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Some astigmatism? Lol, you should try my eyes on for size. I have had an astigmatism since day one. I think it's part of why I'm cross eye dominant. The joy is that the correction for it now has gotten to the point where the the front sight on a pistol doesn't quite line up with the focal point on my new prescription. Without the glasses that front sight looks like a Christmas tree, but the target becomes blurry (I can still see the silhouette, but details go away). With the glasses it goes in the reverse. I found another pair of glasses where the lenses are tilted at just enough of an angle so that I can at least get some focus. But around dusk? Hell at that point I'm point shooting. I'm pretty light dependent. Luckily I don't have the same issue with a rifle (though the astigmatism turns a red dot into a red starburst). I'm waiting for replacement eyes like in Minority Report :cool:.
 
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Contacts remove a lot of the effects of astigmatism that glasses can not.

So said the Dr.


The problem is that glasses give me headaches within a few minutes, so I wear my contacts too much, and that's causing some issues.
 
marine6680 said:
Contacts remove a lot of the effects of astigmatism that glasses can not.



So said the Dr.





The problem is that glasses give me headaches within a few minutes, so I wear my contacts too much, and that's causing some issues.
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It's not the effects of the astigmatism, it's a focal plane issue on my end because both my near and far vision are affected (the astigmatism is the far, computers helped with the near). If it was just one or the other I'd be okay. I've tried contacts and I'd rather have glasses. Never been a fan of putting things in my eyes, plus my eyelashes make Maybeline girls jealous. I do see the benefits though.
 
My eyes are so bad, that without correction, anything farther than 6in from my face is blurry. Stuff less than 6in is clear, if I close one eye, as both open causes double vision due to the short distance.

So my glasses are thick, even with the high index lenses. So headaches.
 
marine6680 said:
My eyes are so bad, that without correction, anything farther than 6in from my face is blurry. Stuff less than 6in is clear, if I close one eye, as both open causes double vision due to the short distance.



So my glasses are thick, even with the high index lenses. So headaches.
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Eww. Yea that would do it. For years I managed to avoid wearing correction (was good enough to make due except for far vision and then my job helped screw the near). My experience is that contacts seem to lead to a steady decline in vision over time (at least that's been the case with all my friends). But if you need them to see you have to do what you have to do. Like I said, one day replacement eyes.
 
The strength of my perscription hasn't changed in 15 years... so that's good. And my eyes have been said to be very healthy, very much so for someone who wears contacts as much as I do. (Monthly extended wear) but age is kicking in it think, and the neglect at going to the Dr for fresh lenses for months.
 
Hey Walt... I meant to ask before... it that sight alignment for the glocks... really in the manual?

I didn't even open my manual for my Glock...


An update...


I have improved on my accuracy when firing at faster rates... I like the way the pistol points and feels.

My fiance hated the pistol. She didn't like the recoil, thought it was too brisk... Could be her grip though, might let her try it again.

She wants to steal the PPQ from me though.
 
marine6680 said:
Hey Walt... I meant to ask before... it that sight alignment for the glocks... really in the manual?

I didn't even open my manual for my Glock...
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I have a similar affliction. :D (We don't need no stink'n manuals!)

Page 21 of my most recent Glock manual (cover says, "ALL MODELS") shows that sight picture on page 21. That's the image I scanned to show here.

While I continue to believe that we don't need "no stink'n manuals," looking through at last part of them with guns that are new to me can save a lot of time and a whole LOT of frustration. Guns like my first CZ [and the little marks on the slide and frame that have to be aligned], my first Ruger P-series, or my first 3rd Gen S&W taught me that. There are often unexpected steps or gizmos to be manipulated to field strip or reassemble a gun.

Think Ruger MK II!! I didn't read the manual that closely on the MK II until much later, and even that didn't help a lot, at first. Now it's a piece of cake -- like learning the magic handshake.

Page 21 of my most recent Glock manual for a Glock 38 (cover says, "ALL MODELS") shows the image I scanned to show here.
 
I had an open glock manual, but I didn't look through the section on aiming and the like.

But I gifted that pistol to my brother in law, so I did not have access to an opened manual. I didn't feel like cracking the seal on my other one. :D
 
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