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[BeeTee]

As astigmatism has crept in through the years, I've tried to keep up with it using the adjustible eyepiece of each scope. I wear glasses for driving, but the glasses don't help at all (in fact hurt) when looking through a scope.

What do y'all do to get clean-crisp crosshairs? Thanks, BT

 

[Oldtrader3]

I have astigmatism also and it has gotten worse as I get older. I adjust the eyepiece of the scope to be sharp when wearing my corrective lenses with the field lens, not the bifocal lens. I have gotten used to shooting with my glasses on and have no trouble now after 50 years of wearing the lenses.

 

[Kodiak]

This may not be for everyone; at age 76, I had catarac surgery, replacing both eye-lenses. I have 20:20 in both eyes now, but still use reading glasses for close-up viewing/reading. My shooting-glasses now have bifocal lenses, with no correction for long-distance use. Couldn't have done it without private Ins.

For safety's sake, we should wear our shooting glasses when enjoying the shooting sports.

 

[Oldtrader3]

Kodiak, My eyes are the same as yours, at least as far as the double cataract surgery goes. I am 69 years old and have had the surgery about three years ago which brought me back to 20/20 and 20/30. I still need reading glasses as you do. My eyes have slipped to 20/50 now but it is from the astigmatism.

I always wore shooting glasses anyhow and have blown two primers in my life, one my fault. The glasses saved me both times. I am so used to shooting with glasses that I do not give it a thought now.