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I wear glasses and have a CCW permit. It has just occurred to me to start practicing target acquisition without them. Not sure why it's taken me so long to start this drill, but it didn't dawn on me that I might lose then in scuffle and be forced to draw without them. Since I've only been wearing them for two years I figured my eyesight was good enough either way. Accidentally left them at home today and tried to drive home after dark when my prescription sunglasses didn't work and I realized just how dependent I've become on them.

Anybody else out here on the forums wear glasses? Do you practice without them?
 
I wear glasses and practice with and without them with handgun. Not an issue with long guns. My eyesight is not that bad and I have lenses with three grinds and no lines between the grinds. The middle grind is for use when using a computer etc. and it is not the right grind for shooting a handgun. I think I am going to get a pair of shooting glasses but that doesn't really address the issue of everyday wear.
 
It all depends on if you wear your eyeglases all the time, or put-them-om-to-read-the-instructions-and-take-them-off-to-insert-tab-A-into-slot-B.

If you wear eyeglasses all the time, it just makes sense to practice while wearing them. If you are concerned about how your shooting might deteriorate without the eyeglasses on, you might look into point shooting.

If you need glasses to see the front sights, but have to dig them out of your pocket, it makes sense to practice shooting without the eyeglasses. Again, point shooting comes up.

I have nothing against the "front sight & press" crowd. My personal situation is that I am not going to get a "time out" so I can get my eyeglasses out & adjusted, then find that front sight and try to line it up on a target I can no longer make out clearly because of the eyeglasses changing my point of focus. Because of that, I chose point shooting. YMMV.

stay safe.

skidmark
 
I practice without my glasses as well as with them, but then I'm also trained in point shooting.
 
I usually wear contacts, especially when shooting. The couple times I've worn them when pistol shooting, I find that the way I typically look down the sights is blocked by the top rim of my glasses.

I have never shot without vision correction - wouldn't be able to hit a thing.
 
After reading another thread on THR I've decided to take the plunge and go for Lasik wavefront to correct my vision. over the next two weeks i'll undergo the pre screening and have the surgery. I hjope to be glasses free, for the first time in 25 years, in the next two weeks
 
I doubt I could identify a hostile target without glasses at distance. I would not shoot without them, unless it was a hands-on struggle.

When I was in the service, I always carried an extra pair of glasses in a hard case. Perhaps I need to start doing so whenever I go out of the house.
 
I'm far-sighted and have considered Lasik. Normally I'm not wearing glasses except for reading. I stopped some time ago wearing prescription glasses while shooting; I figured I might as well keep it real--even if my shooting would look more impressive "on paper."
 
Point shooting wouldn't work with me. I'm -8.00 with my contacts :0 All I would see was silhouettes. I might as well shoot myself LOL.


Seriously though. I am going to look into Lasik in the near future for this reason alone.
 
That is a good question. I usually wear contacts and have only a few times shot with glasses. I've never tried without either. I will try next time at the range.
 
Point shooting wouldn't work with me. I'm -8.00 with my contacts :0 All I would see was silhouettes. I might as well shoot myself LOL.
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I am not sure if you would want to fire anything without your corrective lenses. hehe
For the rest of us that have "other than perfect vision" the problems you could have is sizing up the front post (close up vision) with that of the far side target (distance vision). Many of us can "squint" or focus hard on something to see it. Just not maybe do it while consentrating on the sight posts.

For this I would recommend the Point Shoot (CQM/CQB) method AND possibly looking into a laser sight. They are not allowed for most competition shooting because they give an unfair advantage but thankfully are with your CCW and with some practice it could be that advantage that you might use (especially for low light situations or other than preferrable shooting positions) :D Good Luck!
 
It's a good idea to go without wearing your glasses for a couple hours a day anyway. If you wear your glasses 100% of hte time, you're liable to become dependant on the stronger perscription, and then need a perscription adjustment later on, largely due to the fact that when they make a perscription, it's for the strongest long-distance use necessary to get 20/20.

Thus, it's typically not a -good- idea to use glasses intended for nearsightedness for close-up work - like reading. Actually, it's a really bad idea.

You can also reverse nearsightedness quite a bit by getting some normal 1x or 2x reading glasses and using those whenever good acuity isn't 100% necessary. And don't squint - that just stresses your eyes and makes your vision worse.
 
Caimlas,

I have astigmatism in both eye - I see poorly near and far, and wearing them all day long is the best way for me to get around.
 
Nearsighted & astigmatism here, too.

Glasses needed for reading, as the astigmatism is too great for me to read beyond 12".
 
With 20/100 vision, now I have to try the range without lenses -- point shooting here I come.
 
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I can see a mansized target out to about 25 yards. That is about how far away my dog runs when I let him out at night and I don't have my glasses on. I can still see him. About a -2 on the old eyesight, so not recommended for watching TV or driving but I would say if I had to shoot without them, I wouldn't be too bad off.
 
My exp with Lasiks

I had Lasiks done about 5 years ago and I have to say it was one of the best, if not one of the scariest decisions of my life.

I had it done at one of the more inexpenisive places and I must say, I was as nervous as Tom Selleck at the Rosie Odonnell fat farm. But I did it. One of the things they don't mention to you is that you won't be able to see perfectly right after the surgery..... and that freaked me out big time.

I went in and they gave me 2 valium to calm me down... im a big guy. Then it was my turn and they did the surgery. It took all of 5 minutes and I was sitting up. Felt really woozy, but that was prolly the valium and the nevousness.

I had to wear special taped on goggles at night for a week and you cannot rub your eyes. I did develop a small infection in one eye that was painful, but eyedrops cured that.

Now, for the good part. The next morning, you have to go in and get your eyes checked. I drove myself to the appointment... I could see without glasses.

To this day, I have 20/20 and 20/15 eyes. I can see great. The only other thing I noticed was for about a year after the surgery, I would get halos on lights at night. This has since gone away.

I can honestly recommend Lasiks. If anyone has any questions, I will try and answer them.

They did give me a 6 page document that I had to sign that gives every possible problem that could happen. I read that and just sat there, stunned for a long time. Finally signed it though.
 
what is Lasik costing these days ?

It's probably cost-prohibitive for me, since it does not come under my insurance.
 
I'm near-sighted to the extent that I wear glasses all the time (got tested for Lasik and was told that my eyes aren't nearly bad enough to qualify), but I can do snap headshots out to 15 yards just fine without them - done tons of practice without them (and with vaseline-smeared goggles), so it's good enough for my purposes.
 
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