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WI doesn't have the same regs as UT. I do suggest not buying multifocals online. There is no accurate way to measure seg height online.
According to UT regulations governing dispensing, however, they must be dispensed "by a person within or from the state and in the ordinary course of trade from a permanently located and established place of business" So it seems buying prescription eyeware off the internet is illegal in UT. (unless you have it shipped to a dispensing optical shop; kind of like doing an FFL transfer.)
Just sayin'.
Source:
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/...cription-Eyeglass-Regulations-2016-update.pdf
That can help. But it doesn't stop the slow decline many have.Aside from seeing a competent optometrist, you can paint your front and rear sights, for contrast. Prime them, with
White Out, or white nail polish, then, use any number of bright colors, different, at front, and rear.
I prefer red at the front,
and green, at the rear right position.
YEP!In my opinion, red dots are why more than just a craze or just for commandos. I'm able to pick up the gun and hit cards out to 20yds without my prescription glasses.
I had to get progressive bifocals that are for reading at the bottom, “computer screen distance” in the middle and for regular distance on top. These work great for shooting, as “computer screen distance” is perfect for a crisp front sight picture, but with a slight nod of my head I can see the target clearly.
Good luck with your search for a clear sight picture .
Stay safe.
I wonder what's in it for them? I mean, I see the point of making sure prescription eyewear is sold by people who know what they're doing. but if I have a legit exam/prescription from a local ophthalmologist, why should my state care where I purchase? Is it some kind of state kickback racket?
How would they know if you went to Zenni? I get mine there and they are a LOT less than the $500 frames the optician wants to sell you.The state optical lobbying group likely pushed through that law to “protect” local opticians.
At my last visit to the ophthalmologist I was told I'm starting a small cataract in my right eye. One day, like many of us, I may need surgery. There is a newly approved lens, called an Extended Depth of Focus lens that can be implanted that will act like the MIso allowing you to see near AND far simultaneously. REF: https://eyewiki.aao.org/Extended_Depth_of_Focus_IOLs
Good to know. Thanks!Delay, if you can without too much loss of function. There's a new generation of accomodative IOLs in the pipeline that will make everything currently on the market obsolete.
the glasses were undercorrecting them, becoming in effect intermediate range glasses. (AKA computer glasses) The front sight is at about the same distance a computer screen is usually viewed at.
I don't have terrible vision; around -0.25 in one eye and -0.75 in the other, but I just got my prescription updated, which was at least 2 years old. I'd lost my previous pair of glasses so had been wearing my 3-year old ones for matches/target shooting, and they're fine. I can see the front sight clearly. At distance things become more blurry, but whaddayagonnado...
Anywho, I put my new prescription glasses on and went to the range, and.... what the heck? Why can't I see the front sight? Ah. Lifted my glasses up to my forehead, and lo and behold, the front sight is sharp again.
I used my old prescription glasses in the past couple matches, and I've tried shooting at the range using my new ones, with mixed results. If I have a bright FO front sight on a gun I can mostly hit the plates at 18 yards but the front sight is definitely not sharp.
I guess I'll just use my old glasses for matches until the frames break or the lenses get too scratched up. Maybe I'll order a pair of glasses using my older prescription specifically for shooting.
Like my dad used to say... getting old isn't for wimps.
I'm not even 50 yet. This sucks. LOL
i have one but stopped using it. when you tilt your head the diaphragm / pinhole moves out of alignment from the way you set it up. i think for bullseye type shooting it would work better. standing exactly the same way...just for plinking where you tend to move your head it doesn't work for me.Has anybody tried the Merit Optical Device?
http://www.meritcorporation.com/products.html
Looking thru the aperture sharpens the focus on the front site. I use one for open site target shooting and it helps.
Also good ideas about moving the optical center on your shooting glasses.
What you stated is EXACTLY my issue and why I went with the sight as a blur and a sharp focus on the target. What good is a sharp in focus front sight if you can't see the intended target? And think of an encounter where you might need to use the gun for SD. Odds are you'll have those glasses on, right? Might as well learn to shoot with them onWell I gotta figure something out for bench/groups shooting. I tried to evaluate some .38 specials today and I can either see the target sharp with my new specs on or I can see the front sight height/light with my specs off, but then the target is so blurry I can’t be confident I’m shooting the same POA every time.
This sucks.
For dynamic shooting, plates, etc I’m still effective enough as long as the pistol has a bright front sight. The HD type works best. But for fine sight work/groups I’m SOL.
I feel like this all happened at once LOL
In my case I only wear lenses for driving, not around the house (yet). I've been shooting primarily target focus my whole life, but I guess I was sort of indexing the front sight in my secondary vision unconsciously. Discussed more here if interested https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...sight-front-sight-press.835391/#post-10810263What you stated is EXACTLY my issue and why I went with the sight as a blur and a sharp focus on the target. What good is a sharp in focus front sight if you can't see the intended target? And think of an encounter where you might need to use the gun for SD. Odds are you'll have those glasses on, right? Might as well learn to shoot with them on
same here. i was able to get some clip on diopter reading glasses that brought the front sight in crisp focus and the target was really blurred. it just gave me a headache and I shot worse.What you stated is EXACTLY my issue and why I went with the sight as a blur and a sharp focus on the target. What good is a sharp in focus front sight if you can't see the intended target? And think of an encounter where you might need to use the gun for SD. Odds are you'll have those glasses on, right? Might as well learn to shoot with them on