lstone Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 So I installed a set of Dawson Precision Sights on my 34 today. Fibre optic front sight thinking I should see it well. Well i could not focus very well on the sights.. I put my Reading glasses on and at Arms Link the red fibre glowed brilliantly. So the question is my far vision is good for a 57 year old guy but I do wear readers, is it prudent to have a set of glasses with the right eye lens like my readers and standard lens in the left. I am right eye dominant. Has anyone tried this? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I feel your pain. I am 54 but I elected to start shooting Open to compensate for not being able to see the sights. This has been discussed many times here. Do a search and you should find a wealth on info on various solutions to the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngeyes Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) There are many options. I use a type of bifocal with a reading segment on the top of the lens for the dominant eye. It is set for the distance to the sight at arms length. Best shooting setup I ever made. Ask your eye doctor. It's called a double d bifocal. YMMV Edited February 2, 2014 by Youngeyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstone Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 The Optometrist told me she could probably help with that. I guess are a question would be with moving from stages is there any issues with depth perception involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 It works for some people - probably the majority who try it - but, some people can't adapt and have headaches and various other problems. Try to do it as inexpensively as possible until you find whether or not it works for you. Then, if it does, get good glasses that will also be good from a safety standpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstone Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 I guess I will tell her to go cheap for now, or just get a pair of inexpensive readers and have a non corrective lens ground for the other side. Thank you all for the replies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bountyhunter Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 So I installed a set of Dawson Precision Sights on my 34 today. Fibre optic front sight thinking I should see it well. Well i could not focus very well on the sights.. I put my Reading glasses on and at Arms Link the red fibre glowed brilliantly. So the question is my far vision is good for a 57 year old guy but I do wear readers, is it prudent to have a set of glasses with the right eye lens like my readers and standard lens in the left. I am right eye dominant. Has anyone tried this? thanksYes, most of us dinosaurs have either tried that or use it regularly for iron sights. I also use a Meritt sighter (peep hole) aid that helps too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI5-O Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 So I installed a set of Dawson Precision Sights on my 34 today. Fibre optic front sight thinking I should see it well. Well i could not focus very well on the sights.. I put my Reading glasses on and at Arms Link the red fibre glowed brilliantly. So the question is my far vision is good for a 57 year old guy but I do wear readers, is it prudent to have a set of glasses with the right eye lens like my readers and standard lens in the left. I am right eye dominant. Has anyone tried this? thanksYes, most of us dinosaurs have either tried that or use it regularly for iron sights. I also use a Meritt sighter (peep hole) aid that helps too. I've been using the stick on reader lenses over my right eye. It's similar to how some people have their vision set up for mono-vision (one eye for distance the other for reading). This was the cheapest set-up and it has worked for me but I don't shoot production enough to really get use to it. The stick on lens allows you to position it anywhere on my shooting glasses so I put it at the top of the lens area. It does throw off my depth perception as I now have only mono vision. The lowest power I could find was 1.50 and if there was a 1.00 I would use that. Next I'll be trying some lower powered contacts in my right eye, my eye doc said that would be okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_Bird Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Like the others, I have reached the old age of 67 and I also went to Open, have good vision but Open makes my life and " HOBBY" much more enjoyable. JMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reshoot Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 There are many options. I use a type of bifocal with a reading segment on the top of the lens for the dominant eye. It is set for the distance to the sight at arms length. Best shooting setup I ever made. Ask your eye doctor. It's called a double d bifocal. YMMV 3 years ago, my doctor made the exact same thing for me. I struggled through 6 months, with those glasses. Then, I turned my limited gun into an open gun. Now I enjoy shooting again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 OLD EYES = OPEN. Much better to have an optical sight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 One more suggestion, if you do go the above mentioned route, put your "shooting glasses" on when you get up in the morning, don't wait until you get to the match or shooting range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaLarry Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 After 40 years of coke bottle glasses I got the lasik procedure done with dominant right eye set for distance. My eye doctor made up some shooting glasses with a tiny correction for the right eye that focuses on the front sight and it works great for me (61 years). Find an optometrtist that will let you bring in a pistol (no barrel if nervous) and go in the back (outdoors) to adjust the strength. Indoor lighting is never good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22 shooter Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I had a pair made with 1.0 power for the right eye and none for the left eye, with good results. After wearing them a few minutes, your brain adjusts and makes everything work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewColonial Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I've been using the two lens method for a couple years. The left lens is my standard distance prescription, the right (dominant) lens is set to focus on front sight. Takes a few minutes to adjust when I put the glasses on but I can get around the range and see in the distance. I can see the sights pretty well with no prescription but find walking around with the distance in a blur to be very disconcerting. I find I still have to close left eye when shooting out past 7-10 yards. I tried for a long time to force both eyes open but wasted too much time blinking and finding sights. Gave up and went with what works. Old and slow, but still avoiding shooting Open. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgkeller Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I tried a few things and then went prescription in both eyes that gave me a sharp focus on the front sight. A little different than reading glasses. Targets are blurred somewhat but shoot able. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biloxi23 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I just got healed up from having cataract surgery on both eyes. I have been wearing glasses since about 1965 and my eyes have gotten progressively worse. After the surgery my distance vision is a little better than 20/20. For reading I use 2.25 over the counter readers. My eye doctor fitted me with a pair of bifocals that are at the top of the lens with no power through the center. I can see at a distance and to focus on the front sight all I have to do is roll my head forward slightly. with my old progressive lensesm I had to roll my head to the rear and it was still kind of fuzzy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivers_AR Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 This! Looking for the long term. Will be Sr class this year. OLD EYES = OPEN. Much better to have an optical sight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillM Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I had a pair made with 1.0 power for the right eye and none for the left eye, with good results. After wearing them a few minutes, your brain adjusts and makes everything work. I did the same at the suggestion of Decot's optometrist. Although I normally use +2.50 for reading, the +1.00 in my dominant right eye allows me to see the fiber optic sight clearly and also allows me to see the target at distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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