I have mild scoliosis, too, that was treated with a Milwaukee brace during my teen years. I used to teach, now I sit at a desk all day and work on a computer. Let me tell you, my back hurts worse now than when I was on my feet. I think there's something about standing that helps your back muscles to get stronger.
I had LASIK done about 3 months ago. The next day I was 20/15. Regardless of how my surgery turned out, my doctor specifically advised AGAINST PRK, even after hearing that I enjoy snorkeling, water skiing, and other sports on the water. His explanation of how the flap heals was quite different from that you gave, to the point where he said that unless he examines the eye with a specific machine, he can't necessarily tell if a microkeratome has opened a flap for LASIK.
No matter what procedure you have done, be aware that contact lenses can be much more harmful to your eyes than your doctor (who has a vested interest in selling them to you) can let on. I wore contacts (2-week replacement schedule of disposable daily wear) for 15 years prior to having LASIK. During the surgery, my eyes bled because the blood vessels in the eye had tried to grow out to the surface to get more air. The blood vessels will retract, but the "tubes" they've made in your eye don't fill in. Also, you never quite realize how you're starving your eye of air until you don't wear the contacts any more.
I'm not saying that contacts aren't great, but I think there are more risks to wearing them than doctors let on.
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I have mild scoliosis, too, that was treated with a Milwaukee brace during my teen years. I used to teach, now I sit at a desk all day and work on a computer. Let me tell you, my back hurts worse now than when I was on my feet. I think there's something about standing that helps your back muscles to get stronger.
I had LASIK done about 3 months ago. The next day I was 20/15. Regardless of how my surgery turned out, my doctor specifically advised AGAINST PRK, even after hearing that I enjoy snorkeling, water skiing, and other sports on the water. His explanation of how the flap heals was quite different from that you gave, to the point where he said that unless he examines the eye with a specific machine, he can't necessarily tell if a microkeratome has opened a flap for LASIK.
No matter what procedure you have done, be aware that contact lenses can be much more harmful to your eyes than your doctor (who has a vested interest in selling them to you) can let on. I wore contacts (2-week replacement schedule of disposable daily wear) for 15 years prior to having LASIK. During the surgery, my eyes bled because the blood vessels in the eye had tried to grow out to the surface to get more air. The blood vessels will retract, but the "tubes" they've made in your eye don't fill in. Also, you never quite realize how you're starving your eye of air until you don't wear the contacts any more.
I'm not saying that contacts aren't great, but I think there are more risks to wearing them than doctors let on.