PKnTX
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Been using over the counter reading glasses for a few years and
wearing them full time for a while so finally decided to get an
actual eye exam. Seems the “readers” were not really what I
needed (big surprise) and so decided to go with contact lenses
just to do away with the glasses and I LOVE IT!!
No more glasses on my face, no more keeping up with them or
having them slide off. As I so often end up saying, “why didn’t
I do this a LONG time ago”??
Anyways, to those that have experience with such, what are your
opinions on the shooting sports, eye glasses vs contact lenses?
Assuming eye protection is still a good idea (and on most gun
ranges required) am I better off just sticking with eye glasses
(bi-focal by the way) or will the contact lenses coupled with
safety glasses have any advantage?
Thanks in advance,
PK
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dawaba
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I also put away my reading glasses and now wear a single bifocal contact lens in my left eye. Your brain quickly learns to favor the left eye when reading and the right eye for driving and everything else.
FYI, I can't use my binoculars with the contact in, as I never can bring the image into focus for both eyes. However, I'm a better shotgunner with the contact in place because I am right eye dominant and the contact enhances the use of my right eye.
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Brother in-law
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Luckily I can see, but I would check into lasik or something
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PKnTX
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Luckily I can see, but I would check into lasik or something
Not something I'm interested in.
Thanks,
PK
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kwrhuntinglab
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i have worn contacts since i was 14.....no problems hunting with them.....i love mine...just wish i didn't have to war anything....but contacts are much nicer than glasses....
One suggestion.....
I had a hunt ruined one year (pheasant) when I was walking a field...had some of that long switch grass or whatever they call it poke me in one eye....tore my contact.....right eye, dominant eye....couldn't see so I couldn't hunt safely......wear shades...or something to protect your eyes..... 
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PKnTX
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......wear shades...or something to protect your eyes.....
Yeah, this is what I'm thinking to start out.
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exoticbob
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i had to start wearing glasses when i was about 23 (probably needed them before that), that was 12 yrs ago. i then went to contacts about a year later. contacts were very nice, but i hated taking them in and out. then i had lasik about 7 years ago and never looked back.
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jdickey
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I wear contacts also. And, would recommend you get a pair of good shooting glasses such as ZEISS. They filter UV rays and really improve the clarity!
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PKnTX
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Hey jdickey,
Do y'all sell Zeiss shooting glasses at Academy?
Thanks,
PK
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DoubleB20
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Have worn contacts for years, and I get the extended wear. I can wear one pair for at least a month (their design) without taking them out. Don't tell the eye doc, but I usually get 3 months out of a pair. I second the sunglasses.
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Marcstar
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I always wear either my glasses or prescription sun glasses. I've never really thought about safety glasses...I figure since I wear glasses that's good enough. However if I didnt wear glasses I doubt I'd every wear anything unless it was sunny and I put on sun glasses.
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cibolo
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wore glasses for years and they were allright,but i couldn't ever focus with them,always had to take them off to use the binoc's or scope. couldn't ever get contacts to fit comfortably. i was not real crazy about lasik,and not to mention it was so expensive. i researched it for years and finally decided to take the plunge, i had the mann eye institute do it,and like exoticbob said i never looked back. no more difficulty driving at night,no more worrying about damaging glasses or loosing them. it's awesome,came out with 20/10 vision. now that i've said that i will probably go blind in a couple of years. but seriously it is awesome.
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Contacts are the way to go vs glasses, but always keep your spare set in the truck and the house. The disposable one are what I where now so if something happens to one such as a tear or it gets lost then I can just pop in the new one. With all this said I like contacts and wear them everyday, and at night I like to pop them out and give my eye a break even thou the doc say it is not needed, makes them last longer and stay cleaner. If I could get over the whole messing with my eye thing I would and have really looked into just having my eyes fixed and be done with it.
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PKnTX
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Thanks to all.
Looks like a pair of polarized shooting glasses
is the way to go.
PK
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Glad you decided to get your eyes checked out, I guarantee you will shoot better PK. I have been wearing bi-focals for 8 years now. I waited a few years after my first prescription before getting a check up and that next prescription and set of glasses made a huge difference in my wing shooting. The fit of the frames can make a big difference too. I don't think I could get used to contact lens and I don't know how they are supposed to work with a bi-focal prescription. I would consider eye surgery but have the same question regarding bi-focal type correction. I would love to be free from glasses.
I have always been amazed at how folks will spare no effort or expense on a gun, scope or shooting lesson but don't want to get their eyes checked out.
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PKnTX
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Glad you decided to get your eyes checked out, I guarantee you will shoot better PK. I have been wearing bi-focals for 8 years now. I waited a few years after my first prescription before getting a check up and that next prescription and set of glasses made a huge difference in my wing shooting. The fit of the frames can make a big difference too. I don't think I could get used to contact lens and I don't know how they are supposed to work with a bi-focal prescription. I would consider eye surgery but have the same question regarding bi-focal type correction. I would love to be free from glasses.
I have always been amazed at how folks will spare no effort or expense on a gun, scope or shooting lesson but don't want to get their eyes checked out.
Thanks, I can't wait to see how the wing shooting goes!
But hey, you were witness to the fabulous "head-shot"
I made on that collard dove last season. 
You remember, the same hunt you had the
100% shot/kill ratio
As for the contacts, my prescription is bi-focal too
and I am amazed at how well it works. It's a real
blessing for me to be able to go about my business
without eyeglasses on my face! HIGHLY recommend it
if you're able.
PK
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