Hmm you are the third person I've heard from whose eyes started to revert back from the surgery.
That does put me off slightly, considering the expense.
The short sightedness creeping back in is just natural - when you consider the operation burns away part of the lense of your eye, it's only natural it'll eventually repair itself!
Mine cost me £2500 back in 2003. My boss at the time said he'd 'pay for one eye' and my parents paid for the other as a birthday present. I'd never have afforded it myself at the time. My glasses alone were £400-450 every 3-4 years...
When I consider having it again it now, I'm very tempted. Knowing I'll get approx '10 years' out of them (which would then put me at 46) along with the current cost of the operation (£700/800, last time I looked - not very recently) it's a bit of a no brainer. I'd be the best part of 50 and probably need glasses shortly afterwards.
The only current thing holding me back is I went through a year of before care as my perscription wasn't as settled as they wanted, this involved a trip to Birmingham/Cardiff every 3-4 months. When things settled they operated and I had to return for checkups 3-4 times over the next 2 weeks. The after care then involved tests/checks every 3 months afterwards (for 12 months). As I had a 'floater' in part of my eye afterwards (bit of scar tissue which floats within the eye) they continued the after care for another 2 checks (6 months) to confirm/reassure things were all ok. I felt very well looked after and really had incredible service which is what all the cost was for. I'm not convinced I could easily take the same time off work these days for all of the checks & appointments.
The operation itself took 10-15 seconds each eye. I distinctly remember staring at the red light, crackle/snapping of the laser and then seeing the 'surgeon' clear as day when he leaned over me. It shocked/stunned me as I'd not seen that clearly before my whole life, even with glasses (which I'd worn since the age of 6/7). The operation itself doesn't hurt, there was just a burning hair kinda smell, which is slightly disconcerting as you realise that's your eye!
Once you get used to putting them in, it's easy. You literally just place them on your eye. I don't understand how people lose them around the side. It's very hard for them to go there.
I tried contacts once, it wasn't the putting in that I struggled with... It was the removal!
Apparently I will never be able to get laser eye surgery either?
I just ride around half blind with no glasses/contacts. Not died yet. That's what Sean Kelly or Boonen would do. They wouldn't rely on Specsavers.
Long sighted? The way I understand things, most short sightedness is the lens of the eye being too thick (which they can laser away), whereas most long sightedness is caused by lens shape and much harder to correct (they can't just laser it away).
Unless conditions are great, I'd much prefer being able to see properly over being macho.
Even on a clear sunny day, going through a shady, wooded area without my prescription inserts can make spotting potholes and road debris trickier.
I always ride with eye protection anyway, just not perscription ones. I don't feel my eyesight is 'bad' enough to need them when riding. When driving it's another story, I can generally drive in the mornings and wearing glasses makes little difference. Later in the day when my eyes are tired (or lower light conditions) I need them, no question! Although the only real times I cycle at night now are commuting, I can see enough to spot all cars and don't need to worry about pot holes as I know the roads (so don't wear my specs)!
Front is ok. Tried it on 300 lumens and I'd be able to get home slowly I imagine that on 400 it would be OK but going on the performance of the rear light it would only last about 20 minutes 
