I was diagnosed as needing glasses in junior high school. I hated them from the get-go, and have not had an eye checkup or new glasses since I was 17 or 18. I'm 34 now. I pretty much just stopped wearing the glasses period in my early 20s, so no glasses for about 10 years, give or take.
I figured I didn't need them. Heck, I did this
with an iron-sighted (Tech-Sights mod) 10/22 a couple years ago, and proceeded to beat my score using my bolt action Savage with 'scope.
I kept getting told that nobody scores like that at their first Appleseed. This sort of embarrassed me as I simply don't consider myself a particularly good shot. I just shoot a lot and keep in practice. I generally hit where I point the rifle, is what I'm trying to say.
Anyway, since going almost to open sights exclusively, I have had trouble shooting. To do this
I had to move all the way back to 60 yards, which I thought was just pitiful.
I was guessing my vision at 20/45 in my left eye and 20/60 in my right.
Figured last night to check for sure. I printed out a full-sized Snellen chart and was sort of taken aback by what I found. Seems I was 20/55 in my left (shooting) eye and over 20/200(!) in my right eye.
No wonder I was having problems.
So I called Mom up. I knew from prior experimentation that we had the same, or close to the same, prescription. I asked her if she had any regular glasses from before she went to bi and tri-focals. Stopped by and got the only pair she could find, and I do rather like them.
At least, as far as I like any prosthetic device. I don't like to depend on them and that's why I insist on BUIS on any 'scoped rifle, and have moved away from 'scopes in general except for the target/squirrel sniper .22 Savage.
Ignoring my rather haggard appearance (been working trying to catch up on orders for the past three days, not much sleep), how do they look? The pic on the left was taken by April, my fiance, and the other two were taken by yours truly.
They're a little small and not easily bendable. At least, I don't know how to do it unless they need to be heated. They're made of that spring steel type stuff.
Testing myself again, my right eye is around 20/50, mostly due to astigmatism I can now see, but the treat is that my left eye – my shooting eye! – is right at 20/15, maybe 20/10 in the right light!
I've not shot anything yet, but I will.
I just hate, as I said, depending on prosthetic devices of any sort. They can be lost or broken and don't heal themselves. Still, I think I may go to an eye doctor, have the prescription in the left lens duplicated, and see about getting a better right lens.
Either that, or Lasik so I can just say screw the glasses again!
At least this pair is light and doesn't slide down my nose. But damn, I forgot how restricted my peripheral vision is, and how much less I depend on hearing and smell when I have good vision. Don't know as I like that part.
Anyway, how do those look on me? Reckon I should get wider? I'd like to finish losing weight first as these might be just fine. Still a fat bastage, just not as much as a few months ago.
Thoughts?
Josh
