I agree.
When I was speaking with the head medico at ICAO a few years ago, he told me that people with high refractive errors (like me!
) are at higher risk of various eye diseases. Probably that risk would continue after laser surgery, and that's why the JAA won't recognize it as a 'cure' for myopia. However, the ICAO fellow also told me that the extra risk could be effectively managed by requiring regular opthamological checkups, so ...
For more information on the Canadian position re laser surgery, see
here