Shooting glasses; tinted or not?

[delrom418]

Another vote for clear glasses, indoors and outdoors. I once bought a pair of yellow tinted glasses because I kept reading I should have a pair, but found I never wear them because I don't like the way it makes everything look "yellow".

 

[Poper]

Another vote for clear glasses, indoors and outdoors. I once bought a pair of yellow tinted glasses because I kept reading I should have a pair, but found I never wear them because I don't like the way it makes everything look "yellow".

I have a yellow pair and appreciate they screen out 100% of UV rays and they provide much better contrast without shading things darker like the gray ones do.

 

[Baron_Null]

IF I go the PRK route, and I probably will, I think it may be beneficial to lay in a good supply of Jamison's Irish whisky and Bailey's Irish Cream. I have heard it said that either one or both can enhance the effect of pain relieving drugs....

I guess that's technically true, if you figure that you can't feel pain when you're dead.

That's a passive-aggressive way of saying it's not generally held to be a good idea to mix the two, and I definitely don't want you to OD because of discomfort and poor advice.

I am interested in hearing more about the results of corrective surgery with regard to shooting, since that's something that might be necessary for me in the future.

 

[Poper]

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IF I go the PRK route, and I probably will, I think it may be beneficial to lay in a good supply of Jamison's Irish whisky and Bailey's Irish Cream. I have heard it said that either one or both can enhance the effect of pain relieving drugs....

I guess that's technically true, if you figure that you can't feel pain when you're dead.

That's a passive-aggressive way of saying it's not generally held to be a good idea to mix the two, and I definitely don't want you to OD because of discomfort and poor advice.

I am interested in hearing more about the results of corrective surgery with regard to shooting, since that's something that might be necessary for me in the future.

Please note the smilies in my previous post.

With the problems that I have experienced with my cataract surgery, I cannot provide an honest assessment until after the completion and recovery from the PRK procedure.

The eye surgeon recommended the PRK over the "piggy back" lens implant procedure as a better result solution though more painful and an extended recovery period. It is permanent, however, but at my age (60) what does that really mean? I dunno, but I guess I'm going to try it and find out.

 

[larry_minn]

I had catarac and corrective surgury. I found safety glasses with yellow tint work best for general use. Make sure they are 90% or better UVA UVB protection. If you ever plan to wear them outside.

 

[thump_rrr]

I have owned quite a few pairs of glasses for shooting.
I lost a pair of Oakley Flak Jackets with bronze polarized lenses just yesterday returning from a CQB course.

My prefered color for indoor shooting is amber.
For outdoor my prefered color is either amber or bronze.
I do not like grey tinted lenses but that is just a personal preference.

I typically shoot using a pair of Wiley X PT-1 with the Grey/Clear/Rust(amber) 3 lens combo.

The best pair I've ever owned was a set of Oakley Flak Jackets with the bronze Transition lenses.
They are not cheap but amazing since they darken as the ambient light picks up.

 

[cfullgraf]

I'll second buying a pair of shooting glasses with interchangeable lenses. It gives you some options to experiment with.

Generally, I found dark lenses work well in bright conditions. Medium lenses, like yellow, work well in overcast conditions. Clear work best in low light conditions like indoor or night shooting.

I kind of like vermillion lenses (rose color) but maybe that's a carry over from the 1960's and the hippy days.

I had cataract surgery I both eyes last year. I got fixed, long distant implants and really was not offered the variable distance lenses. I kind of wonder whether I'd like the variable distance lenses but have heard enough to question if they would still work for the stuff that i do. So, I'm really no help on the variable distance implants.

With the fixed, long distance implants, I need reading correction and I find it difficult to do close work. But, I've found reading glasses are additive so if I need more strength, I wear two pair for a while. (My welding helmet has a cheater lens installed in it and I wear reader safety glasses under the hood.) Also, I have reading glasses everywhere. They are cheap and I do not have to remember to take glasses with me. But, check out Thin Optics. I have a case that mounts to my cell phone so I usually have something to see with on my person most of the time for quick and short time uses.

I have found that I need some correction when shooting handguns with iron sights. It makes the sights clear but the target is a bit fuzzy. I have found some full lens reader safety glasses that work reasonable well.

I have not shot skeet since my surgery but I suspect that I won't need any reading correction to see the barrel. Been there, done that before when I used to wear distance only contact lenses.

Foster Grants makes a progressive reading glasses that covers reading print through computers that works pretty well but they are not safety glasses.

I also race cars and have some sunglasses with stick on reading glasses bifocal lenses. Nice because you can adjust the position and size easily to find the position that works. I have them set so that I can see the instruments but look through the uncorrected section of the glasses to see the track. Check out Sporty's Pilot shop in Batavia, OH.

I am definitely pleased to have had the surgery. Two years ago on a prairie dog hunt I had to shoot on the opposite side because I could not see the dogs with my primary eye. I'm going on another PD hunt this summer and cannot wait.

I even had one operation without general anesthesia due to some other medical issues at the time and the procedure was quite manageable although I definitely held my head still. I can see now!