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Rifle Scopes Optic question for those who wear glasses.

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#1
I was wondering how you guys shoot your rifle? Is it best to wear your prescription eye wear and adjust your scope accordingly, or would it be better to not wear your glasses and adjust your ocular for the best clarity.

I almost always wear my glasses, but I wonder if the effect of looking through multiple lenses has an effect on eye fatigue.

Kind regards,
Jared
 
#2
Re: Optic question for those who wear glasses.

I asked my optometrist that exact question the last time I went, and he said it didn't matter. If a person who needs glasses chooses not to wear them, a magnified optic as the ability to correct the prescription and make the image appear clear again.

He recommended wearing glasses though, as to eliminate the blurry images when you're not looking through the scope. Makes sense!
 
#4
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All my scopes are adjusted for use with my glasses on. As I get older...the eyes aren't what they used to be and I find myself always shooting with my glasses on (either scripted normal glasses or scripted sunglasses).

Every person is different though. If you only wear glasses for reading or you don't need them all the time...I guess I'd do whatever was easier for you.
 
#7
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I always wear mine when shooting. Both for safety and it reduces eye fatigue since a scope will not correct for my astigmatism which causes the reticle to appear to double.
 
#10
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Pat M</div><div class="ubbcode-body">glasses are fine, + anti-fog spray during winter </div></div>

+1,000,000!!!

Nothing worse than having your @#$%^& glasses (or scope) fog up as Mr. Whitetail comes to rest in your crosshairs!!
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Not good at all!! I have been using McNett Op Drops since I got a sample gratus from the McNett folks a few years back at the SHOT show. Good stuf!!
 
#11
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I've found i cannot achieve as sharp of image without my glasses no matter how much i mess with focus/diopter on my binos and scopes. I'm assuming it is becuase I have a slight stigmatism and the binos/scope focal adjustments cannot compensate for this.
 
#12
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I found that I can get the image as sharp as the scope would give me without the need to wear glasses. <span style="text-decoration: underline">However</span> parallax adjustment done this way (without glasses) gets weird - like 150 yd on 70 yd distance.

I noticed that when I wear prescription glasses - both my accuracy improved, and the yardage on the parallax adjustment knob started to match real distances. So I shoot with my glasses on.
 
#13
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I can not see anything without my glasses including the reticle. I now have a pair of Wiley-X PT-3 glasses with the perscription inserts so I am not looking over the top of my glasses. Now shooting prone is much more comfortable.
 
#14
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I wear my glasses to shoot, as I transition from rifle to pistol, etc. I have a pair of prescription sunglasses that I use for ear protection as well. So that would be another reason to wear your glasses...eye protection. No effect on eye fatigue, as long as your prescription is correct.
 
#15
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I always wear eye protection. Up until this year I used regular safety glasses. Started shooting matches and by the end of the match I had a headache from trying to see the turret. I even miss dialed elevation becasue of not being able to see the number clearly. So I orderd a pair of Decot HY Wydes. Best thing I ever did. I got the bifocal in the bottom and adjusted the ocular for a clear reticle. No more headaches or miss dialed elevation.
 
#16
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Hey guys,
I wear prescription glasses. I also have disposable contacts for when i cant be bothered with glasses frames getting in the way. I use the contacts for shooting and snowboarding. They work well as long as you remember to blink enough when looking through the scope. Otherwise they tend to dry out a little.

Pete
 
#17
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I shoot with my glasses on. I can see through the scope OK without them by adjusting the ocular focus, but I cannot see anything going on around me.

Five years ago I had to go bi-focals and I had the optometrist make lenses for my old BCG's and I generally wear them. They are no line bi-focals and the right lens has the upclose part very low in the lens. I have more of an issue shooting pistols with/without glasses than I do rifles.
 
#18
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I had laser surgery done 4 years ago, and it corrected my distance (anything out past arm's length) to 20-15. I can see the turrets well enough to dial in corrections...for now.

My ophthalmologist is also a shooter and he indicated that you lose 5% of the usable light for each side of any lens between your eye and your scope ocular (both sides of a pair of glasses). I never had the chance to test that.
 
#19
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i always use contacts when im doing any kind of shooting or hunting because its just plain easier for me than messing with all the stuff required to shoot with glasses. Especially when shooting with other people and sharing guns
 
#20
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i wear my glasses or contacts but i can not get the reticle to focus on any scope I use. which is why i never use mildots I can't see them. so I use it like a plex and carry a range finder
 
#22
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I think it depends on the strength of your Rx. I have a weak prescription and find it better to not wear my corrective glasses while shooting. The frames slide down and get in the way of sight picture. I can adjust diopter to compensate and see fairly well with my face out of the scope since I have a weak Rx.
 
#23
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What do you folks use to keep sweat from running onto your glasses and into your eyes on these slightly warm muggy days in the deep South?
 
#25
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I would suggest either using contacts and eye protection or prescription lenses that don't interfere with your sight picture when shooting. Your eye muscles get used to a certain setting and it takes longer to focus back, so it's best to stay consistent.
 
#26
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my prescription is not that bad, I think it's 125 and 150. I don't wear my glasses when I shoot with a scope but I put them on when I shoot with my Eotech or iron sights.
 
#27
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: vkc</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I wear my glasses to shoot, as I transition from rifle to pistol, etc.</div></div>
When transition comes into play - it's eyeglasses, no question! I may be able to adjust out the diopters on the riflescope (though see the parallax caveat above) - but what can I do with pistol sights?! Eyeglasses, period.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have a pair of prescription sunglasses that I use for ear protection as well....</div></div>
Wow, that's some feat! Protecting ears with sunglasses?
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<span style="font-style: italic">Yes I know a typo when I see one.</span>
 
#28
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If you do not have something between your eye and the rifle you are retarded you have never seen a malfunction.
You are lighting off 50,000-60,000 psi right in front of your face, and there's a couple little lugs keeping your bolt from being a projectile into your cheekbone and eye.

As for the prescription or not-I shoot with prescription lenses. I even had a pair of glasses made now that I'm old that has my close range script in the right eye to focus at the distance the image comes together in scope, and the left eye my distance script. That works wee, but just adjusting the scope to my normal prescription is more convenient.

The are optometrists that understand shooting, I would suggest going to one of them. One optometrist here in Phoenix has an office and folks bringing their rifles in to make sure they were optimized to focus on their front sights (NRA highpower shooters).
 
#29
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I have a minus 4.0 RX and an astigmatism ( axis) correction in my glases; I had a Knobloch lens made that duplicates my distance vision RX. Most scopes don't allow for a + /and or - 4 correction, much less astigmatism. If I set a scope up without my glasses on it will look fine to me, but someone with normal vision sees a reticule that is canted to the left about 6 to 8 degrees.
So, I wear my knoblochs when shooting a scope. But, I'm shooting on a range at targets, so it works for me.
 
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