Speaking of Old Eyes and Iron Sights
 

I'm having cataract surgery on my left eye next week, and on the right eye a month later. Will I be back in business with respect to iron sights?

Don't know. My vision is just crappy at close like reading. My distance vision is still better than average. After about 4 feet everything is clear as a bell. I know my Aunt in law had cataract surgery several years ago and the old broad can see better than I can now! Can hear better too!! And she's 95!!

It could be VERY close. There's no guarantee you'll see perfect. However they got me so close, I can pass a drivers test without any corrective lens. Still, its not perfect and I still need a -1.25 lens, although I can see open sights fairly well.

Your life is about to change for the better. You'll notice colors and how bright white is again.

Van, good luck with the surgery! It may help you see the target better, but no guarantee it will help you shoot better!! LOL

Ed, you may have identified the real issue. :biggrin:

Whether or not one can see iron sights is dependent on the shape of the plastic replacement lens. The replacement lens determines the distance at which one can see sharply. I made it clear to my Doctor, that i wanted to be able to see best, far far away, so he installed lenses that satisfied my wish. Sitting here at the computer, and typing this, i am wearing reading glasses; i cannot see clearly, this close, without help.

These days i can see targets just fine, but cannot focus on the front sight. My solution is to use a 1X scope, which places both the target, and the cross hair in the same plane; optical infinity.










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I had both eyes done about two years ago. I too insisted on being able to see long distance. They corrected my eyes to the point that I too can pass a drivers test without glasses, but as stated I wear a 1.75 magnification dollar store reading glasses when at the computer. Without glasses I am actually better then 20/20 in one eye. The other is just a but off.

As for the shooting part. You will see the target wonderful. The sights you might find just a hair blurry when you focus out there. But you will get used to it. And you will really see a benefit when shooting with a scope.

Good luck with the surgery Semi. I hope it all works out.

I had it about 3 years ago and love it!!! No more glasses or contacts..

I did open up the rear sights on my flinters but other than that everything is ok...

Good Luck!!!

Left eye done yesterday. Easy-peasy. Post-op follow up about an hour ago - 20/20 and crystal clear. I can't believe the difference in brightness and sharpness between the left and right eye. The right eye scheduled for mid-October. Can't wait.

Congrats!

Told you life was about to change...... ;)

Good to hear. When they did my last eye I actually woke up right at the end of the operation. And the doctor must have noticed as he asked me, "are you awake?" And I told him yep! After the lens was in, I was reading all sorts of things as I lay there. I had mine done a month apart. And like you, am 20/20 in both eyes. Then I use a 1.75 reading glasses to read and do computer work.

So you got your eye patch there? And the drops of course. Glad to hear it went well.

Cayugad, they didn't put me under at all - only an injection "to relax you". I was awake throughout the procedure. I could tell when she was breaking up and vacuuming out the natural lens, and when she was attaching the new one. But no pain.

BarnesAddict, when I got home I realized that the pants I was wearing, which I thought were black, were actually dark blue. Now I have to go out and buy some black pants. :s2:

GREAT NEWS Van!!! When can you start shooting again?

At my post-op exam today I asked the surgeon how soon I could resume shooting and riding an ATV through the bumpy woods. She said "not today, but tomorrow will be OK".

Wow.. mine made me wait a week. You are lucky. When you get the other one done you will be shocked how well you see.

Great to hear it came out well.. They would HAVE to either put me out or put on the big boy tie downs. Natural reaction for me with someone coming at my eyes, face, head, is to break whatever appendage is closest. I flinch when the doc is putting the eye tool thingamabobby to look in my eye in my face.

Glad to hear that all went well for you Semi, wish I was as fortunate. They can't fix the glaucoma I have, just keep it under control.


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Semi,
I'm a firm believer that a one eyed man can be King in the land of the blind. That's why I live in KY...Lmbo
Glad your surgery has worked well for you.

Glad it went well Semi!! :)

blurry sights
 

Sproul invented a way toi see your sights and target.use .50 reading lense..I took my muzz to eye doctor and i could see both sights and target with .50 ..
i bought one in amber in .50 big lense like shooting glasses.
they can put .50 in your prescription glasses also ABOVE your eye in lense and just in your shooting eye..


ITS GREAT NOW I CAN USE MY PISTOL TOO...
do not go above a .75 or target will be blurry..

Great idea. I use a clarifier for shooting archery, or rather I used to. I sold my vertical bow and just picked up my first crossbow.

worked great for me ..funny looks taking my muzz in back door of eye doctor tho.lol:)