Andrew if you are 40-45+ years old, then no, your eye doc is not full of it. The condition is called Presbyopia. I am no eye doctor but my understanding is that the lens of your eye is just not as flexible as it was when we were younger - I am 45 and have the condition. Did the doctor put you on progressive lenses? I got my single lens glasses changed to progressives once presbyopia showed up in me.

Here is a link for more info. Welcome to middle age, don't forget that prostate exam

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyopia

Presbyopia is not the reason one cannot see through a rifle scope. Presbyopia is why one cannot see iron sights. Presbyopia is why one needs magnifier or bifocal to read. Presbyopia is why some older folk can see far away, but not up close.

Presbyopia doesn't keep one from being able to see the target and/or cross hair in a rifle scope. The rifle scope may be right up next to the eye, but the image of the target and the cross hair are far away. The image the eye sees in a rifle scope is at infinity so to speak. People with Presbyopia can see the target and cross hair inside the rifle scope clearly, if the cross hair is focused correctly, and the rifle scope is working properly.

OH MAN. Its going to be a old man fight!!!! Blind vs Blind Hey atleast if you get really close you can't see him and he cant see you. lol But no seriously being blind or wearing glasses sucks. Started wear them in the third grade. After I was about 10 I couldnt shoot worth crap on open sights. Pistols don't seem to bother me as much as a rifle. Thats why I have all scopes. I'm blinder than a bat. With my glasses off I have to have something six inches in front of me before I can read it. Everything is a blurr. Can't wear contacts due to work.

I'm a bit confused about this. My eyesight is so bad I walk into walls. I can't even use a peep sight.

However, I can see through a scope like I was 20 years old again. If I miss with a scope. I can't blame my eyesight.

yea if you have glasses and have bifocals or progressives you need to look through the upper part of your glasses (the distance part), not the part you use for close up reading, when looking through a scope...

50calty,
are you saying I should put a bayonet on my muzzleloader?

Muley,
problem could be my scope, taking all three of them out today. I will talk more with Leupold Monday.

rdpettit,
I checked to make sure i was looking through the top of my glasses (distance) and I am.

Hopefully it is a scope issue.

Personally I like aviator style glasses (big lenses). However, the trend on glasses these days is long in width and short in height. Why not get a "skinny" pair? Then you can look over the top of the glasses when you look through a scope. Might have to quickly slide them down a little on your nose before you shoot, but is should be doable.

If you rule out the scope itself as the problem, you should consider bifocal contact lenses. I wear these. They correct both near and far sight. Unlike bifocal glasses where you look in either the top of the lense, or bottom, you just put the contact on, and it corrects both conditions. All my hunting rifles are scoped, and I see perfectly through the scope with these contacts.

if this a rifle scope and not a muzzleloader/shotgun scope parallax is usually set at 200 yards and if you are shooting at 100 yards it's going to be a bit fuzzy...

I had a dog that used to do that. Funny as heck