Overcoming The Challenges Of Astigmatism - Part 1

[Bozz10mm]

Who's watching me? Yesterday I read post #1 here about astigmatism. Today this shows up in my You tube recommended videos.

 

[Texas42]

I’m so confused by this thread.
Why don’t people just wear glasses.
It works.

 

[Krieger]

I’m so confused by this thread.
Why don’t people just wear glasses.
It works.

The idea of wearing glasses when shooting to overcome astigmatism is covered in Post #3.

An issue with glasses is that they break, they get sweaty, they get wet if you’re swimming. Each of these situations relegates your glasses to being more of a hazard than a help when shooting - which is what this thread is about.

In my next thread I’ll provide a simple solution to overcoming astigmatism while shooting.

-Krieger
Survive. Fight. Win. Return with Honor!

 

[jrbfishn]

The idea of wearing glasses when shooting to overcome astigmatism is covered in Post #3.

An issue with glasses is that they break, they get sweaty, they get wet if you’re swimming. Each of these situations relegates your glasses to being more of a hazard than a help when shooting - which is what this thread is about.

In my next thread I’ll provide a simple solution to overcoming astigmatism while shooting.

-Krieger
Survive. Fight. Win. Return with Honor!

I have worn glasses pretty much since the age of 5.
You are wrong. They have never been a dangerous issue in shooting.

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[Bozz10mm]

I’m so confused by this thread.
Why don’t people just wear glasses.
It works.

I've been wearing glasses most of my life. They do not solve the red dot issue.

 

[gll]

I have worn glasses pretty much since the age of 5.
You are wrong. They have never been a dangerous issue in shooting.

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I guess I have irregular astigmatism... I've never had a pair of glasses that corrected my astigmatism or worked with a red dot.

I've never looked into Lasix. By the time my cataracts are bad enough for lens replacement, I'll probably be dead.

I just buy a 2moa dot to get a 6 moa star and live with it...

 

[jrbfishn]

I've been wearing glasses most of my life. They do not solve the red dot issue.

No they don't. Polarized lenses can help. But I have found that the quality of the lens of the red dot matters. As well as the lens of your glasses.

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[Texas42]

I've been wearing glasses most of my life. They do not solve the red dot issue.

Then you need a new Rx. My glasses fix my astigmatism issue >95%.
I’d take your red dot to the eye doctor.

I’m also not worried about being an internet operator. I’m going to risk it.

edit. I’m not an eye doctor. I’m more than willing to say you have special astigmatism, but I think I’d try another prescription first.

 

[TxStetson]

WTG OP, you got people arguing about astigmatisms, why don't you ask them how they deal with tinnitus now?

You'd get better arguments if you went with a classic 9mm vs 45 acp thread, or maybe a glock vs 1911 thread.

 

[oldag]

Then you need a new Rx. My glasses fix my astigmatism issue >95%.
I’d take your red dot to the eye doctor.

I’m also not worried about being an internet operator. I’m going to risk it.

edit. I’m not an eye doctor. I’m more than willing to say you have special astigmatism, but I think I’d try another prescription first.

Maybe it is a matter of degree of astigmatism. My glasses do not prevent the "comet" effect in red dots. Don't know of anyone with astigmatism that does not have some issue with red dots.

 

[BeatTheTunaUp]

Maybe it is a matter of degree of astigmatism. My glasses do not prevent the "comet" effect in red dots. Don't know of anyone with astigmatism that does not have some issue with red dots.

With contacts my dots are crisp. Naked eye it's a Starburst mess. I bet an updated rx would help. Or even trying a new doctor.

 

[oldag]

With contacts my dots are crisp. Naked eye it's a Starburst mess. I bet an updated rx would help. Or even trying a new doctor.

I wear glasses, not contacts. Don't know if that makes a difference. I have had astigmatism for decades. Get vision checked by doctor (with excellent reputation) every year.

 

[benenglish]

Multiple redundant threads merged. To the folks who have been reporting this situation, know that the mods are aware.

If Texcross were available for me to run this by, I would have already taken the third-person autobiography and at least one horrendously obvious factual error into account and taken action. As it is, I've given Krieger a direct line to management to try to fix his screw-ups.

Here's hoping he's the real deal. He could be a huge asset to the forum even if he did start out by paying zero attention to the rules.

 

[gll]

"An irregular astigmatism often cannot be corrected to 20/20."

"Astigmatism: Causes, Definition, Types, Treatment" https://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/astigmatism.htm

 

[mongoose]

I wear glasses, not contacts. Don't know if that makes a difference. I have had astigmatism for decades. Get vision checked by doctor (with excellent reputation) every year.

I switched from contacts to glasses. I no longer have the rotation problem when under a truck or rolling around on the ground shooting.

 

[Texas42]

Also, it sounds like the OP didn’t used to have problems with red dots…he might seriously get a checkup. I’m not sure if cataracts effect red dots. . . But I Wouldn’t be surprised if they did.

 

[Krieger]

I have worn glasses pretty much since the age of 5.
You are wrong. They have never been a dangerous issue in shooting.

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I may be wrong. You may be completely correct.

I would just share that I was in the United States' Army Special Operations for 14 years.

From my experience as a Special Forces Solider, I can tell you, when you're wearing glasses in combat, in Afghanistan, sweat will fall from your brow and from your face onto your lenses.

When this happens, and it will happen, the sweat on your lenses diminishes your ability to see effectively through your lenses and thus creates a... dangerous issue in shooting as you can't see clearly through your lenses.

I can further share with you that during my career as a Special Forces Soldier, I was assigned to a water infiltration team. From my personal experience I learned that when you're swimming and come out of the water, that if you're wearing glasses, the water on your lenses will diminish your ability to see effectively through your lenses and you can't see clearly through your lenses and this is a dangerous issue.

Again, you may be right. I may be wrong. I'm only sharing my experience from 14 years in Army Special Operations Command and another 10 as a contractor in the security and defense industry.

-Krieger

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[Krieger]

WTG OP, you got people arguing about astigmatisms, why don't you ask them how they deal with tinnitus now?

You'd get better arguments if you went with a classic 9mm vs 45 acp thread, or maybe a glock vs 1911 thread.

I actually feel that we're having really good discussion.

This is an important question that originally occurred because a former student of mine wrote to me and asked me how to deal with astigmatism. I responded and then decided that there might be others that would appreciate this information.

In my next post I will provide an a workable answer to the whole idea of overcoming astigmatism in shooting.

I do like the idea of introducing a 9mm vs 45 acp threat though... or maybe even 10mm vs 40 cal or something of the like.

 

[Krieger]

I've been wearing glasses most of my life. They do not solve the red dot issue.

The idea of wearing glasses when shooting to overcome astigmatism is covered in Post #3.

An issue with glasses is that they break, they get sweaty, they get wet if you’re swimming. Each of these situations relegates your glasses to being more of a hazard than a help when shooting - which is what this thread is about.

In my next thread I’ll provide a simple solution to overcoming astigmatism while shooting.

-Krieger
Survive. Fight. Win. Return with Honor!

 

[karlac]

Hopefully years away for most of you, but had multi focal IOC's put in when had cataract surgery about 5 years ago; then recently had the YAG treatment as well, and all the problems of a lifetime with astigmatism are thus far inconsequential, especially when shooting.

Been nice to unass into a dusty LZ in SE Asia, without needing a gas mask with my contacts, with the peepers I have to today.