I'm not a good candidate for total correction with surgery. About 8 diopters in both eyes, with serious astigmatism. I'm well on track for needing bifocals by 40. I'm also not-quite-phobic about things near my eyes, so contacts are out.

I know several people who've had corrective eye surgery. They all seem pleased with the results. They also did a *lot* of research before getting surgery. They had much better vision to start with than I do. And they got the surgery in the prime window of 20-30.