TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name

Librarian in deleted scene from Insurrection (2375):

Migleemo (2380):

Kovich (3189), although his were apparently explained as a fashion accessory, not vision correction:

Source: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Glasses

They might just think he's into vintage fashion and had his eyes altered so he didn't have to damage the antique glasses by replacing the original lenses. It's not like sick bay couldn't put his vision right in a few seconds if he wanted to take the glasses off again.

Just tell them you're allergic to Retinax V, like James T. Kirk.

I could imagine there being people who would prefer to not have unnecessary alterations, sort of like there's a risk with laser surgery on the eyes, it could be a thing of "the safest thing is to just wear glasses and if it gets worse, come back and we'll look at other options."

I would like to see standardized glass containers. Pay a deposit for them, keep and use them for as long as you like, bring them back in good condition to any participating restaurants to get your deposit back.

probably still plastic, but highly biodgradable, plus they can easily recycle them using replicators. since most of the microplastic that we absorb, comes from water, containers. trek wouldnt have that problem since it will the replicators recycling it back to ship resources. since when your done eating with utensils, they always put it in the replicators to be recycled.

Not if the episode plot hinges on them staying

instantly loses 30% of mass

No. Transporter Chefs tend to be obsessed with filter performance and TTL (Time To Live). They keep turning off all of the "unneeded" filters. If a filter hasn't caught an issue in the last 100 transfers, it is removed (not commented out, they use "git" to catch those issues.) Eventually issues happen, but that is why they have defense in depth and so many red shirts.

Microplastics can pass through the umbilical cord. They're getting through the transporter filter.

Yes, odds are almost all of it isn't plastics. Everybody (capable of reading the paper) knows it, it wasn't hidden. Still people keep repeating it as a fact, with absolute certainty.

Geordi had the option to fix his eyes completely but chose to keep the visor because it was better (like he could view different wavelengths and filter stuff and such). I can't remember if he had that conversion with Q or a starfleet doctor (or both?), but I'm certain it did come up at some point.

Edit: seems everyone who replied is right, plus other instances of advanced alien cultures offering the same thing. He could have just had a recording of his response ready.

What if you are allergic to retinox5?

(giggle is nerdom)

I mean, O’Brien is my favorite character in Trek but he ain’t exactly slim and trim…

For once, I'm really interested in the add. I already tried to dodge drinking from plastic bottles by getting a metal one. Except there's always a plastic cap, I hate that so much.

Is this a series about him? I want to read about 21st century stowaway