In the 1990’s, NBA champion Horace Grant wore goggles because he was legally blind. However, after getting corrective eye surgery, he continued to wear them for another, heroic reason. Horace said:
“After a few years I got Lasik surgery, but I kept wearing them without the perscription [sic] lenses because I had grandparents and parents come up to me and thank me for wearing them. Their kids and grandkids would get made fun of by wearing protective eyewear playing sports, so I kept wearing them to help make it cool to wear goggles for the kids.”