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enfieldspares
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No SLIDER and that's the help I was trying to give but didn't explain well enough. I'd get a pair to use for stalking and taking the shot that gave you only correct longsight. And for when the rifle is put away a second pair. Those being your varifocals.
Thanks for the reply and confirmation. The reason I am considering contacts is to get away from the faff of glasses on/glasses off, adjusting the binos to suit, glasses lost because they were in a pocket/on top of my head (been there done that!!). I am now convinced I need to at least trial contact lenses.
merlin
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I've worn contact lenses for 30 years now - seconds to bob in 1st thing, seconds to Bob out at night.... very quickly becomes just routine like brushing your teeth.
Mine are fortnightly disposables, cost around 21 quid a month incl solution.
No fogging up, no refraction from scratches, no raindrops on the front of them....
Absolutely recommend them.
Mine are fortnightly disposables, cost around 21 quid a month incl solution.
No fogging up, no refraction from scratches, no raindrops on the front of them....
Absolutely recommend them.
I have often slept in my lenses. Not advisable, but sometimes the only option (lambing time etc). Never had a problem with it, although I do take them out and clean them at the first opportunity (although it's important not to try to remove them immediately on waking, as they'll be a bit dry and stuck in place until your eye juices get going). Eyes a bit gummy for the first few minutes after waking up, but soon clears.
I have heard of "sleepover lenses", but never tried them.
enfieldspares
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One last suggestion. Which works because I did it for those times when it was raining.
Wear your usual varifocals until you come to take the shot. Having you 'scope set for your naked eye.
Come the shot just before take your glasses off. Using a cord like Larry Grayson.
Or give Jayson's a 'phone call.
Wear your usual varifocals until you come to take the shot. Having you 'scope set for your naked eye.
Come the shot just before take your glasses off. Using a cord like Larry Grayson.
Or give Jayson's a 'phone call.
I have worn glasses since a kid, hard contacts for decades and then softs. Routinely I wear top of the range varifocals which are excellent. However for shooting I wear single vision glasses and have no problems. If its going to be very wet when outside then I wear and shoot in soft daily dispos. Trouble is I have to take a pair of reading glasses with me. I can shoot in the day in verifocals but its not advisable at night.
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I've had contacts since I was 18, I'm now 63. I went to the High St optician who had been supplying me specs since I was 7. Put hard lenses in I instantly felt like I was going to faint, optician says it looks like they are not for you.
Then went to David Clulow in central London on the recommendation of my then sister in law, put soft lenses in, I instantly felt like I was going to faint. Optician says stay seated, lean forward head between knees. 1 minute later no problem.
After some months of faffing late at night, then early next morning, "would you like to try extended wear lenses they are the latest thing,?" You bet I would. Had them years and years keeping them in including sleeping a month at a time.
Years later , moved away from London I started going to a new contact lens expert who told me that daily disposables are the very same product that were extended wear lenses of years ago. High permeability of oxygen through the lens etc.
I have emergency specs but being of a high index and eyes not being used to them means they give a very strange view of the world.
In my working life I dealt with thousands of people from all walks of life. Whenever I met an optician I always asked the laser surgery question, every one said be very very very wary but please don't do it.
I use both varifocals and contacts for stalking. Contacts are a definite "must" when there's any rain about but the varifocals do the job as a rule.
Well that didn't go well. Had a "teaching session" at the opticians. Couldn't get the first eyes in and started to redden and weep after a few goes, tried the other eye and eventually go the lense in after 3 or 4 attempts - then took for ever to get it out again!
Will try again when I can get another appointment
Will try again when I can get another appointment
I opted for the laser surgery, done on wenesday 20/20 vision. Which may deteriorate with age however for the time being 3 days later eyes recovered. I was driving the next day, no pain no dry eyes. For the price of a Z6 no glasses or monthly contact lense bills really couldn't be happier.
Scotty99
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I've used contacts for number of years now, I use the 30 day ones rather than the daily disposables. I wear them every day for about 12 hours a day.
I got them for shooting as I can't stand wearing glasses for shooting especially in the rain.
I use varifocal glasses as well and you can get varifocal contacts which I have in my right eye but I have astigmatism in my left which means I have to have a toric lens in the left which means that my right is has better distance vision than my left which is great as I'm right handed but normally left eye dominant, so it helps with that problem as well.
Give it a go must high street opticians will let you have a trial to see how you get on.
I got them for shooting as I can't stand wearing glasses for shooting especially in the rain.
I use varifocal glasses as well and you can get varifocal contacts which I have in my right eye but I have astigmatism in my left which means I have to have a toric lens in the left which means that my right is has better distance vision than my left which is great as I'm right handed but normally left eye dominant, so it helps with that problem as well.
Give it a go must high street opticians will let you have a trial to see how you get on.
I have had hard gas permeable contacts for the last 48years. Plus a pair of glasses for emergency use.
Hard to get used to but will last up to 5 years if you don't lose them or scratch them. Cost just over £60 a pair so have a spare pair Bosch and Lombe Boots Opticians
Opticians love daily and monthly extra profit.
Hard to get used to but will last up to 5 years if you don't lose them or scratch them. Cost just over £60 a pair so have a spare pair Bosch and Lombe Boots Opticians
Opticians love daily and monthly extra profit.
I was on the Specsavers trial - teaching sessions to be followed by optician check but couldn't get them in.
They are happy for me to go back and try again. Might just get some first and try fitting again at home in my own time
Scotty99
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Yes really struggled at first but eventually got the hang of it.
big ears
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Sorry late to the party, as said you do get used to putting them in but if your eyes are too dry then they will not work.
Varifocal contacts just don’t work I’ve been there and tried them. Alternate eyes are possible, until you get them mixed up!
Long distance contacts and reading glasses are perhaps the easiest combo and you can take cheap Poundland readers with you stalking.
Varifocal contacts just don’t work I’ve been there and tried them. Alternate eyes are possible, until you get them mixed up!
Long distance contacts and reading glasses are perhaps the easiest combo and you can take cheap Poundland readers with you stalking.
caorach
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Yes, don't give up. In the end if you are determined to do it then you will.
My optician said that everyone has problems taking them out but she'd just put a pair into my eyes so she asked me to try getting them out and they came out dead easy. Her mistake was then saying "oh well, you'll have no bother putting them in then as you've done the tricky bit." At this point we experimented for an hour and I still couldn't get one in, we tried another hour long session and I was still struggling so I brought some home to practise and after a while things just sort of came together for me. However, now and again I still have a day when I struggle and it takes me a few attempts on my right eye, for some reason the left eye goes in first time.
With all this in mind I expect everyone will be different but your experience is certainly similar to mine and after a little while I was successful and to be honest the trying didn't kill me so it is just a matter of a bit of determination.
Stick at it.
You will find a way of holding them and popping them in that works for you. It won't necessarily be exactly the way they're teaching you.
I spent the first few days feeling like someone had thrown a handful of sand in my eyes, but since then never looked back (no pun intended!).
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