my head (Likely a good justification to decline HGN if a police officer ever asks). I carry a second set of contacts in a BC pocket in case I have to jettison of floater out a flooded mask while diving. Motorcycling has been a bigger issue. Dust, pollen, humidity. I carry seven sets of glasses/goggles combinations of various tints and airtightness to use depending on light, particulates and humidity. I finally got that down to enough of a science that I was able to ride up to Anchorage a couple years ago without a single contact event.
I was riding through Montana on a dirt road last fall in a cloud of dust and my contatcs totally caked up. I stopped in a very small town for gas and a cold beer. The place was really dinky even under south central Montana standards - the gas pumps, post office, laundra-mat, video store and bar were all in the same room and were all tended by the bartender and a cashier. I asked for a small plastic glass of water and was rinsing the dust off my contacts at the table when the bartender came over and asked if I had keratoconus. Turned out that she has keratoconus too and also frequently rinses her contacts during stops while riding too. Anyway, I'm going to forward your link on to her. She was anxious for any information on medical options. The Coast Guard issued me a masters ticket even with the full disclosure of the medical history for keratoconus, so I guess they figure that correctable is correctable and that is good enough.
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