For those with astigmatism and green dot RMR

[M1A4ME]

I believe green is easier for me to see.

I also noticed a difference (positive) in the bigger green dots that are in the K series Holosuns vs. the 2 MOA dots in the larger Holosuns.

I had an RMR with the big 8 MOA dot a few years ago and never had issues with it (amber in color).

 

[SVT-THUNDER]

I would get a second opinion from another eye doctor.
If you are likely to go blind in that eye anyway, what do you have to lose by trying to get it fixed now?
There are all kinds of things they can do nowadays to fix eye problems.

There’s no guarantee that I will go blind. I’m just high risk and I have egg shaped eyes which increases my odds of retina detachment to 50/50.

This isn’t an ophthalmologist I see. He’s a retina and cornea specialist. Took me 3 years to get my first appt with him. He’s one of the best in the South East. Does eye operations on pro golfers, tennis players and pro baseball players. He’s literally the best without having to fly somewhere. Hasn’t taken new patients in about 10 years.

Because of my other conditions, any laser operation to my cornea raises my risk level. So if it’s not life altering, I’m not risking it. Plus if it’s not necessary, my medical won’t cover it.

 

[8shot]

Could you please do a clarification here? A proper glasses script will correct astigmatism. How did using the scope change the formula?

Basically you hold the red dot in front of their test equipment and while viewing the dot they change lenses until you see a clear crisp red dot. That gives you the astigmatism prescription, then go to an outfit like Zenni Optical and use that prescription to order glasses. Zenni is inexpensive and the glasses work great, even clears up headlight glare while driving at night.

An old test to check for astigmatism or bad vision is to punch a hole in a piece of paper about the size of a ball point pen tip and without corrective glasses view your surroundings and the red dot through the tiny hole...if the red dot becomes crisp and/or you can see better...you may need a visit to the optometrist.

I started with 20/20 vision but still have an astigmatism, so only need to glasses for shooting or driving at night.

Of course you can use your own optometrist to order the glasses. From what I understand they must provide you with the prescription.

 

[jfeenin]

Why not get the eye surgery to correct the astigmatism?

Not all Astigmatism is correctable by surgery. Mine... for example...

 

[hemiram]

I have moderate astigmatism, and while a red dot looks tolerable, a green dot looks a lot sharper. I have had cataract surgery and opted to not have the $$$ toric lenses both for cost and they have a higher, but still low, risk of complications. I would say my astigmatism is improved since the surgery anyway.

 

[Michaelp57]

I have had astigmatism in my dominant eye for going on 15+ years. As I age, it gets worse. On my AR platform rifles, I started using illuminated prism optics with the etched glass. Seldom need the illumination but when I do, it’s crisp. Problem solved. But I have many handguns ready to accept an RMR and I’ve heard green dots are much easier for those with astigmatism.

But my question is how much better? My red dots that are still on several rifles are 1 MOA dots and they look like an oblong oval Star. My glasses help and I can still hit decent groups, but I just put the starburst in the center of the target and can’t really get more precise because of the size of the bloom. Hard to describe unless you have this issue also.

So if anyone runs a green dot with astigmatism, I’d love any feedback. Not sure if a larger MOA dot would be better or worse. I’ve always used 1 MOA, ACSS and chevron reticles. Thanks for any input.

I also have astigmatism and steered clear of dots for a long time because of it. Green does help a little bit, but I find i get the best results with the lowest power setting that I can still see. The lower the power, the less of the "star burst" that i get.

 

[Onomea]

now have astigmatism and have worn prescription glasses for 60 years to correct for near sightedness as well as the astigmatism.

I am also red-green-brown colorblind

I find the green dot a lot easier to see than the red.

I also have prescription shooting glasses. My right, dominant eye lens is focussed on the front sight of my pistol. My left is on on the target. This works great for iron sights. For me, anyway.

What I discovered when I recently bought an RDS (green, actually) for the first time is that with my regular glasses, now bifocals, I can see the dot a lot better than with my shooting glasses... Don't know why. This perplexed my optometrist as well.