Mooney....
I was just looking at medical issues before leaving your forum... I worked in eye surgery, (RN) and also had Lasik myself.(wave).
1. Do you have any discomfort with your contacts-even when they are new?
2. Do you live or are in a dry climate for any length of time?
3. Do you see halos at night now? (Car headlights?)
4. How bad is your vision now-must remember to ask good friend who sent me here to post originally, but if I remember correctly, no worse than 20/40
uncorrected?
5. How often do you use moisture drops?
6. Do you have allergies-do you use eye drops for allergies? Do you take medication for allergies? Most of them dry out your eyes already.
Dry eye is evident in more than 50% of people who have had surgery.
The more the cornea has to be reshaped the greater the chance.
Dry eye starts because when the layer of cornea is cut, the nerves become less sensitive-so when your eye normally says 'make tears, I am dry', the eye now does not feel the dryness yet cuz the nerve endings are no longer sensitive.
There are eye drops and meds, but if you have either sensitive eyes already, or live in a dry climate, (you already work in a dry cockpit...), the problem can be very painful continuously.
Restasis is not a cure-all!
Be very, very certain before you do Lasik. If the doc poo-hoo's your questions, RUN!! The other way....
Good luck.