Jim PHL
Member
I'd like to know how those with near- or far-sightedness deal with shooting. I'd guess those near-sighted see their sites very well but may have trouble with their target at distance. If you need reading glasses, you might not have trouble seeing a distant target but how are you at focusing on your sites?
I had the Lasik procedure done about 8 ago. Although my eyes were sharp at all distances afterward, over the last year or so I have become a little near sighted again. Since I purchased a lifetime accuity guarantee, I can have my eyes enhanced for better vision without glasses for free. Here's the kicker: I can have my eyes corrected for sharp distance vision, but I will need readers not unlike many people over 40. (Even those who've never needed glasses in their life sometimes need readers after reaching age 40 or so.) As it is, I am fine and functional at pretty much any task. I did get a pair of glasses recently that I use for driving at night or watching TV at distance. (I can do either without the glasses but benefit from using them.)
A third option the doc discussed with me is having just one eye corrected for distance and leaving the other as is. They would do my left (dominate) eye. I shoot right-handed. I won't be perfect for reading or for distance but won't need glasses for either. She gave me a contact lens for the one eye to check out what this would be like. It's a little strange! It's much easier to adjust for the distance stuff than the up close stuff. I'll use the contact lens for a while to see how I react to different tasks. (I haven't been to the range this way, yet.) So far I'm leaning toward this "monovision" option. If I have difficulty getting used to it, I'll have the other eye corrected for distance and then just be resigned to wearing glasses for reading menus and cleaning guns.
Please share your thoughts and experience.
I had the Lasik procedure done about 8 ago. Although my eyes were sharp at all distances afterward, over the last year or so I have become a little near sighted again. Since I purchased a lifetime accuity guarantee, I can have my eyes enhanced for better vision without glasses for free. Here's the kicker: I can have my eyes corrected for sharp distance vision, but I will need readers not unlike many people over 40. (Even those who've never needed glasses in their life sometimes need readers after reaching age 40 or so.) As it is, I am fine and functional at pretty much any task. I did get a pair of glasses recently that I use for driving at night or watching TV at distance. (I can do either without the glasses but benefit from using them.)
A third option the doc discussed with me is having just one eye corrected for distance and leaving the other as is. They would do my left (dominate) eye. I shoot right-handed. I won't be perfect for reading or for distance but won't need glasses for either. She gave me a contact lens for the one eye to check out what this would be like. It's a little strange! It's much easier to adjust for the distance stuff than the up close stuff. I'll use the contact lens for a while to see how I react to different tasks. (I haven't been to the range this way, yet.) So far I'm leaning toward this "monovision" option. If I have difficulty getting used to it, I'll have the other eye corrected for distance and then just be resigned to wearing glasses for reading menus and cleaning guns.
Please share your thoughts and experience.