This is interesting, do you know how recently this was changed?
I passed the AIB at the beginning of April but got kicked off the list after my medical at CAAMB. I hadn't told them that I'd had LASIK surgery and they weren't too pleased when they found out. I asked the doc if he thought the rules would ever change; he said that he doubted very much that LASIK would ever be accepted for aircrew. That said, I got the impression he was more concerned about the stability of my surgery than the fact that I'd had it.
It might not have been in time to help me, but I hope this change helps others in my position.