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Hey everyone,

I can't deny it any longer but I have to face the facts that my eye sight/vision has changed, looks like I'm now far sighted. I need to wear reading glasses for close up and I can't focus as fast when transitioning from close target to far target (your typical indoor COF). It's seem worse in low light conditions. Outdoor COF or at the range seems OK for now but that could be due to an abundant of natural light.

Right now I'm running the factory Shadow 1.5mm FO front sights and it now seems the FO looks like one giant blob of red.

I'm wondering if I should switch to a CZ 1.0mm FO front sight and what color for both indoor and outdoors OR install a CZ black metal front sight?

The only eye-wear I use is a pair of +1.50 reading glasses and don't want to, at this current stage, get into the whole ordeal of visiting my eye Dr. just for a pair of shooting glasses.

Hoping just by changing the front sight will help for now.

Thanks for the input and advice.
 
Try the small FO in green and get a lense with a redder tint. for indoors try clear lenses with the same front sight. All black front sights can get lost in the backstop with the lighting on alot of indoor ranges too.
Just my $0.02.
 
Go see an optometrist for starters. He can give you your options.

I had shooting glasses made with a correction out to the length of the front sight. Using the shooting glasses the front sight is clear targets out past 25 yards are not as clear as they could be but at least I have focus on my front sight. For most IDPA/IPSC targets and distances this arrangement works pretty well.

If you have the early stages of a cataract the above helps but it doesn't make you a 19 year old again either. I get a halo around the front sight that is better now with the shooting glasses but still is not perfect. It soon will be time for a lens transplant Mom and Dad both had it done and their eyesight was returned to near normal.

Take Care

Bob
 
I just went through this ordeal myself over the summer. Go to the Dr. and get shooting glasses done. It is the only thing that will really help. I couldn't believe how much better it got for me. I went from getting quite a few misses to pretty much shooting matches clean. I also noticed that my hits got better, more A's and C's and much fewer D's without losing any time.

I was able to bring the slide with me to the optometrist so that I could get a RX done that would allow me to focus on the front sight as well as the targets at a distance properly. Ask your guy too. Some of the guys I shoot with suggested that I get one lens (for my dominate eye) set up to focus on the front site and the other eye set up to focus on the target. I settled for a RX that does both so I could use them as sun glasses too.

Thinning out the front site would be a good idea no matter what because it will make it easier to acquire it in the rear site but if your vision won't allow you to see it properly it won't matter.
 
have your eyes burned with a LASER....if the LASER experts think it will help. If not,...do what the above say to do. (where is my wine?)
....oh there it si...is...LOL
 
Thanks guys for your help I'm due for for my next eye check up in March 2012 and see what he recommends.

Cheers and Happy Holidays
 
SVISTI1911 said:
.....Some of the guys I shoot with suggested that I get one lens (for my dominate eye) set up to focus on the front site and the other eye set up to focus on the target......
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This is what is called "monovision" by the eye docs. Apparently it works for some and not for others.

I tried it with my own eye doc at my last new set of glasses. It took us a couple of trys but I got to where I had a sharply defined front post AND target. I shot by far the best groups at about half my normal size.... all about 4 inches to the left of the bull. Oddly enough about the same distance as that between my eyes. The doc said I was special and would not be able to use the monovision "trick" as a result. Seems I don't have a strongly dominant eye so the monovision "trick" doesn't work for me.
 
BCRider said:
This is what is called "monovision" by the eye docs. Apparently it works for some and not for others.

I tried it with my own eye doc at my last new set of glasses. It took us a couple of trys but I got to where I had a sharply defined front post AND target. I shot by far the best groups at about half my normal size.... all about 4 inches to the left of the bull. Oddly enough about the same distance as that between my eyes. The doc said I was special and would not be able to use the monovision "trick" as a result. Seems I don't have a strongly dominant eye so the monovision "trick" doesn't work for me.
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Me neither. My dominate eye is more or less fine, barely need glasses for it, but my other one is pretty bad off....+2.75. I had hard time adjusting so decided to just use one RX that works well enough for both the site and the target.
 
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