LAST EDITED ON 05-07-06 AT 06:37 PM (EST)LORD, I feel sorry for these women! Is there anything you people won't pick on? LOL Poor Christie--I like her glasses, I think they're quite chic actually.
As for "inconsistencies" with her vision problems--She probably wears contacts most of the time but wears her glasses occasionally too. Where have you people been? Are you unaware of the advances in corrective vision over the past thirty years? I switch back and forth between glasses and contacts all the time but not to "look smarter", usually because my eyes are tired or my allergies are acting up.
As for glasses turning dark outside, this rare and exotic technology has been available since the 1970s. Many people buy them in lieu of having prescription sunglasses made. One popular brand is Transitions Lenses. Check 'em out--and contact lenses, too. You don't know what you're missing!