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Everyone's eyes change as they age (most folk start to need reading glasses in their 50s), and laser surgery is not necessarily for ever: at some point in future, the muscle changes that happen internally will no longer be offset by the fact that the front of the eye was previously shaved off to change the focal length. There's not much evidence yet of second-time laser work, but there must be a limit to how much can be sliced off. I've worn dual-prescription (astigmatism plus very short sight) contacts all my adult life without any problems, my OH wears a daily disposable one in one eye for golfing (sees close up with the naked eye to hit the ball, sees where the ball lands with the contacted eye). Before any laser surgery, I'd at least try daily disposables - the trial (about a week's worth of lenses) is free. Some disposables can stay in overnight too.

I did meet a woman in her 30s who'd opted for cataract surgery in both eyes even though she didn't have cataracts. She played badminton and wanted clear vision, but it seems a bit drastic to me!