Prescription Shooting Glasses?

[FiremanBob]

My SO wears glasses. The two times she has tried to shoot, she has had problems with focusing clearly on the front sight while keeping the target in line. Her groups are very good, but not on the bullseye.

Is there a special design of prescription lens for shooting that she should ask the optometrist for? Are there optometrists in the Cville area who understand the needs of shooters and can get her a pair that work optimally?

Thanks.

[tursiops]

My optometrist used to shoot competitively. Seems to understand pretty well. But south of Alexandria, not Charlottesville. Sorry.

[Diomed]

Any optometrist that's any good should be able to do the research and make a set.

[SHMIV]

Somewhere on this site is a thread that discusses this very topic. I can't recall the conclusion though, as my eyes are still close to peak, and my interest was merely in random knowledge.

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[Riana]

I bought my prescription shooting glasses online. When you get your eyes checked, you can get a copy of your prescription - including pupillary distance (PD), and use that to order online.

Because my prescription is still changing every time I get my vision checked, I didn't want to drop $300 on a set of shooting lenses, only to have to replace them in a year. So I went with a set of glasses that have a replaceable insert. The whole setup cost me $50, and I can replace the prescription for about $10.

Here is the website where I purchased mine: http://www.discountsafetygear.com/north ... ewear.html

[gregj]

I wear progressive bifocals, and the best thing I ever did to improve my accuracy was to have my optometrist make me a pair of shooting glasses. I'm right handed and right eye dominant, so the left lense was single Rx for distance, and the right lense was single RX for near, approx 27" focal point, which puts it right about where the front site would be doing my normal freestyle two-hand grip. Works great!! I wear them shooting competitively, and so glad I got them years ago.