I know several people who have had the surgery and it was very successful. But, they had simple nearsightedness. I am nearsighted, with a pretty significant astigmatism in my left eye, and now, of course, i need reading glasses. I started wearing contacts at age 24 after getting glasses when I was 8 (which I didn't wear full time until my early twenties). At first, i had a lot of trouble with the soft lenses, but they have improved so much that I don't even know they are in. I wear the kind that last for 2 weeks and then i put a new pair in. I do take them out at night for sleeping. Also, I was not able to wear the toric lenses that correct the astigmatism, so the vision in my left eye is a bit less than 20/20, but i deal with it. I wear reading glasses over my contacts and I have a pair of bifocals for emergency,or at night if i am reading in bed. So, I don't think any surgery would help me! I also have absolutely no depth perception, which has precluded any career that involves mechanical ability, or any sport that requires eye hand coordination. In fact, it has affected my cycling in that I still cannot judge corners well, especially at high speed, so hence, I often am the slug descending, even though i can climb fairly well compared to the others I ride with. I just started using my drops last year and i still can't descend in the drops, not because I can't reach the brakes, but because everything looks and feels different and if I combine that with terrain that I am not sure about (hills with twisty descents), and speed, it totally scares me.
I wish there was a surgery for depth perception. I would love to be able to look at something and understand how it works, how something is put together, or how to fix something.