First stage of Old Fogeyness

[Mike OTDP]

Whatever you do, I strongly recommend a dedicated set of shooting glasses. Try www.customsightpicture.com for details. VERY useful.

[Captain Wheelgun]

I'm a big fan of the magic brownies myself. I ate some before I had LASIK.

I've considered LASIK, but after having Macular Degeneration, a detached retina, AND a cataract lens replacement, all in my right eye.

Geeze louise, is you eye actually still in your head?

Yeah, it's still there, but as I had posted earlier, it's useless for anything requiring detail vision (reading, shooting, etc...).

Thanks everyone for all the suggestions made so far, and the links to the supplier web sites. I hadn't considered going with contacts + readers, that's a really good idea. I'll have to check back with my opthalmologist about a prescription for contacts.

I haven't used contacts in about 20 years. The only ones I could get back then were the gas-permeable rigid contacts. Those were better than the non-permeable ones, but not by much. What are the newer soft or disposable contacts like?

LOL at the Col. Klink references. All the German I know came from watching reruns of Hogan's Heros .

[Fivetoes]

I wear the disposable ones. I wear them way past the expected time. If I don't loose one they last three months easy. I put them in in the morning and take them out before bed. There are times I know they are there, and if I fall asleep they will stick to my eye but over all I have to say they are pretty comfortable. Mine are Acuvue II and cost maybe 17 bucks a box of six at Walmart. The doctor charges a bit more than a regular appointment to fit them and the prescription is only good for a year but I will buy three or four years supply.

[Windy Wilson]

All the German I know came from watching reruns of Hogan's Heros .

How do you say, "Thirteen" in German?

"SIRT-TEEN".

But in all seriousness, I got the Varilux seamless bifocals, and they really worked well for the first 10 years. I recommend the Varilux over the generic equivalent, because with the knock-offs I found I had to put my head in a funny chin-down position to drive and read the instruments comfortably without waving my head a lot.

[curtiskacin]

Instead of getting glasses, save your money for Viagra cuz that's next.

[Captain Wheelgun]

Update....

Thanks to Fivetoes & Cobar for suggesting contacts + readers. I went back to my eye doctor today, and they were able to fit me for soft contacts. Actually contact, singular, for my left eye, so I guess Muddog wins also with his monocle suggestion.

I'm still in the tryout period, I will go back next week to get checked for any issues. I think it will work out well. I tried some sight checks and dry firing and it was noticably easier to aim without having to get the right part of my glasses lined up with the sights and my eye.

Thanks again for all the suggestions.

[Drone 7 of lots more]

Now you need tinted contacts. Or a contact with a reticle, or one that glows in blacklight, the possibilities are in magic brownie land...