Prescription Shooting Glasses Recommendations

[cali_jazz]

tl;dr Try mono-vision. Correct one eye for close focus, one for distance.

I have worn contact lenses for over 50 years. Needed, but didn't wear, from around age 13. Started softcontacts around age 20. After years of nearsightedness, vision began to deteriorate, and I lost the near vision when wearing my contacts. Wore readers initially and then...was out of lenses for my more corrected eye. Popped in a less diopter lens and while I didn't see distance nearly as well, I could read print and at book/computer distance, things were clear. Eureka! (This is called mono-vision, one eye close vision, one far.)

Originally, it was less corrected in the left eye, as that needed the most correction. I am a right-handed shooter, so I recently changed eyes, Distance is the left-eye, close focus the right. Now I could see the sights clearly and the target if the brain shifted to left eye to focus down range.

I've always had the problem of my brain wired with left eye focus but since a kid firing BB guns, I always fired as a righty. I've toyed with holding a pistol slightly moved to focus on sights with left eye. Jury out on whether that would be that being more effective. Then I'd have to switch diopters again.

Yes, this can be done with glasses. You might have to twist the arm of the optometrist.

I've seen these type of glasses on Amazon and have been meaning to check them out. I'm constantly changing back and forth between reading glasses for close up and a regular goggles for distance. I can't do progressives and the problem with prescription is they are typically for one specific distance or bifocals which wouldn't work for shooting.

 

[GunZKK]

Pilla. They're the Infinity of shooting glasses.

You weren't kidding, $1000+ for glasses is kinda insane..

 

[MishaT]

Thanks, SilverEndless, for your clear description of how you got your fitting done. Much appreciated!

 

[ikeo1]

Decot or Pilla have good options for prescription shooting glasses.

I just picked up a 3 lens set on a special.. These are insanely good optics.. If you get a chance to use them, it's another level of clarity. They were heavily discounted so i opted to try it. If you care about optics, it's something to consider. If you have 4 $200+ sunglasses then considering one nice set of pillas is good too. Don't get another firearm, invest in the glasses to really make the the vision pop.

I was using oakley flak 2.0, ruby project reds, and there's no comparison. The coverage, color, and clarity is just different.

Is it really necessary? No. but if you have multiple firearms and want to get better. Think about it, your sights are one of the 3 major components.

 

[acespawnshop]

So I do a lot of competitions for shotgun. My coach said this, how much did you spend on your shotgun? (it was a lot) Why don't you spend money on glasses that make you see the target better? I did and its 1000% better. I use Pilla, I have 5 different lenes for light, color of targets and background colors.

 

[ikeo1]

So I do a lot of competitions for shotgun. My coach said this, how much did you spend on your shotgun? (it was a lot) Why don't you spend money on glasses that make you see the target better? I did and its 1000% better. I use Pilla, I have 5 different lenes for light, color of targets and background colors.

They really are different but it’s mainly for people who want to see faster if that makes sense.

 

[rodralig]

tl;dr Try mono-vision. Correct one eye for close focus, one for distance.

When I go back to shooting irons, I use monovision, but only in my dominant eye. The other eye stays Plano, I am farsighted. I had an eye doctor who understood firearms help me set that up.

I also have Hunter’s Gold lenses without a prescription, which I primarily use for red dots. Hunter’s Gold does offer prescription options as well.

 

[acespawnshop]

It 100% makes sense. If I can dull out background colors while enhancing the color of the target then the target pops in your vision and you can acquire the target faster and thus shoot it faster.

 

[10RoundLimit]

I use the pilla lenses with a prescription insert. Interchangeable across all lenses.

 

[Sheepdog1968]

Only thing I can add is that when I needed a new prescription, I told my eye doctor I wanted the lenses for my regular glasses to be the thickest they could be using material with safety ratings for shooting. He also shot and understood what I needed. They aren’t shooting glasses so no side protection but at least the lenses from frontal impact are good.

For proper shooting glasses, I work in a field that has a need for safety glasses. I now work in middle management so I didn’t need a pair of safety glasses. However, when the safety glass company showed up, I explained that I needed them for shooting and they showed me some pairs that met the specs. Just had to pay with my own money.

If I didn’t have those options I’d probably go with Hunters Gold mostly because Michael Bane is sponsored by them and wears them. I like to support companies that support the podcasts/shows I like to watch.