I'm 35yrs old and received Lasik surgery 2 years ago (had a -2.75 prescription with a very small astigmatism). One of the main reasons I did the surgery was because I'm an avid tennis player and skier, and I wanted to not have to wear contacts when I engaged in my favorite sports.
The surgery went well with no complications. Two years later, the vision in my left eye is 20/20, but my right eye is around -0.5.
This doesn't really bother me during my day-to-day (and I passed my drivers license vision test fine), but I do notice a slight difficulty seeing the ball when I play tennis, especially at night. In general, when I'm driving at night, I can notice a bit of strain.
I talked about this with my eye surgeon last year at my 1-year check-up. He said that if it was really bothering me, I could go in for a free touch-up, but he warned me that it's unknown if a second surgery would fix the issue at such a low diopter. He said that there was a 25% chance it would get better, a 50% chance that it would be more or less the same, and a 25% chance it would be worse. After I was hemming and hawing, he offered to extend my free touch-up period for another year and see how I felt then.
Well, my second check-up is a month away and I don't think I'll get another extension for a touch-up. It's still irking me that my vision isn't perfect and I do sense it when I play tennis or am driving at night.
How accurate were my surgeon's likelihood of improvement predictions? He said doing a follow-up surgery was up to me, but if it was his son, he would say don't do anything given the risks. I'm kind of torn and am unsure if he's maybe saying that to avoid having to do a follow-up surgery...but he is a well-regarded surgeon and I don't want to be so cynical as to think he's trying to save a buck here.
Does anyone have some more concrete advice on what I should do? Or is there a link to some literature that discusses the likelihood of improvement in my case? Thanks so much for any help!