westerner wrote on Jun 29^th, 2018 at 11:35pm:

That is an insurance issue.  Until your vision deteriorates to a certain point, insurance won't pay. 

I had my right eye left a little near sighted so I could see overhead without bi and tri focal lens.  The left was 20/20.  Worked out great for shooting with focus on the front sight.  Amazingly, the two eyes together could see things that neither could see by itself.

Joe I have astigmatism and was wearing trifocals. When I had my cataracts removed I also had the corrective lenses installed for a wee bit more. Other than the need to use glasses for up close reading beyond it is like having the eyes of an Eagle. I take them off for Irons and have I never before been able to see so well before. If memory serves me right the lenses were $200.00 per eye and well worth the money spent and would do it again. BobZ you are indeed correct about the insurance and was told I would have to wait until they got allot worse. So what I did was to go directly to the eye surgeon and it was approved on my first visit and very quickly scheduled.

JLouis

John, That is what I was told by my surgeon, but that was 25 years ago. The regs may have changed some by now.  I had early onset which usually are fast, thick and heavy.  I didn't have to go through the 2 or 3 decade deterioration most experience. Less than a year I went from crystal clear to not being able tell if a traffic light was red or green! 

Joe,

I fought seeing targets for quite awhile and my optometrist kept telling me my cataracts were not bad enough. I finally went to an ophthalmologist and he told me I really needed my cataracts removed, which I did. What a difference it made. I could actually see the bark on trees when I left his office. Everything was much brighter compared to my other eye until I got it done.
Moral of the story..... my optometrist was selling me glasses.
Go to an ophthalmologist for an honest opinion.................
Jim

The ophthalmologist I used when living in Western WA told me I had Macular Pucker and that he wanted me to come in once a month so he could monitor it. At 225.00 a month I wouldn't do it. He sent me a letter saying he would no longer help me with my eyes.  My new ophthalmologist here in Idaho Falls says my eyes are healthy with no sign of macular degeneration or pucker.  It pays to get a second opinion

Joe, do you know what they call the guy who graduates last in his ophthalmology class?

An ophthalmologist.

Did you get the anti-glare coating on those plastic lenses?

Aaron

oldman46,

I agree about the cloud that quickly develops on plastic lens in a very short time, and found that out after using plastic lenses in my safety glasses while working in the buffing/belt sanding room.
No more plastic lenses for me.

If there is a chance of heavy impact like powderman describes, then a face shield should be worn in front of a pair of glasses.

Same here BobZ with no issue's. Over the counter safety glasses on the other hand are not the same and useless. 

JLouis