Scopes and bifocals

You should be looking thru the upper portion of your bifocals, the long-range lens. Adjust the scope eyepiece to focus the reticle, adjust the AO dial to focus the target and you are done.
I am also a bifocal wearer, but recently bought single-vision (distance) prescription safety glasses for shooting. These work better for me than the bi.
At the distance of the scope and action, I don't need glasses at all, only for arms reach and beyond.
 
actually, because you can adjust the diopter at the back of the scope, you may find it easier to use a scope without glasses altogether, otherwise use the distance lens for shooting.
 
I wear strong 'progressive power lenses' (no line bifocals). A few years ago I did exactly what bigstickpilot did. I highly recommend you do the same. The single prescription lens should be such that you can see the front sight of rifle or handgun clearly - this will also be good for scopes. The target will be a bit out of focus with 'iron' (non-optical sights), but that is not a big problem.
 
The AO is a parallax adjustment - not really a focus. Although it does focus the target. But it is important to rest the rifle steady and move your head back and forth and make sure the reticle does not move on the target. It may be that the target is slightly out of focus when the parallax is dialed out.

You should be looking through your distance lens in your glasses.

I recently had a pair of computer glasses made. These are like reading glasses, but are for objects about 2 feet away instead of one foot. Now I don't have to tilt my head up so much as I did when I read the computer screen with the bottom part of my bifocals.

I just noticeds that these glasses are absolutly perfect and comforatable for getting a pistol sight into focus.
 
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