Ageing Eyes

[domino300]

Hard blended for me, the blended nauseate me, but I have a history with vertigo.

[cas]

Man I've been saying for years I needed bifocals at the top! Scoring USPSA targets, me being a lot taller than the targets are, always had me doing the hold the glasses way up high thing to score the close calls. I tried the stick on ones but it wasn't great.

[drycreek]

Sept 10, 2024 10:24:38 GMT -5 domino300 said:

 I shoot handguns righthanded with my left eye due to right eye surgery for a macular hole, as the front sight is half visible from scar tissue. I need a scope for rifles righthanded, but the reticle is a bit wavy.

I’m in the exact same situation ! My right eye has retina damage that causes the reticle of a scope, (or any other verticle line or object) to be squiggly, although it doesn’t preclude using it. I usually shoot using my left eye if I have enough time, as in shooting from a bench or from a deer stand. I can only do this if I’m stretching my arms out and slightly turning my head to the right. As I said, my semis wear dots, but only one single action has been thus equipped, and honestly it looks like crap, but if I want to hunt with it, I’m pretty well stuck with it. I can take it off, and replace the mount with the original rear sight, but it will still be drilled and tapped (one hole) on the topstrap. It’s just a plain Ruger New Model Blackhawk .41 so no big deal. 

[JM]

I have a pair of "shootin" glasses with one bifocal lens inverted in the top left corner of the right lens.

Made by the optometrist I was seeing at the time. With prior permission, I brought in a 1911 & an 8" revolver. He used the adjustable lens gadget to dial in the correct magnification for the bifocal lens while I held each firearm up at arms length.

Those glasses work great for making the front sight sharp & it shows on target. Not much good for anything else. Looking down to work off the bench, load mags, etc, is a challenge.

If you have something like this made, take your time. Make sure the frame is comfortable with your hearing protection. The ear pieces on mine are a bit thick & wearing Micky Mouse ears becomes uncomfortable after a while.

My every day glasses have progressive lenses. They work good for most everything else. Swapping back & forth is less than ideal though.

[wendigo]

I tried the upside down bifocals, they didn't work for me. I'm using progressives now, but with the optical center higher up than they generally like to do (they can take some convincing about you really wanting it up there). Don't have to tilt my head as far back for a fine sight picture and the sights aren't too blurry if you're going for hard target focus up close doing IDPA type stuff.

[ronh]

Check out rx-safety.com for safety glasses with your distance prescription and bifocal segments on top and bottom of lenses. Called double D or double segment bifocals. I never heard of this before last week. I was getting fitted for new glasses and inquired about putting bifocal on top. She said they didn’t, but she used to work at a place that could get double D lenses for pilots. I came home and googled “double D bifocals” and sure enough, its a thing. Just ordered a pair to try. Countless situations this is needed. Not just for front sights.