Getting new glasses have questions

[lh leggtowner]

Crazy question….. I wear glasses. Basically bifocals. I’m in the need for new ones. I feel like I have always shot better without my glasses. Like wearing them screws with my parallex. Like I can’t ever get the adjustments just right. So the question is, what do people do with eyeglasses? Should the focus be on the crosshairs or the target? Little confusing but I want to do this right, even if I need a special set of shooters. Thanks guys and gals.

 

[1885Winman4590]

I can do either. Most times I take off glasses (nearsighted) because the the photogrey lenses get too dark in the bright sun.
If you have non- darkening lenses, you may be better off keeping them on.
The only thing it effects for me is parallax, and that can be adjusted.
Hope this helps

 

[dusterdave173]

I always shoot without mine with a scope.
Never been able to do it with glasses on.

 

[lh leggtowner]

I always shoot without mine with a scope.
Never been able to do it with glasses on.

Exactly the way I feel.

 

[NMUltra]

I've worn glasses since kindergarten, so I've always worn them shooting - I've been in progressive lens for a couple decades. I fiddle with setting scope height for a while until I get a clear view through the scope in a sweet spot in my lens with a good cheek weld - medium rings are best for me.

 

[243winxb]

Focus on target when looking thru the scope. Parallax marked yardage, can be wrong. Ajust to your eye.

Choose glass over plastic lens. Get lined bifocals. Np progressive.

Use the method that gives you 20/20 vision , with or without glasses, adjust eye piece. Then adjust parallax, if scope has it.
Do wear some type of eye protection while shooting.

Astigmatism - glasses are designed to see clearly when looking straight through the center of the lens.
Looking through the lens on any angle will blur vision.

With a rifle scope, on a bench, i am looking through the top of the lens.
When i shoot skeet, i need to pick up the bird comming out of the house with peripheral (side) vision.
The eye is seeing through the lens on an angle.
My frame needs to be square to my face. If angled like a v , blured vision.

Working with my eye doctor, she was able to apply different perscriptions in the same lens.
The frame was made straight. Great for skeet and rifle shooting.

Handguns- get a prescription that lets the eye focus on the front sight or just beyond. Old eyes dont change focus fast enought to see target and sights clearly at the same time.
Or get one of those new fangled red dot sights.

Just how "eye" see it.

 

[Walt Krafft]

Always shoot with glasses, it might save them. Get a set of Decots. Get a normal set of lens with bifocals if you need them. I like the lined bifocal. Have the eye doc work on your distance vision to get it as good as he can. Adjust the scope eyepiece to get the crosshairs in focus while looking through the distance part of your eyeglasses.

 

[NMUltra]

Here's an old post on the topic:

Post in thread 'RX Shooting Glasses'

Jan 18, 2014

I have prescription safety glasses made for my shooting activities. My optometrist makes the center of focus where I need them. The price is the same for prescription safety glasses as for regular prescription glasses.

Cort

• Cort

 

[6MMsteve]

Get regular glasses and get a pair of single vision to shoot with...or if you have an old pair of single vision glasses use them you will see better with single vision glasses and have no lines to worry with...I use single vision to shoot with and bifocals for everyday if this makes any sense

 

[6MMsteve]

I went thru a bunch of scopes before I figured out my progressive lenses were the culprit, so I found an old pair of single vision glasses and they were perfect but I done it the cheap way there are people on here that know a lot more than I do about it..I'm sure you can get anything made to fit your eyes to see perfect thru the scope, but just make sure you can see what your scope can show don't accept mediocre glasses because it's a different world when you can relax and see good thru your scope and discern good glass

 

[6MMsteve]

and get Trivex lenses very good lenses, no coatings because the coatings will wear off and make a mess

 

[Toms]

Crazy question….. I wear glasses. Basically bifocals. I’m in the need for new ones. I feel like I have always shot better without my glasses. Like wearing them screws with my parallex. Like I can’t ever get the adjustments just right. So the question is, what do people do with eyeglasses? Should the focus be on the crosshairs or the target? Little confusing but I want to do this work right, even if I need a special set of shooters. Thanks guys and gals.

I shoot with progressive transition lenses. Have no problem at all. Use them shooting iron sights . They work very well. Without my glasses I can’t see my scope adjustments knob numbers or anything around the fireing line. There a must for me!

 

[Killing Time]

I've worn glasses since kindergarten, so I've always worn them shooting - I've been in progressive lens for a couple decades. I fiddle with setting scope height for a while until I get a clear view through the scope in a sweet spot in my lens with a good cheek weld - medium rings are best for me.

I’m glad I read this and realize it’s not just something I was doing wrong. I have only had to have progressive glasses for the last 7 years but while shooting, I really struggle sometimes getting a full, clear view through the reticle. I’ve adjusted eye relief, cheek weld, anything I could. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Texas Solo]

I always shoot without mine with a scope.
Never been able to do it with glasses on.

Same here

 

[Syncrowave]

I shoot SR with irons (as well as other rifles with scope) and found an optometrist who allowed me to bring my SR to his office, where we went outdoors and I aimed the rifle and he put different lenses in front of my right eye until the front post was razor sharp. That diopter was then used for the top half of my bifocals.

On scoped rifles, I wear my bifocals and IIRC, I adjust the ocular lens to get both the reticle and the target in focus at the same time, then I use the side focus knob on the left to adjust focus for range.

 

[1ofU]

I always shoot without mine with a scope.
Never been able to do it with glasses on.

been this way for 15 years ,

 

[Gary in MD]

Lasik eye surgery, the best money that I ever spent.

 

[JFrank]

Photo lens are too dark so I have a pair of clear bi/ focal that I keep in my ammo bag, cant see dog shit on the ground without glasses on.

Jim

 

[lh leggtowner]

Focus on target when looking thru the scope. Parallax marked yardage, can be wrong. Ajust to your eye.

Choose glass over plastic lens. Get lined bifocals. Np progressive.

Use the method that gives you 20/20 vision , with or without glasses, adjust eye piece. Then adjust parallax, if scope has it.
Do wear some type of eye protection while shooting.

Astigmatism - glasses are designed to see clearly when looking straight through the center of the lens.
Looking through the lens on any angle will blur vision.

With a rifle scope, on a bench, i am looking through the top of the lens.
When i shoot skeet, i need to pick up the bird comming out of the house with peripheral (side) vision.
The eye is seeing through the lens on an angle.
My frame needs to be square to my face. If angled like a v , blured vision.

Working with my eye doctor, she was able to apply different perscriptions in the same lens.
The frame was made straight. Great for skeet and rifle shooting.

Handguns- get a prescription that lets the eye focus on the front sight or just beyond. Old eyes dont change focus fast enought to see target and sights clearly at the same time.
Or get one of those new fangled red dot sights.

Just how "eye" see it.

That explains a lot thanks a bunch. It’s almost like I need readers when pistol shooting to see the front sight.

 

[OMW57]

A little off the original topic,
Had Lasik done in 2008, glaucoma issue fixed in 2024 & cataracts done in 2025!
BUT, I'm seeing 20/20 now & my scores HAVE gone up a little!
Now, If they could do something about those darned floaters......
Oh well, at 68 I still give thanks to the LORD for what HE has given me!