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Title: Dang old eyes
Post by: Eric Krewson on October 19, 2019, 04:13:35 PM
I decided to finish sighting in my Kibler .32 yesterday and get after the squirrels, they have come out of the woodwork lately.

My Kibler is the standard kit with the rear sight positioned about 4" to the rear of the entry thimble. With my old eyes all I see is a double topped fuzzy blur, sighting it in was a poke and hope exercise at best although a squirrel would be in danger.

It was a cloudy day, after I thought I had everything sorta' sighted in I headed down in the woods in the late afternoon. I drew a bead on a few tree branches after I got into the woods and found I couldn't see the rear sight at all in the shadowy forest, nada. I went back to the shop and cleaned the gun to put it back in the gun safe, what a letdown.

I thought about selling the gun because I can't shoot it but have been told by my eye doctor I am a year or so out from cataract surgery, this may solve my problem. I don't want to cut another dovetail in the barrel to move the sight.

I love the rifle.






(https://i.ibb.co/dgr8Jd2/kibler-best-side.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Dpt0gxC)
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Mike Brooks on October 19, 2019, 04:38:35 PM
 I feel your pain as Bill used to say. No way I could shoot an open sight gun this fall. I have somehow come up with allergies this year that have effected only  my eyes, My vision can go from pretty blurry to so-so from day to day. On the gun I finished up there were some days things were so blurry that even my optivisor didn't help. I quit and went in the house on those days. Got some eye drops from the Doc, getting some small relief. Lucky for me I don't have to see that well to fish, the squirrels get a reprieve this year.... It's odd how we take all this stuff for granted in our youth.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: yellowhousejake on October 19, 2019, 04:43:14 PM
I am in the same boat. I use this now.

https://eyepalusa.com/

It's like having an 18 year olds eyes. For pistol, it gets in your field of view when not shooting. But, for rifle I can put it on and go about my business and it is not in the way. Cheap, simple, works as well as they claim it does.

DAve
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Craig Wilcox on October 19, 2019, 05:59:21 PM
Eric, I had my cataract surgery about 4 years ago.  The surgeon was also a shooter, so the new lense in the right eye gives 15-20 vision, while the left is at 20-20.  I can pick out the mortar between bricks at about 150 yards now !

So, just to help you out a bit, you can send that beautiful rifle to me, and I will take care of it until after your cataract surgery.

My vision from age 9 to 70 was 20/400, and I was amazed immediately after the surgery to see the second hand on a clock about 30 feet away!  Vision at more than 30 " is really sharp, but I must wear reading glasses when working on rifles or reading a good book.  Good luck with your surgery!
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: smylee grouch on October 19, 2019, 06:27:27 PM
There are so many of us with these vision problems me included. Last July my potassium level spiked to 7.5 and I went blind for a short time along with close call with the heart. Doc says potassium level should be 2.0 or less so I got lucky but the eyes arnt what they used to be. Its hard to see the bulls eye now so thats why I love to hunt Bears, theres more black, :D
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Berksrifle on October 19, 2019, 06:33:02 PM
Eric, I had the same problem. I had cataract surgery 9 years ago. My results are the same as Craig Wilcox's.
Four other people I know had it done and had the same results.

Gook luck,
Ken
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: hanshi on October 20, 2019, 12:11:32 AM
I had cataract surgery a few years ago.  Left eye is still sharp and the right  (dominant) eye was excellent for a couple of years.  Then the dominant eye started getting bad again.  I have an eye appt. coming up in a few days and will learn more.  Last time i had an exam the right eye was 20/35 (probably worse now).  Sight is fuzzy from that eye and shooting is a real chore.  I hope glasses - used them prior to cataract surgery and was able to ditch them after - will help.  Truth is a peep, or other trick sight is likely in my future.  Daryl's "express" sight recommendation might also work; I refuse to put a scope on a longrifle!  I need readers to read & see up close and use them for shooting and they do help.  Add to that a flock of floaters...aaarrgghh...
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: coupe on October 20, 2019, 02:23:02 AM
I also have glasses and the iron sights were thought to be a non starter. I made my own eye peep, I used a piece of leather punched with the smallest punch on a multipunch pliar, the clip is shortened and curled ends finish the horse shoe that the leather is glued to. Clipped onto my glasses the peep fits tight to the lens the coating protects the lens, then positioned where needed for shooting. I did this before I laid out good money on something that might not be good for me, worked so well I just kept it and use it to this day. My sights are at a 27" distance and the rear about 4" ahead of the hammer. Still can see the front, rear and the target nicely. I use the RMC OXYOKE v-peep sight check it out, lets you see the target as well as the sights. Most peeps block the target at the top, unless you have a ghost ring, never liked those.
coupe
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: recurve on October 20, 2019, 04:45:26 AM

(https://i.ibb.co/028nY0V/DSC02918.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nmZwQX8)

Try one of these  &  :o only look at the front sight
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: recurve on October 20, 2019, 04:46:05 AM

(https://i.ibb.co/6nRMQdQ/DSC02922.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1vfgcSc)
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Brokennock on October 20, 2019, 05:21:05 AM
@recurve did you make that? Or are they available somewhere?
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: recurve on October 20, 2019, 06:44:59 AM
That's a Lowell Haarer   ghost ring
www.lowellhaarer.com
Helped my 60+ eyes shoot this group at 50yrds


(https://i.ibb.co/NLDQVsL/DSC03043.jpg) (https://ibb.co/K94R0X9)
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Eric Krewson on October 20, 2019, 07:20:37 PM
How big is that aperture? I will go out to the shop and make me a similar sight to try this afternoon, it just might work for me.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Brokennock on October 22, 2019, 05:34:16 AM
That's a Lowell Haarer   ghost ring
www.lowellhaarer.com
Helped my 60+ eyes shoot this group at 50yrds


(https://i.ibb.co/NLDQVsL/DSC03043.jpg) (https://ibb.co/K94R0X9)
Thank you. Is the metal soft enough to be bent to adjust for elevation?
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: hudson on October 22, 2019, 04:14:04 PM
Designed and manufactures by a shooter at Friendship. I don’t know how it would work in the squirrel woods but works well otherwise. https://www.ebay.com/c/715232000
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: recurve on October 22, 2019, 04:19:04 PM
never measured the hole, and yes Lowell said to adjust whack it with a small hammer
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Mick C on October 22, 2019, 06:51:14 PM
Cataract surgery on both eyes and corrective lenses permanently inserted did it for me.  Up until the surgeries, about 4 years ago, I had been wearing glasses since I was 12 years old. Can see 20/20 in one eye and 20/40 in the other.  Quick and painless.  Best thing I ever did. 
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Standing Bear on October 25, 2019, 06:24:35 AM
Eric, you can get a second opinion on when you are eligible for cataract procedure.  I had first done by an older now retired ophthalmologist but he said the other wasn’t ready.  Second opinion w younger ophthalmologist said the new guidelines allowed if the cataracts interferes with your lifestyle.
TC
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Scota4570 on October 26, 2019, 01:38:12 AM
The front sight on my Kibler SMR was too small for me to see.  I replaced it with one that is 0.12" wide.  I widened the rear sight notch to match.

After a certain  age you can not move the rear sight forward enough.  It should never be in focus anyway, it is impossible.  Actually I have been mounting rear sights closer to the minimum 6" as allowed by NMLRA and making a thinner notch. 

The NMLRA rules require open sights.  Those Merit  disk devices are fine but expensive and not versatile.  I shoot rifles and pistols.  Pistols require a different head orientation for one and two handed shooting.  All types of shooting require a different aperture location on your glasses.  So, after much fussing around I came up with a solution.

I made a strip of electrical  tape with multiple holes melted in it using a hot pin.  I stuck it on an old pair of prescription glasses.  The top of the lens is for infinite distance focus.  The pin holes give excellent focus on the sights and the target at once.  One pair of glasses works for all open sight shooting.   Best of all it was free.   
(https://i.ibb.co/1RZQcJS/glasses.jpg) (https://ibb.co/h2s901q)
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Darkhorse on October 27, 2019, 10:14:35 PM
I feel your pain as Bill used to say. No way I could shoot an open sight gun this fall. I have somehow come up with allergies this year that have effected only  my eyes, My vision can go from pretty blurry to so-so from day to day. On the gun I finished up there were some days things were so blurry that even my optivisor didn't help. I quit and went in the house on those days. Got some eye drops from the Doc, getting some small relief. Lucky for me I don't have to see that well to fish, the squirrels get a reprieve this year.... It's odd how we take all this stuff for granted in our youth.

Mike, I'm having the same problem. Most days when I get up my eyes are watering so bad I can't see and I am constantly wiping them dry. I flush them several times with cold water and that seems to help. As do eye drops. Now that deer season is here I'm real grateful that I decided to add rear peeps to my rifles. When it would be impossible to use iron sights it is less impossible with the peep.
I was  suppose to go for an eye exam before the season started but things got in the way of that. I hope that when I do go he will give something to help stop the watering.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: hanshi on October 27, 2019, 10:36:57 PM
I've had cataract surgery and will likely go back to glasses again; but that will help only a little.  There's a blind spot on the retina of my dominant eye; and it's right in the center where I have to focus to see the front sight.  I may have to go back to shooting by sense of smell.  ::)
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: smylee grouch on October 27, 2019, 10:50:16 PM
I think I,m shooting by sense of smell now cause my shooting really stinks.  ::)  :)
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Standing Bear on October 28, 2019, 12:42:22 AM
🤣🤣

I may have to go back to shooting by sense of smell.

🤣😂🤣😂
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Tim Crosby on October 30, 2019, 04:44:42 PM
  If you are a candidate for it, go get checked Lasik is the way to go. I went from progressive lenses 18 years ago to no glasses 10 days or so after the surgery and am still without glasses today. Although I do use an Opti-visor on occasion depending on the work.

  Tim 
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: recurve on October 30, 2019, 06:02:42 PM
Had  Lasik 20 yrs ago and Doc said I would need reading glasses by 55 he was right  :o
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: hanshi on October 30, 2019, 09:00:34 PM
Well, I'll be consulting with an eye surgeon soon, via my ophthalmologist's referral.  If he advises me that he thinks it's a good idea to operate on the (R) retina, I may go through with it.  Right now if I focus on anything - front sight, for instance - it disappears due to the blind spot.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Curtis Makamson on October 31, 2019, 03:47:28 PM
My glaucoma, cataract ridden eyes get some relief from a product called “Refresh.”
 
www.refreshbrand.com/Products
 
Radiation treatments partially dried up my right eye and those “Refresh” artificial tears are a real help.  They are frequently used.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Eric Krewson on October 31, 2019, 04:50:58 PM
My daughter-in-law worked the the eye center at Vanderbilt for years, when I mentioned Lasik to her she said they didn't do it on people over 60 (not sure about the age) because they would be candidates for cataract surgery in a short period of time.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: TonyM on November 26, 2019, 06:59:44 AM
Hey all.. I've made several rear sights with a 1/8" hole in them. Put them on the barrel wherever you like. The hole works like an aperture but from the side it looks like any ole rear sight. Front sight and target are clear as a bell. Hole may appear fuzzy but that doesn't matter.
Not legal for match shooting but there are so few matches nowadays and at almost 71 yrs old---who cares?
Make the sight a bit tall and put the hole just below the notch position. I put mine 10-12" forward of the breech.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: smallpatch on November 26, 2019, 07:10:28 AM
My shooting glasses are actually a .75 reading glass.  Very mild reader! My normal readers are a 2.50.
Allows fear sight to reappear, and still allows good distance vision.
Must be very mild, or you won't see past the muzzle.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Dobyns on November 26, 2019, 03:53:42 PM
How big is that aperture? I will go out to the shop and make me a similar sight to try this afternoon, it just might work for me.

Apertures need to be different sizes for different eyes and levels of light.  Its better to start with a too small aperture and open it up until YOU can see your front sight and target.  Start at 1/16" and try 1/64" at a time.  What you perceive as "perfect" in bright light will be too small when the light fades.  I have an adjustable iris on one of sights on a modern rifle.

"peep sights" work best when as close to the eye as possible.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Daryl on November 26, 2019, 08:42:20 PM
My shooting glasses are actually a .75 reading glass.  Very mild reader! My normal readers are a 2.50.
Allows fear sight to reappear, and still allows good distance vision.
Must be very mild, or you won't see past the muzzle.

Exactly, Dane. I picked up .25, .50 and .75 diopter readers.  With the .25's, the sights are better, and with the .50's they are almost good.

With the .75's both sights are sharp - the targets are a little more fuzzy, but the centre of the fuzz just happens to be the target. This system works.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Daryl on November 29, 2019, 10:15:48 PM
I should have noted in that last post, that diopters 1.0 and over are too powerful for me and make the targets too fuzzy. As well, they would be absolutely useless for hunting.
I would suggest for hunting, anything over about .5's would not do well, unless your "game ranges" are very close.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Eric Krewson on January 28, 2020, 06:04:32 PM
It might be sacrilege but I put two dots of fluorescent paint on my rear sight and painted my front blade with the stuff, I can see my sights right up to last light now. In the last picture I charged the front sight with a flashlight to make it glow after dark, the glow lasts about 10 minutes. Under evening hunting conditions the normal day light makes the sights a visible white almost to dark, no charging necessary.

I quit hunting with my flintlock because I couldn't see the sights, these little dots have me back in the woods doing what I like the most, flintlock hunting.

(https://i.ibb.co/Wy3jm1c/100-5701.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Nj3bczL)

(https://i.ibb.co/k87djVx/flo-paint-sight.jpg) (https://ibb.co/yy93tmX)

(https://i.ibb.co/PskjsLH/glow-in-the-dark-paint.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZR9XRjD)
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: hanshi on January 28, 2020, 10:46:29 PM
I've painted the front sight on all my barrels with a white paint.  It helps in the shaded woods but not after dark.  I have to wear 1.25  diopter readers and can see the front sight - retinal damage still won't allow satisfactory alignment.  Around here I haven't found anything below 1.25, though is another city I came across a 1.00.  Should have picked it up right then.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: smylee grouch on January 28, 2020, 11:13:51 PM
You might be able to find them online Hanshi. I went to my eye doc and got a pair of precription computer glasses with the right focal point length for my computer and it works out for my main hunting rifle too.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Eric Krewson on January 29, 2020, 09:11:33 PM
I went to the range yesterday and found my fluorescent dots and front blade changed everything, back to the drawing board. At 100 yards I was hitting 12 " low and to the right for a horrible group. At 50 I was 6" low and to the right for a grapefruit sized group. I don't know what has changed, last time I shot the rifle I could put 5 shots touching in the bull at 50 yards. I suspect the fluorescent paint supplied too much information to try to align correctly.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: OldMtnMan on January 29, 2020, 09:16:18 PM
What a bunch we are. A bunch of old guys sitting around talking about their lousy vision. :)
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Daryl on January 29, 2020, 09:25:27 PM
Vision and prostates - what else is there? ???
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: stude283 on January 29, 2020, 09:37:00 PM
The daily movement. If you get up in the morning and go its a good day!
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: OldMtnMan on January 29, 2020, 09:39:22 PM
Vision and prostates - what else is there? ???

Ah yes, prostates. The cause of me not getting a good nights sleep anymore.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Hank*in*WV on January 30, 2020, 02:18:12 AM
I'll see your eyes and prostate and raise you one heart. ::)
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: OldMtnMan on January 30, 2020, 02:48:47 AM
You can take the pot.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: oldways on January 30, 2020, 09:33:42 PM
Ah yes,lucky us isn't it fun getting old.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: TDW on January 31, 2020, 08:22:34 PM
Aging!!.....It's not for sissies!!!!

Blind Tom
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: OldMtnMan on January 31, 2020, 09:22:55 PM
Old guns and old guys using them.

It seems normal to me.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: hanshi on January 31, 2020, 11:53:36 PM
The only good thing I can think of about being old is that it takes a long time.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: OldMtnMan on February 01, 2020, 12:22:41 AM
Yeah, at least we didn't die young.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: smylee grouch on February 01, 2020, 01:12:29 AM
One of my old customers used to say "don,t stop living till you die". I think he wanted to say have fun when you can cause when your dead your dead for a long time.  ;D Take it for what its worth I guess.  :)
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: thecapgunkid on February 01, 2020, 02:36:32 PM
ERIC...USE THE FORCE...

Either that, or read Mike Brooks' post again because most of that is going to gang up on all of us.

I'd get a second opinion about the cataracts and then decide how much you really love that rifle.   I know if I could not focus on my wife I'd cut a groove and install .....nah.  Just kidding...
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: steven baker on February 02, 2020, 01:48:31 PM
My way theses days is to invest in a sight to suit ageing eyes as one may grow into it , Steven.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: John SMOthermon on February 02, 2020, 03:26:54 PM
The daily movement. If you get up in the morning and go its a good day!

The best part of the day!
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Eric Krewson on February 02, 2020, 06:16:09 PM
I ordered some rare earth magnets from China (hope they don't come with the pandemic) that are drilled and countersunk. The are 15 MM with a 3 MM hole. I am going to flatten one edge and place one at various places on my tang, barrel and breechplug to see if there is an optimum place for a peep.

The are supposed to be very strong magnets, 10 of them cost $2, shipped free.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: OldMtnMan on February 02, 2020, 07:52:42 PM
Will they stay on the barrel on their own or do you need to screw them down?
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: smylee grouch on February 02, 2020, 08:04:45 PM
Being magnets I would think they would stay put but to get the hole the right height will take a little experimenting and filing.  :)
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: recurve on February 02, 2020, 09:19:23 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/bBp6xcJ/DSC02929.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PhBrRqQ)
just call Lowell Haarer he has a web site. no changes, no drilling just a longer tang screw/bolt he will ask about your front and rear sight height and hole size (peep) thread and bolt length
(https://i.ibb.co/PhVGf8w/DSC02928.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Z8bzkCW)
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Daryl on February 02, 2020, 09:21:49 PM
I ordered some rare earth magnets from China (hope they don't come with the pandemic) that are drilled and countersunk. The are 15 MM with a 3 MM hole. I am going to flatten one edge and place one at various places on my tang, barrel and breechplug to see if there is an optimum place for a peep.

The are supposed to be very strong magnets, 10 of them cost $2, shipped free.

I bought 5 of those from some place in the States, kept 2 or 3 and gave the others to Taylor and Len(local chaps). Interesting and they do stay in place, but of course the height is fixed.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Eric Krewson on February 02, 2020, 11:27:42 PM
Last year Lowell Haarer was at the Alabama Kentucky longrifle show. My friend told me he had the peeps there last year, he didn't make it to the show this year, I was looking for him.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: recurve on February 03, 2020, 02:17:39 AM
If you would like to try peeps on the cheap try this (need old dog lic)
(https://i.ibb.co/xfmstQV/DSC03149.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pRWPBpC)

(https://i.ibb.co/n74dvMs/DSC03147.jpg) (https://ibb.co/v3fyG4x)

(https://i.ibb.co/55tYY3r/DSC03150.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gDHvv8S)
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: xx54 on February 03, 2020, 03:41:31 AM
I noticed a while back that my right eye was really starting to have some vision loss. I went to a shooting match and found out that it was so bad that I couldn't see the target at 90 feet. I am 64 and right handed; so I started shooting off my left shoulder and managed to win a match. I didn't go back anymore. I did make an eye appt 2 weeks ago and found out that I need cataract surgery. I go to the eye dr. this Thursday to find out when the surgery will be scheduled. I told my wife and a buddy or 2 that I was going to talk to the surgeon to see if he could put me in a range finding lens that might be good out to about 600 yards. Haha! I'll have to see what sense of humor he has before I spring that on him. I'll keep you posted with out things go. Maybe will surgery will be within the next month. Everyone is talking about peep sites; my transition yeager has a 31" barrel, I put a fiber optic on the front and a peep site on the rear that I can take out the aperture and just look through the hole it threads into. It works well for late evening shooting. I really enjoy reading all these posts. Best regards.
XX54
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: hawkeye on April 18, 2020, 04:47:35 PM
I've been reading here some of you guys had a cataract surgery been passed?
I at the age of 65 notices on my right eye I have some light misty sight, so decided tot see a specialist.
Question for the guys who did surgery!
Did you go for a trifocal lense or something Else?
.would appreciate your service

Hawkeye
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Eric Krewson on April 18, 2020, 05:14:01 PM
I had another eye checkup the other day, my Dr said he was wrong about his last guesstimate on when I would be needing cataract surgery, he said it looks more like 2 or 3 years down the road at least before he would recommend me.

I like to make stuff so it looks like a tang mounted peep for my flintlock deer rifle will be my next project. I ordered countersunk round rare earth magnets with a hole in them from china before the virus hit, but they never arrived
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: iloco on April 18, 2020, 05:15:23 PM
I've been reading here some of you guys had a cataract surgery been passed?
I at the age of 65 notices on my right eye I have some light misty sight, so decided tot see a specialist.
Question for the guys who did surgery!
Did you go for a trifocal lense or something Else?
.would appreciate your service

Hawkeye
I had the surgery to both eyes this past winter. Best thing to ever happen for me. 20/20 vision both eyes. No glasses now except for reading.
 I didn't get the tri focal lens.  I have no problem seeing the sights on my rifles now.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: hawkeye on April 18, 2020, 05:40:30 PM
Iloco, did they placed Multifocal instead of tri Focal?
I would not mind reading glasses, I use them now to!
Just my frontsight is a little blurry now. Even with my percussion frontstuffer with diopter.
Now I use wide vision glasses?
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: iloco on April 18, 2020, 06:03:56 PM
Iloco, did they placed Multifocal instead of tri Focal?
I would not mind reading glasses, I use them now to!
Just my frontsight is a little blurry now. Even with my percussion frontstuffer with diopter.
Now I use wide vision glasses?
I can not answer your question until I go back to my eye Doctor and ask what type lens I have.  All I know is getting them has let me see things I had forgotten I could see.  With this Virus problem my next appointment has been canceled untll its safe to have one..
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: hawkeye on April 18, 2020, 06:18:56 PM
Same over here buddy, I had to see eye doctor a month ago normally.
Canceled till mid July :(
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Berksrifle on April 19, 2020, 02:08:43 AM
hawkeye, I had both eyes done one month apart in 2010. I just had the single vision lens used. Came out great! I did not use the multi-lens because it had some limitations. The main one was bright lighting can cause problems. I had the bright light problem with my cataracts. At night when an approaching car came, I had to lower my eyes and steer to the right. I did not want that problem again.
 I do use reading glasses for up close. I shoot better now than I did 20 years ago.

Ken
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Mike_StL on April 19, 2020, 03:33:57 AM
The latest cataract replacement lenses include the Torix version that is multifocal and corrects astigmatism and solves the problems from a decade ago  The bad news is that they are not covered by my Medicare insurance.  I'll pay the full price.  Cheaper than a custom muzzleloader.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: OldMtnMan on April 19, 2020, 06:59:29 PM
I like the Lowell Haarer peep. That would be perfect on the Isaac Haines I have coming.
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: Marcruger on April 19, 2020, 07:45:58 PM
A Lowell Haarer style tang peep might possible keep you going and not alter your rifle.  Just need a long tang bolt.  God Bless,   Marc
Title: Re: Dang old eyes
Post by: OldMtnMan on April 19, 2020, 08:14:36 PM
Yes, that's the part I like best. Plus, it looks like something that might have been on the original rifle. As you said it's easy on and off too.

I'll have to get ahold of Lowell.