Near sighted, glasses, scopes.

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So I recently self diagnosed myself as near sighted, and have scheduled an appointment with an optometrist to confirm. I am absolutely disgusted by eyeballs so contacts are a no go for me.

My question is; does it become more difficult to shoot when wearing focal lenses? Or do things remain relatively unchanged? Do you have to adjust the focus on your scope when you start wearing glasses? Or move the scope forward/back to compensate and adjust eye relief?

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You shouldn't have to move your scope, but you will have to refocus. There's no point worrying about it until you have the glasses on your face. I've been wearing glasses all my life, and they're an absolute p.i.a. when hunting. If laser surgery had been available when I was younger, I would have had it done. Now that I'm at the point where I need bifocals, correcting my distance vision would destroy my close distance vision. Something to think about if you really can't stand glasses.
 
It may be hard to believe, but if you got contacts you would quickly be able to literally put your finger onto your eyeball without difficulty...but in any case, contacts are lousy for shooting, IMHO.

Laser surgery is the single greatest thing I have ever spent money on in my entire life. I had mine done about 14 years ago, when it was pretty much done by a guy holding a flashlight and a magnifying glass...slight exaggeration, but the point is that today's procedure is infinitely more refined and advanced. Even so, I'm 20/20 in one eye and slightly better in the other. It has made shooting, as well as just about every other aspect of my life, an absolute joy. Highly recommended! Just be aware that it won't permanently correct the type of eye degeneration that inevitably occurs with age, i.e. you are still going to eventually need reading glasses. No big deal if you have worn glasses most of your life (as I did before my surgery). If you have never worn glasses before, you may not like having to start, but that's just the way it is.

If you just go with standard corrective lenses, they're not a big issue for shooting. I wore them for years, and had prescription safety lenses made up specifically for shooting. You'll want to watch your eye relief when shooting larger calibers...a scope tagging you in the glasses is not fun, but still a lot easier on the face than an actual scope bite on your forehead. You will have to change your reticle focus...a one-time adjustment, the same as when you first buy any scope. Once the reticle is sharp, you're in business.

Good luck with your choice.
 
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