foggy011983 Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) Hi, I find it really hard to shoot with glasses on and because of an eye condition i have, I'm finding contact lenses stick to my eyes now so subsequently i can't use them any more. I remember when i used to do photography there was a lens i could connect in front of viewer so i wouldnt need glasses or contacts. Is there something like this i can fit to a rifle scope to correct my vision? Cheers for any help Steve Edited February 10, 2013 by foggy011983 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stokie Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Does that mean you would need to be looking through the scope in order to see clearly . Wouldn't that make spotting your quarry a little difficult Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Do scopes not do what glasses would anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bolt94 Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Do scopes not do what glasses would anyway? Not generally, most glasses are designed to change the refraction of light in order to focus it accurately on your retina. This is because the deterioration in eye sight is often due to a failure of the lens in your eye to accommodate correctly. Reading glasses on the other hand do tend to magnify things, so in a sense what a scope does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Didn't know that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bolt94 Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Didn't know that. I would still be quite keen to hear of any solutions as I currently wear contacts when shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SakoQuad Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Hi, I find it really hard to shoot with glasses on and because of an eye condition i have, I'm finding contact lenses stick to my eyes now so subsequently i can't use them any more. I remember when i used to do photography there was a lens i could connect in front of viewer so i wouldnt need glasses or contacts. Is there something like this i can fit to a rifle scope to correct my vision? Cheers for any help Steve I have a similar problem especially using varifocal lenses in my specs. Presume you have tried using the adjustment on the eyepiece / ocular lens? I know a couple of guys that can correct enough so they don't need specs - not enough adjustment available for me. I have looked for the sort of insert you mention for camera optical viewer but have never found anything for riflescopes. I now have a pair of single vision specs that I use with my riflescope which helps a bit. Your problem sounds as if it is the actual wearing of specs that you have difficulty with though rather than the problems that can be created by varifocals for some of us so that idea may be of no help to you! If you do find any supplementary lens system do PLEASE post about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeker Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) Not sure if something like this is what you're looking for? www.bulzeyepro.com/optical-boosters.php it looks like a straight diopter. .... ? Might be worth talking to a Bisley type rifle smith given that several of the peep sights could take lenses'? Or find an optician who understands shooting .... I did hear tell of someone who had his lense cut to fit in a flip up scope cover, but I don't remember where. Edited February 11, 2013 by seeker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 most scopes have a focus on them which is enough to accomodate my short sightedness. When I hand the rifle to someone else, my son for example, they have to re-focus to suit their eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 most scopes have a focus on them which is enough to accomodate my short sightedness. When I hand the rifle to someone else, my son for example, they have to re-focus to suit their eyes. That is the way that I understood things. I too wear glasses and when anyone else tries any of my rifles they have to refocus using the focussing ring on the rear end of the scope and I have to set it back for my vision afterwards. I always thought this was exactly what the rear focussing ring was for unless I am misunderstanding the original post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bolt94 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 That is the way that I understood things. I too wear glasses and when anyone else tries any of my rifles they have to refocus using the focussing ring on the rear end of the scope and I have to set it back for my vision afterwards. I always thought this was exactly what the rear focussing ring was for unless I am misunderstanding the original post. I agree with this, however, I think the OP refers to corrections which are beyond that available on scopes as I know binoculars only allow for a correction of +/- 2 in some cases which is enough to correct my dominant eye but wouldn't be enough to correct my left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornet 6 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 All my scopes and bins have + or - 4 diopters enough for me easily, and nobody else has ever used all the adjustment. If you need more you would not be able to see your quarry anyway without your glasses. I used to struggle shooting with vari-focal glasses, but found that scope height and cheek weld were important, once you have it right the problem disappears. Neil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Interesting stuff - I have similar problems. Well old age is the real problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodo123 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Get a pair of old glasses and stick a lense to the scope? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bolt94 Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 All my scopes and bins have + or - 4 diopters enough for me easily, and nobody else has ever used all the adjustment. If you need more you would not be able to see your quarry anyway without your glasses. I used to struggle shooting with vari-focal glasses, but found that scope height and cheek weld were important, once you have it right the problem disappears. Neil. Spot on I thin with reference to ability to see quarry if correction is necessary to that extend!! Like I say in some cases its less others more my binos are 2 so if you shop about you could get a scope that may well accommodate you! Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 An email to Hawke or one of the several scope companies may resolve your question. Cheers Bri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foggy011983 Posted February 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Hi guys sorry for show reply. Yes my prescription is -3.75 I've tried the focus on the end but it is not sufficient for my prescription. As far as spotting goes I'm happy to use my glasses, is once i have spotted the target i would like to lift my glasses up and use the scope. I find glasses just get in the way and also if your head is slightly out the image is in a slightly different place. referring to an earlier post i may be able to get a lens from the opticians and ask them to cut it in to a perfect circle to fix in front of the scope. I never thought of that before. As the lens may be quite thick i suppose i could get the edges thinned to fit neater as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foggy011983 Posted February 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Ps i don't know what other peoples Scopes are but as far as I'm aware the focus on the back of a scope is only to focus the reticle not the image your looking at. Perhaps some other Scopes are different but I'm sure they are all much the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Ps i don't know what other peoples Scopes are but as far as I'm aware the focus on the back of a scope is only to focus the reticle not the image your looking at. Perhaps some other Scopes are different but I'm sure they are all much the same I'm with you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Owen Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 I have the same problem. I normally wear distance glasses all day every day, and find that getting focus through a scope is difficult. Then a friend suggested that the image I'm trying to focus on through a scope is actually just a few inches from my eye. He suggested that I try my reading glasses or my PC glasses, (yes my eyesight is rubbish!). I tried this and I had very good results. The only problem being that when I'm not looking through the scope, I can't see anything in focus. Perhaps a pair of varifocal glasses with the distance lens at the bottom rather than at the top... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 I think the op eyesight might have changed by now, might need two scopes taped end to end to get correct image. 🤪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltings Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 if you are mechanically minded , I have adjusted scopes in the past to give best clarity at shorter and longer distances long before parallax adjustments were about , the same can be applied on the other end set your eye relief 1/2 way then remove outer bezel on human side and screw the lenses in or out a couple of turns until you have clarity put a piece of paper about 6" to a ft in front of the scope get your cross hairs as thick and crisp as you can day or night to sort eye relief mark your scope up first and record what you do so if it doesn't work out you can put it back to standard ( you can pm your number and ill walk you through the process) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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