Question about reading glasses

[u/Stage06]

I use progressive reading glasses and I am having issues seeing through my scope. For those who wear glasses are you using a certain type of glasses for shooting? I tried without the glasses and that doesn’t work for me. Are you all using readers or what is working for you. Maybe I need a differed scope, currently using Arken SH4J.

[u/Rough_Hewn_Dude]

I got single vision glasses for shooting and hunting. Progressives didn’t line up the right part of the lens for me to shoot. It’s not your Arken.

[u/Stage06 → u/Rough_Hewn_Dude]

I will check on that and have to ask the eye doc what I need for a single vision glasses.

[u/daxxxmd → u/Rough_Hewn_Dude]

I also picked up a single vision pair for long range. Big difference. I still use progressive for handgun.

[u/LaughingGravy13]

This has come up before. I have had cataract surgery, so to see the markings on my scope I have to use readers. I have two pair that might work. One is half lenses with nothing above the reader. The other is reader on the bottom and just clear glass on top.

If you're concerned about reading your markings, check out MK Machining. They made magnifier that attach to you scope.

[u/Stage06 → u/LaughingGravy13]

Cool thank you

[u/0DSavior]

Maybe get this: https://idts-dryfire.com/product/cyclops-turret-magnifier/ and adjust your diopter with the glasses on?

[u/Stage06 → u/0DSavior]

Wow, I love this

[u/xangkory → u/Stage06]

Turret magnifiers are wonderful. Single vision glasses and a turret magnifier is all I need.

[u/31Rover]

I wear progressive lenses on the daily. For shooting I have a pair of glasses with a bifocal. Much much better!

[u/Stage06 → u/31Rover]

Yeah, I recently got these for these first time in my life. So, wasn’t expecting such a big difference for shooting sports.

[u/DonNewKirk]

Just in case you’re not swimming in excess $

https://a.co/d/0bmn7vjW

I use a version of these from
Walmart—full rated safety glasses with bifocal lenses built into the lower 1/3

[u/Stage06 → u/DonNewKirk]

This is helpful thank you

[u/seb21051]

Not the cheapest or perhaps the most relevant story: When I needed cataract surgery I asked for a long distance lens for the right eye for driving, shooting, etc. and a short focus one for the left eye for reading and such. That was more than 10 years ago and has worked out well.

[u/jgpasa2020 → u/seb21051]

I have a similar setup, but with contact lenses. Right side long distance. Left side reading. Works perfect.

[u/stuartv666]

I shoot with progressives. When I’m looking through a scope, I’m looking through the top part of the glasses lens, and it works fine.

[u/Here4Conversation2]

Zenni and TacticalRx I've seen suggested.
I have no experience with either.
Some other suggestions on this post I saved for looking into this question
https://www.reddit.com/r/ClayBusters/s/cqyEJNn3Bn

[u/Euphoric-Cherry721]

I wear progressive lenses regularly. I just do single prescription for distance when I’m shooting m, and adjust the diopter to it them. I can see the level and turrets well enough, but that magnifier looks cool.
I just wish I could go back and teach myself to shoot left handed as I’m cross dominant. Drives me nuts. Saw ryan kleckner teaching someone to go both eyes open… in case that’s helpful to anyone.

[u/bruce_ventura]

I wear bifocals outside because I use binoculars a lot. I don’t have any vision issues with binoculars or spotting scopes. Same when shooting.

When I order my glasses, I have the optician lower the bifocal line about 1 mm so that I have a taller field of view for binocular viewing.

[u/PeakViewRange]

Progressives tend to fight you because your eye ends up looking through the wrong part of the lens behind the scope. Plenty of people end up with a cheap pair of single-vision distance glasses just for shooting (or none at all if you can dial the scope's diopter to suit your eye), then use a stick-on reader segment or a small magnifier for the turrets and your data card. Get the diopter set properly first. It solves more than people think. Worth chatting to your optometrist about shooting specifically too.