RHL Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I usually wear progressive lenses for my bifocals but my eye Doctor made me a pair of shooting glasses out of safety glasses with the wrap around lenses. He tinted them to the tint I desired right on the spot. I had to ask around to find an eye doc that could understand what I wanted. Now I have a great pair of shooting/shop/motorcycling glasses. They took some time to adjust to compared to progressive lenses but I forgot to mention that I wanted progressive when I went in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taquila Tab, Sass #25048 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I have worn Oakley shooting glasses for years. They were fitted with my desired correction per side, one being to emphasize sights, the other for target. I tried the Oakleys around 10-12 years ago after having Lasik surgery and I would certainly recommend them. I'm not sure I'm understanding what you said. You had Lasik but still need corrective lens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okie Sawbones, SASS #77381 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Okie, Progressive is what I have now for both my shooting and regular glasses. They work o.k. but I'd love to have better vision. I'm getting to the point where I'm seriously considering Lasik surgery. I'm real curious about the "wave-front" Lasik I keep hearing about. Wavefront LASIK is the way to go IMHO. Its advantage lies in the area of quality of vision: •Greater chance of achieving 20/20 vision •Greater chance of achieving better than 20/20 vision •Reduced chance of losing best-corrected vision •Reduced chance of losing visual quality or contrast sensitivity (very important) •Reduced chance of night-vision disturbances and glare If I were to have the surgery, this is the route I would take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taquila Tab, Sass #25048 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Wavefront LASIK is the way to go IMHO. Its advantage lies in the area of quality of vision: •Greater chance of achieving 20/20 vision •Greater chance of achieving better than 20/20 vision •Reduced chance of losing best-corrected vision •Reduced chance of losing visual quality or contrast sensitivity (very important) •Reduced chance of night-vision disturbances and glare If I were to have the surgery, this is the route I would take. It's comforting to hear your recommendation. I have an initial consultation scheduled for next Tuesday where I'll find out if I'm a good candidate or not. It's not cheap ($2,300 per eye) but if it works as the literature states it would be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Boots, # 20282 LTG-Regulator Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I'm not sure I'm understanding what you said. You had Lasik but still need corrective lens? My yes, although I am sure Lasik surgery has improved over the last 10-12 years, it increased my need for correction to read up close. Now Tab, remember to factor in my age as reading glasses become much more needed as we get older with or without the Lasik, but I do believe the surgery increased the need somewhat. I would still highly recommend the surgery. For someone who took an 8-9 correction in contacts, you can imagine how wonderful it was to be free of any correction...except for shooting (most of that for seeing sights clearly). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairshake Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Go to any Dive Shop and they will have a product called SEA DROPS. It is used on divers mask to stop the fogging. I have never had a problem since I started to using the product. I went to a eye doctor who took the time to listen and fix me right up. He did say that if my eyes were different then it would be a bigger challenge. I am right eye dominant and he put my bifocal prescription in a full lens for that side. He then put the infinity lens in the left side. He advised that I would have trouble with my depth perception and to put them on before shooting about 15 minutes ahead. He also advised that I might have a headache for the first few times. I went to Wally World and purchased a pair of safety glass frames that could be twisted and turned with out breaking for $80. They come with the removable sides. Any misses are not the fault of the glasses.If the prescription is written the way you need them then they have to do it that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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