Specks and Hunting???

littlebighorn · May 12, 2017

My age finally caught up with me and I broke down and got permanent glasses with progressive lens correction for my near vision. I got along fine with reading glasses for near vision and my far vision is still good with only slight correction but my new glasses are giving me fits with depth perception especially when hiking. According to the Doctor I will eventually adjust, but my question is, what experience do you guys have with hunting while wearing glasses. Do you take them off when using binos/spotter? What do you do with them if you do? I am not liking this "four eyes" thing one bit so hopefully someone has some tips or encouragement.

I'd love to hear your thoughts.

2lumpy · May 12, 2017

I've worn glasses for 50 years, I got over the depth perceptions adjustments before the football season started in 1965, but I still fight them every time I use my binoculars, on, then off, on, then off. Drives me nuts.

I wish you all the best, they are a necessary evil.

DC

JakeH · May 12, 2017

I have no issues with the depth perception, just started wearing glasses a little over a year ago. I just hold my binos up to the glasses with the eye cups turned all the way in. I touch them to the glass. Have not had an issue other than making sure I blow my breath down in colder temps to keep from fogging up.

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Soj51hopeful · May 13, 2017

My glasses PISS me off during hunting season. Always fogging up in cold temps when I'm hiking. I take them off to glass because pressing them against the eye cups get them dirty with little smudges. I keep swearing I'm gonna do the lasik surgery but there's always some expense that deters me.

Califelkslayer · May 13, 2017

LASIK surgery gave me outstanding distance vision 12 years ago, but made me need reading glasses. Sucks when you can read a gps so I have to carry reading glasses now. But the surgery was great for hunting, sports, etc.

cosmic_cowboy · May 14, 2017

I have worn glasses for 55+ years (near sighted) I take them off to glass and can do it in a blink of the eye... years of practice, the problem I have now is focusing thru a scope can't get the cross hairs and target in focuse at the same time without looking thru my bifocals...Which is not possible, so I tryed taking my glasses off while sighting in at the range and walla every thing is clear.Never been an issue while hunting but it helps at the range.
CC

headshot05 · May 14, 2017

Contacts

257Tony · May 15, 2017

Haven't you heard? You're supposed to call them Latino-Americans, or Mexican-American nowadays.

bugleb · May 15, 2017

I wore glasses from age 10 to 66 and they were a real pain. If I hiked hard enough to work up a sweat, they would fog up whenever I stopped moving. Fogged glasses cost me shots at some good deer and elk. When I was 66 I had cataract surgery and I went from 20/600 to 20/20 or better at a distance. What a miracle. I just have to wear glasses to see close up now.

krazy · May 16, 2017

When I first got glasses, the depth perception was an issue. One of the first days, I got on my horse and it looked like I was 15 feet in the air. That went away pretty quickly, though, for me. However, I am able to wear contact lenses, and that is much better for hunting and using binoculars. Good luck!

sjhgraysage · May 16, 2017

LAST EDITED ON May-16-17 AT 02:38PM (MST)[p]LB,
I wear glasses for distance and need glasses now to read but don't want them for the reason you have found. My solution so far is to take off my glasses to read, or look under the bottom edge of the lenses.

My suggestion for you is to perhaps consider a second set for hiking and hunting with out the progressive lenses. Probably should ask your optician about what would work best. Good Luck!

I glass by looking through my regular glasses and bino at the same time.

littlebighorn · May 16, 2017

Thanks for the feedback guys. None of it sounds too encouraging.
I really don't need the glasses much to see distance but definitely need the reading/up close part.
I can't do Lasik to correct both or I would do that and contacts don't correct for the reading part either.
I guess I will keep trying to adjust, but I may abandon them all together when hunting. I'll go back to just carry a cheap pair of reading glasses in my pocket if needed. It rained on them at work today and added another mess to deal with.
How do you carry them to keep them from getting smashed, etc. Pocket? Pants? Side-arm holster????
My eyes were the only good thing going for me, and now they are gone.....

kilbuc · May 17, 2017

Littlebighorn.... I have using reading glasses for years. Works great, I carry in shirt or pants pocket in a cheap case.

Buy 4-6 xtra. One for your truck, one in your daypac, one in your house, others use as needed.

from the "Heartland of Wyoming"

littlebighorn · May 17, 2017

kilbuc,
Funny you say that because I am looking at 4 pair of readers on my desk as I type. I have been buying them in three packs at Walgreens for years but I was tired to packing them, so I'm searching other options. But thanks for the feed back.

PleaseDear · May 17, 2017

No problem glassing as I just adjust the eye cup setting by turning them out farther.

No biggy on my spotting scope either.

PM sent Rick

Robb

Longun · May 18, 2017

Hunting with glasses sucks.....that's why I got lasik surgery 20 years ago...

littlebighorn · May 18, 2017

Thanks for the tips Robb,
PM sent.

banker · May 20, 2017

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banker · May 20, 2017

Check with your eye doc , I did one eye reading the other distance took a little getting used to but won't go back. Dominant eye for distance . I have contacts and glasses setvthat way . Works great

eelgrass · May 20, 2017

I used to just need reading glasses....distance was fine. Now I need glasses for both. I tried bifocals and hated them.

I asked Doc about Lasik and he told me at my age (68) and eye condition, to tough it out until I need cataract surgery, then distance will be good again. I might be through hunting or dead by then.

Glasses are a PITA. (pain in the a$$)

CAelknuts · May 21, 2017

I started wearing glasses about 28 years ago and found them frustrating. So, seeking a better solution I switched to contacts about 25 years ago and have never looked back. Contacts, for me at least, were a far better solution. I would like to get lasik, as I believe it has been proven and is superior to any other vision correction solution.

Charina · May 21, 2017

If you have significant astigmatism, your glassing will be clearer if you have glasses or contacts on to correct that. I much prefer to use binos without glasses on, but just can't see crisply without the astigmatism correction.

kalielkslayer · May 21, 2017

I like Banker's solution.

I had both eyes corrected for distance thinking reading glasses wouldn't be inconvenient, keep a pair at work, truck and home. They are a PITA.

Wish I'd listened to my doctor and corrected one for close and one for distance.

Contacts were a pain hunting in the wind.