I've known a lot about it since it first started appearing about a decade ago (when it cost $5000 total and the fuckup rate was like 5 out of 100, lol). Only because my eyesight is 20/300 or so (yea im serious)... i cant read the big "E" on top line of the doctor eye test without my contacts, hahah. They also said if I got caught driving without my contacts in I could possibly be put in jail... I couldnt tell if the lady was kidding or not but i dont think she was, loool....
Anyway, laser is getting cheaper because better methods than laser are coming out now. I'd wait a few years for these methods to become perfect. The current best bet is for them to cut the top of your cornea open and "slip" in a permanent contact-like disc that molds to your eye and eventually becomes part of it. People are receiving 20/15 and even 20/10 vision in some cases. I could never wear glasses cause i get annoyed at 'em so im paying a shit load for these contacts i got, but i would love to switch out of them and get my eyes done as well. I'm going to wait for 2-3 more years and see what's up with it though.