Display has lost brightness

I have a two year old MacBook Pro that has been amazing. The display, however, has lost brightness to the point that the whites no longer pop and almost look greyish. This makes some text difficult to read. I have auto adjusting brightness turned off and have tried to adjust the viewing angles with no noticeable difference.
I know displays lose brightness over time, but this has become a usablity issue. Has anyone had any luck getting Apple to replace their display because of this issue? My wife's MacBook is blinding in comparison. I'm trying to decide if the 45 minute trip to the Apple Store is even worth it.
My AppleCare runs out next March by the way.

By all means, report this problem to Apple before your Applecare runs out. Whatever is wrong, it should be covered. Your display should not be dim after so short a time.
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