The class presenter at for my concealed weapons course had glasses made special.

One eye sees the sights ( I am guessing)and the other see's the target?

He did not explain how they work ,

anyone use these?
I am due for an eye exam , next month , do I want to ask my Ophthalmologist about them ?

do you like them ?
what questions should I consider asking her?

It would not work using one eye for the sight and the other for the target. Most likely solution to work, depending on the type of shooting one does, would be to have the distance Rx slightly reduced such that one could get a good sight picture with the target slightly out of focus. Progressive lenses could work best for this.

Depends on the type of shooting, i.e. stationary target shooting; IDPA; cowboy action, etc.

I use a mix of cheaters. My long distance is excellent but I wear 2.75 cheaters for reading. Was getting double front sights. Had lens replacement surgery which made my distance even better but reading sucks. My surgeon is a shooter. He suggested I try different combinations of clear glass on one eye and cheater in the other. I think I settled on 1.750 in one and 0 in the other. Seems to help me a lot as I see one front sight and clearly see the target.

I asked my Ophthalmologist who was recommended by a competition shooter in my area. He told me to bring in my gun and he would measure from eye to sight so he could get the precise bifocal. Then he suggested putting the bifocals on the top.

I have an astigmatism and use progressive lenses that my optometrist has set up so that my focus is properly adjusted with the prescription he provided. Only took a few minutes to get the approximate area that needed to be focused on.

Bendable - don't know what your occupation is. I'm in Armed Security and can only tell you what works in my situation. I wear bi-focals. When shooting, if I tilt my head back (not a natural movement) I can see the front sight in perfect focus, but the target is fuzzy. So, I instruct people who wear bi-focals to train like they work: use your normal glasses when shooting. The human eye automatically tries to center things, so the rear-sight/front-sight exercise is almost moot.

I focus on the target then focus on my front sight. If necessary, focus again on the target, but always focus on the front sight while squeezing the trigger. Even if the target is fuzzy, this exercise of target/ front sight focusing will produce accurate hits. Granted, the process will not enable you to score 10 Xs out of 10 in a match, but will definitely put the rounds where you need them if the crap hits the fan!

I peaked over the single vision driving glasses while qualifying for my c.w.p.

worked close to ok for 10 ,20, and 30 foot targets

but it was on the slow side ,
am retired b.t.w.

I have been shooting with special shooting glasses for years. I am left eye dominant, but shoot right handed. My shooting glasses are set up so:

Left eye focuses on the front sight. Lens is corrected to that distance

Right eye focuses on the target. Lens is corrected to that distance (greater than 25 yards)


Not everyone can wear this setup, but if you can, they work great. My brother is an eye doc, and he is the one that suggested them, and he was 100% correct....FOR ME!!

I have a pair of reverse bifocals for pistol shooting.

Dr recommended I bring in a pistol to help position the bifocal portion. She even verified the weapon was unloaded - without my assistance!

I broke down last year and got glasses. I probably should have got them a long time ago, but I kept passing my physicals and...finally couldn't. So, I got glasses. I was told that all the cool kids got single vision lenses, so I got one...does everything. Except they're only useful if I looked through one tiny portion of the lens; the rest was useless. I had no depth perception. I couldn't walk. I went shooting and walked into targets when resetting steel. If I hit something, it was because I pressed out with half-way decent alignment, and got lucky.

I went back and had the glasses re-done. Next time at the steel shoot, first thing I heard was "Dude, are you wearing bifocals?"

Apparently the cool kids don't wear bifocals, and now I look like a grandpa. Still.

I'm still trying to come to grips with shooting and glasses, but the front sight isn't as clear, the target is a lot more clear, and using a fiber optic front, still a small red dot that doesn't cover the target (just a slightly fuzzy red dot).

I had the glasses place make up safety glasses with the bifocal prescription. Now I don't run into barriers, I can see where to put my feet, and I have a full field of vision. I had the lower portion of the bifocal made taller, and they seem to work.

I'm a neophyte to wearing vision correction, and still trying to work it out. So far, this seems to be doing okay.

Having one eye corrected to see the sights and the other for the target does work. I had a pair like that when I was doing more shooting. The technique is called "monovision" and it is used by a number of different occupations. Any Optomotrist would be familiar with it. Of course, one does have to shoot with both eyes open for it to work!

flashguy

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Originally posted by bendable:
One eye sees the sights ( I am guessing)and the other see's the target?

He did not explain how they work

That is what I use when shooting with iron sights in handgun (IDPA, USPSA) competition.

I'm right eye and right hand dominate. My optometrist had me bring in my handgun so the he could measure the distance from my eye to the front sight. The right lense is set for that measurement, while the left lense is set for distance.

The right eye focuses on the front sight and the left eye focuses on the target. Your brain overlaps the images to form one sight picture. It is a lot like using a red dot sight with both eyes open and covering the front lense of the red dot...you'll still see the dot superimposed on the target. Apparently not all folks have the ability to meld the two images, so he let me try them out for a week to see if he needed to make any changes.

There is a learning curve as it is a bit startling at first to see the front sight and the target in sharp focus. I got used to it pretty quickly and it makes visualization much easier

I have a pair of glasses set up for shooting with

one eye adjusted for sharp front sight focus

The other eye has a progressive lens for medium to far shots.

No problems wearing them only on match day and switching back to my normal both eye progressive lenses

It works very well, a lot better than your head bobbing up and down looking for focus near to far

Take your gun with you to the appointment, so they can get a good measurement from the eye to your front sight.

My FIL said he told his eye doc he’s a shooter and they set the focal plane at 26”....apparently that is so he can see the front sight in focus at the full extension of the gun. (Pistol)

I got glasses last year and didn’t think to ask the doc about it. I can’t see my front sight crisp thru either the top lens or the bifocal.

But I have an appointment next month and I damn will get some made for shooting.

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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
My FIL said he told his eye doc he’s a shooter and they set the focal plane at 26”....apparently that is so he can see the front sight in focus at the full extension of the gun. (Pistol)

I got glasses last year and didn’t think to ask the doc about it. I can’t see my front sight crisp thru either the top lens or the bifocal.

But I have an appointment next month and I damn will get some made for shooting.

It is the same distance that they use for computer work

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Originally posted by 9mmepiphany:

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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
My FIL said he told his eye doc he’s a shooter and they set the focal plane at 26”....apparently that is so he can see the front sight in focus at the full extension of the gun. (Pistol)

I got glasses last year and didn’t think to ask the doc about it. I can’t see my front sight crisp thru either the top lens or the bifocal.

But I have an appointment next month and I damn will get some made for shooting.

It is the same distance that they use for computer work

This. I also use my computer glasses for shooting the front sight. Works well. Almost same exact focal length.

 
Wiley-X makes shooting glasses (and goggles) that take prescription inserts. I have both. The insert just clips into the main glasses behind the wraparound shooting protection lens. At first I tried the dominant eye front sight focus and the other eye target focus, but that just made me dizzy. Now I have both lenses set to front sight focus, and the target is still very visible but just a bit fuzzy. This may not work if your level of correction is too high.
 
And yes, my front sight focus is exactly the same as my computer monitor distance focus. So I go to Zenni Optical and have a set of bifocals made with the main lens set to computer/front sight focus, and the bifocal window set to my regular close up focus. That way I can work on the computer and also handle paperwork on my desk.
 
For my shooting prescription insert, I also had a very small bifocal window set in the bottom. It does not interfere with shooting, but gives me reading glass focus for working with scoresheets or the Practiscore Android or iOS devices when I am the designated scorekeeper.
 
For the prescription insert in Wiley-X glasses, you can cheap out by not have any anti-scratch or other coating, because the insert is behind and protected by the main shooting glasses. The last time I had my optician fill the insert with my desired prescription, I believe it was about $60.

Mono vision is what my eye doc calls it. I have contacts just like the glasses others have described, with one eye set for distance and the other up close.
Your brain needs some time to adjust to it (a week or two), but it works.

One of the guys on our shooting team needed bifocals under normal circumstances. However, he had his right lens made as a trifocal. Bottom portion was at reading distance, center was for distance and the top was set at handgun front sight distance. Worked well for him, slight downward head tilt and his front sight was in focus. It took him about 3 trips to the range to get his brain to master the setup.

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Originally posted by bcereuss:
It would not work using one eye for the sight and the other for the target. Most likely solution to work, depending on the type of shooting one does, would be to have the distance Rx slightly reduced such that one could get a good sight picture with the target slightly out of focus. Progressive lenses could work best for this.

Depends on the type of shooting, i.e. stationary target shooting; IDPA; cowboy action, etc.

I had single vision glasses made for shooting. Optometrist adjusted left (dominant) eye prescription to the focal distance for the front sight and the right (non-dominant) eye to my usual distance prescription. It took a bit to get used to, but it makes it a whole lot easier to focus on the front sight. I don’t normally wear them for anything but shooting, but one day in the middle of a multi-day OpSpec class I forgot to change to my regular progressives before heading out to grab lunch. I didn’t notice until I tried to read the receipt. That surprised me, as initially they were a bit disorienting.
I guess the mind can get used to a lot of things.