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My father ran a prosthetics clinic for 35 years. Before that he worked for his father doing very much the same thing for a decade prior.
His words of wisdom were, "The real thing is always better because you can feel with it."
We may be able to make materials that far exceed the capabilities of the human body, but until you can wire up every single nerve and use the thing exactly like you would a real limb, prosthetics will ALWAYS be lesser, no matter their capabilities. There's no point in having sword arms if you can't be proficient overnight with swinging a blade with your elbow.
But, in good faith, yeah, I'd gladly swap my eyes for something better. Astigmatism sucks, and I'm damn near legally blind as it is. Not having to wear glasses would be amazing. Gimme some Kiroshi Optics any day! But, the only reason I'd want them is because they'd be better than what I have. Wearing glasses isn't a huge deal.
Looked into Lasik surgery? My mom had severe astigmatism, and before surgery she couldn't see the big E on the eye chart without her glasses. She did need reading glasses a few years after surgery though which is why I've never looked into it, I'd rather not play the "where are my reading glasses?" game.
Astigmatism in both eyes over here!
As a kid who grew up on TNG, I always wished my glasses were like Geordi’s VISOR….
I'd settle for some second-hand Hannibal Chews. Bifocals suck.