Build4u Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) I went for an eye exam and new glasses regular and pistol specific. Before ordering Rudy Project frames and lenses I tested the rx in non dominant eye only for shooting iron sights with a Contact lens. The test went well there and at range with the Pistol, altough I am sensitive to contacts. I was having very little issue with correction in one eye only with contacts. When the glasses came in it was a big problem. I figured out the test contacts were not toric for astigmatism correction and the rx glasses are. If I leave the glasses on for a while it gets better, however way different than trying the contacts. It was not my regular Doctor, the new place was close and had Rudy frames to try. They have me coming back in Thursday and I am pretty sure they will stand behind their work. When testing with one contact only it was more like needing reading glasses type issues when not actually shooting. I could adjust to the correction pretty easy and quick. With the glases it seems blurry and distorted some and like I am dancing in and out of double vision at the target. The adjustment never fully gets there and when I take them off I need to adjust back which was next to nothing in Contacts. This happens with both lense sets. Could the Astigmatism adjustment create this issue, or has anyone noticed that extreme of a difference between contacts and glasses? I had thought about backing off the correction a touch in the non dominant eye to lessen the difference, however it was good with the contact. maybe should be done in Glasses? Thanks, David Edited February 10, 2015 by Build4u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckstur Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Do not go the insert route. The fogging and multiple lens reflections will drive you crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougCarden Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Call Allan Lehman at Lehman Optical. He will interview you and your needs and make recommendations for what you need. (602) 321-4404 DougC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Build4u Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) I just got them yesterday. No insert. Custom lenses. I have Cusom Decots I use for Shotgun and they were not the frame I wanted for Pistol. Edited February 10, 2015 by Build4u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougCarden Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I have custom lenses in my rudys and have two more frames there now getting made along with my Randolph Rangers I got from Allan. With the info I got from Allan on my shooting glasses I knew what to tell Rudy for the new lenses there as well for my eyes for pistol shooting. Just sharing what I learned. Good luck, DougC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Build4u Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) Thanks. I shot with them tonight. They were not real bad, however something is still weird compared to the contact lens trial. Edited February 11, 2015 by Build4u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I've found that if you put the "shooting" glasses on when you get up on days you plan on shooting it will go better. You might give that a try. It gives the eyes and brain less strain by not having to acclimatize to more than the one set that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFO Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I wear contacts all the time, but have a set of glasses for watching TV in bed at night, so I don't have to get up to remove the contacts. Yes, even though they are the same perscription, the vision is different and it takes a while to get used to them. I wear my contacts when I shoot, but had perscription shooting glasses made to wear over the top of my contacts to clear up my sight picture. I put them on the minute I step out of the car, so by the time I shoot, my brain has adjusted to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compshootfl Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I tried everything you did...I finally settled on contacts, they made them both the same prescription (I tried one for distance in the non dominant eye and one for front sight focus in other first) I really like contacts after all the tests, I can use any protective lenses I want and I have a good compromise on sight and distance, they work with my red dot on my shotgun and scope on my AR equally as well. They may not work for you this way, but I thought I would share my experience. Good Luck ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Do not go the insert route. The fogging and multiple lens reflections will drive you crazy. I use ESS glasses with the inserts and haven't had any issues with fogging except when it was -27 ad I wanted to cover my nose, and ended up not having it covered. I've shot in some humid weather in the NE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickboy44 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 RUDY PROJECT can do RX in a lot of their shooting glasses and in multiple color lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 The problem with using the your contacts prescription for shooting glasses is that the distance away from your eye does matter. So does the thickness of the lens and the material. It also applies to regular vs ANSI spec shooting glasses. I had Morgan Optical make me a pair of ANSI spec shooting glasses made to a known good, new prescription for my regular distance glasses. I could not stand to wear them. Wayne sent me three correction lenses marked 1, 2 and 3, and told me to hold them in front of the glasses and tell him which was better. One set made them almost perfect, and another completely eliminated the problem but my vision was slightly fuzzy. It turned out that reducing my everyday prescription by .25 diopters solved the problem. .375 diopters would have been perfect at the time. My vision got .25 worse since then, so they are now perfect. When you go back to your Optician, have them try the same trick. You want to know how much to correct your current lenses so you will get satisfactory results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngeyes Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 The problem with using the your contacts prescription for shooting glasses is that the distance away from your eye does matter. So does the thickness of the lens and the material. It also applies to regular vs ANSI spec shooting glasses. I had Morgan Optical make me a pair of ANSI spec shooting glasses made to a known good, new prescription for my regular distance glasses. I could not stand to wear them. Wayne sent me three correction lenses marked 1, 2 and 3, and told me to hold them in front of the glasses and tell him which was better. One set made them almost perfect, and another completely eliminated the problem but my vision was slightly fuzzy. It turned out that reducing my everyday prescription by .25 diopters solved the problem. .375 diopters would have been perfect at the time. My vision got .25 worse since then, so they are now perfect. When you go back to your Optician, have them try the same trick. You want to know how much to correct your current lenses so you will get satisfactory results. And here you guys thought we asked," what's clearer? one or two?'", because we enjoyed doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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