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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.

I did the exact same thing with my eye doctor when I had my shooting glasses made. I was warned during the process to not expect to be able to read with them. My glasses really do two things, they take away the problems of hunting for the right spot in my progressive lenses, and they fix my astigmatism making shooting with red dot sights more enjoyable.

My brother went a different route using this eyewear company and is extremely satisfied.

This is a great solution... If you add +1.0 Diopter to the distance vision prescription, that will put the focus at 39 inches. That approximates the distance to the front sight.

I created ClearsighT in the 80s; had 3 lenses:
+1.0 ;+0.75; +0.50

They mounted in a loupe and accommodated almost every shooter. Younger eyes can use +0.75 and have normal accommodation to focus... Older shooters need the +1.0.

Good luck!!

QUOTE]Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles:
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.[/QUOTE]

I told my optometrist that I wanted a 2nd pair of glasses, single correction, for a distance of just out to where the front sight on my match rifle was, or about 34 inches. They work well for pistol shooting too. With my normal bifocals I can't focus the front sight, but with the 2nd pair I can. I do have to take them off to read something close up, like labels or a notebook or a scope turret.

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awesome thank you

A suggestion to consider. If you use or carry a handgun for defense purposes (from the first post, I suspect that's the case) and not purely sporting use, use the glasses you have for shooting. Make sure they have impact resistant lenses.

I used to use glasses, and no longer do. After cataract surgery, they are only necessary for protection. I had multifocal lenses implanted, to provide a sharp image for distant and intermediate vision (distant and front sight or computer screen). If you have reached the point that your ability to accommodate (change focus to near objects) has decreased and you need bifocals, using a progressive (lineless) lens tends to work better, avoiding the hop in the image when switching. This is also true of trifocals. You might also consider having the area of the bifocal raised closed to the center of the lens to allow easier sighting. This also allows better coverage if you do a lot of near activities requiring vision. If you are using something for sport, consider wrap arounds. Wiley X has good frames, and with the prescription, pupil distance and providing the height of the bifocal correction area, you can order them online. You may have to get a second pair of frames to measure the distance, or order the lenses separately and put them in yourself. I've done both.

Using the same set up for everyday use makes the transition easier. It also may speed things up in a deteriorating social situation, although I suspect ones backside might be too tight to take notice while it is occurring.

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Originally posted by tleddy:
This is a great solution... If you add +1.0 Diopter to the distance vision prescription, that will put the focus at 39 inches. That approximates the distance to the front sight.

This is entirely dependent on your correction, and the amount of total add you have. In my case, 28" is the desired distance for pistol front sight and computer (you must have long arms , or are talking about a rifle) . Over the years, my total add has increased slightly. I find that moving about 1/2 of the add up into the correction diopter numbers works most times. With 2.5 total add, I've tried moving 1.0 and 1.25 up, and it usually works best (for me) with the 1/2 add (1.25) moved.