Do you wear rx glasses and have astigmatism? Need your experience.
Sorry, for the long post but would appreciate some help or explanation to my vision/scope issue.
I'm 33 and my vision just recently started to weaken, I only started needing corrective glasses in the last 2 years. My left eye vision is ok, but my right (dominant) eye vision is poor. I'm nearsighted, with astigmatism(just found out a few weeks ago). I dont need/wear my glasses daily, I can see fine for everyday purposes without them, I just cant make out facial features or read small street signs until I'm right up on them... maybe 5+/- yards away. Also I wear them for watching tv, again due to faces being fuzzy without them. The way my lenses in my glasses are setup is the left lens clears up the picture but the depth remains true, while the right lens clears the picture up but makes objects seem further away.
Ok, now for my optic issue. Y'all probably remember my recent thread. Short recap- I bought my first AR and Red dot, got the RDS home and found out I have astigmatism and the RDS was not useabe for me at all without rx glasses, and that was not acceptable to me.
I was able to swap the RDS through the manufacturer and chose a 1x Prism scope w/etched illuminated reticle. Wow, This thing is clear and works just like a RDS but is so much crisper and the glass is super clear. Also, I love the etched reticle, not having to rely on a battery.
However, now I have noticed that if I dont wear my rx glasses the prism scope corrects my vision for me. Its like looking through a hunting scope but 1x. Its absolutely perfect for me without rx glasses, even with both eyes open.... BUT when I put on my rx glasses, the right lens makes the target look further away, and that creates my left eye to try to fight for dominance, and if I close my left eye the the target is clear but it still looks further away(smaller) than it is.
I grabbed my 10/22 with 4x32 scope and tested it with and without my rx glasses and without glasses everything is clear and with glasses everything is clear and looks only very slightly further away(barely noticeable), I'm assuming the 4x magnification kinda offsets the depth issue.
Now, I would much rather have an optic that I can use without rx glasses, rather than one that requires me being dependent on them. So, I could just use my standard non rx range glasses for shooting and be fine. But, Im wanting to know if there is another type of optic that would work better, both with and without my glasses.... or is it just the right lens in my glasses is gonna cause this problem with any optic?
I do have the option of trading my 1x prism scope for a 1-6x strike eagle scope. Do you guys think that a variable power would work better? I do like the idea of 1x with the option for magnification for target shooting, and the 3 gun guys swear by variable power scopes (not that i do 3 gun).
I know red dots are not for me.. I like the 1x etched reticle prism scope a lot. The strike eagle also has the etched/illuminated reticle with 1x-6x... I'm thinking even if the prismm and variable will have the same issue, I might still trade just for the option of magnification.
FYI, in case it matters - while looking through optics I was scanning targets out my window around my neighborhood, the distances were probably 20-300 yards.
Sorry again for this long *** thread just need opinions from guys with similar vision problems and more experience.
Thanks
Last edited by bevans555; 06-16-2017 at 07:00 PM.
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