Hello sambadhillon and All, Never needed glasses.
At age 50 or so added a contact to one eye for improved close vision to read charts in a dark aircraft cockpit.
At age 65 or so distant vision was not 20/20 and had Lasik at Jules Stein Eye Clinic at UCLA with Dr. Brian Boxer-Wachler.
Since then ..... there are several choices for 'no glasses' vision improvement .... among them Lasik, PRK, and inserting a 'helper' lens similar to cataract surgery. The helper lens is the most expensive but has the advantage of a wide range of vision correction .... and can be removed and upgraded if vision changes.
Also Lasik has improved with new equipment so there is not much risk of 'halos' in night vision now.
Some Lasik procedures offer near and far vision correction with the newer equipment.
My wife had cataract surgery and opted for the 'near and far' lens insert that works great ... no glasses needed.
Recently my vision in one eye had become less accurate and I opted for a PRK tuneup on the recommendation of Dr. Boxer-Wachler. He said because of my 'advanced' age and the previous Lasik .... PRK was the better choice.
After the PRK I felt like I had sand in that eye (not terrible ... but annoying) for about 2 months (it is good now) and now I am back to 20/15. As noted in other comments ... after Lasik ... OK the next day and good to go in a week.
I was fortunate and could always read close up ..... and since I spend some time on the computer screen ... no glasses required.
With so many choices it would seem that a good eye exam and the recommendation of your doctor as to which procedure to adopt is the way to go.
Dr. Brian Boxer-Wachler is one of us ... sort of .... he competes in singles sculling.
He has moved his practice to this address now:
http://www.boxerwachler.com/ Most likely if you elect to do a procedure you will want to get it right the first time.
PM me if you have any questions.
Oh .... the ONE thing to improve my quality of life .... FASTER! .......................... (just kidding .... actually the one thing is YOUNGER!) and I suspect neither is within my grasp .............................................
Cheers, Neal
+1 mph Faster