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.
Dr. Pulaski offered to replace his eyes with ones that wouldn’t give him a migraine, but he turned them down, because their capabilities weren’t as superhumanly good as his visor, back in TNG’s S2.
Hmm… The time I remember is from Star Trek Insurrection, and he didn’t want his organic eyes because it would come at the cost of the locals they chose to protect.
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.
Dr. Pulaski offered to replace his eyes with ones that wouldn’t give him a migraine, but he turned them down, because their capabilities weren’t as superhumanly good as his visor, back in TNG’s S2.
He had that conversation with Riker after Q gave him Q powers and it kind of got to his head
Hmm… The time I remember is from Star Trek Insurrection, and he didn’t want his organic eyes because it would come at the cost of the locals they chose to protect.