[Phoenix.]

I wear OTG safety glasses, so that I am training with my everyday wear glasses. (Train as you fight.)

Below are the two OTG safety glasses that I have used that work/wear nicely. The first one is my preferred.

Honeywell Uvex Avatar OTG (Over-the-Glass) Safety Glasses, Clear Anti-Scratch Lens with Black Frame (S3850): Amazon.com: Tools & Home Improvement

Honeywell Uvex Avatar OTG (Over-the-Glass) Safety Glasses, Clear Anti-Scratch Lens with Black Frame (S3850): Amazon.com: Tools & Home Improvement

www.amazon.com

MAGID Honeywell S2500 S2500 Uvex Astropec OTG 3001 Safety Glasses, Clear Lens, Black Frame - Amazon.com

MAGID Honeywell S2500 S2500 Uvex Astropec OTG 3001 Safety Glasses, Clear Lens, Black Frame - Amazon.com

www.amazon.com

 

[higgybaby]

Is this lense replacement something that insurance (Blue Cross) pays for- or is it an out of pocket expense??

 

[ShooterGranny]

I just can not wrap my head around someone cutting on my eyeballs!

I was the same way ...Until my vision got so bad that they could not make lenses to give me the corrections I needed. The world was brown (or at least tan) and fuzzy, and very frustrating.

In my case, I am SO right eye dominant that I had the surgeon do the left eye cataract first so if things went to hell and I wound up blind in that eye, I would still have my "defective" right eye. I did get the right one done a few weeks later - but I now have two radically different "eyes" and there is only ONE optometrist who can fit me with glasses that make my two eyes work together. The ophthalmologist's office was totally useless and the best they could do was making a pair of glasses that kept me dizzy and headachey - until I went back to Dr. Lori, the optometrist who I had been going to for years before I needed the cataract surgery.

Now my glasses do not make either eye see 20/20, but what they DO is help my two eyes work together. This makes "life" possible for me! For shooting? I have always shot with my left eye closed, so for that one activity I don't need the two eyes working together IF I am standing in one place (as indoor range) - but for when I am moving and shooting, when I'm actually doing more point shooting than front sight focusing, and shooting at targets at different distances, it is GOOD to have the two eyes in sync.

Best wishes 👵

 

[ShooterGranny]

Is this lense replacement something that insurance (Blue Cross) pays for- or is it an out of pocket expense??

Medicare pays for the surgery and one pair of glasses (THEIR selection, perhaps not your choice of frames). I think you pay the 20% like with other Medicare stuff. I think. Medicare pays for the "basic" lens replacement. If you want to actually see the way your would like to see, the extra cost out of your pocket ranged from $2,000 to $4,000 per eye. I chose to go with the standard lenses. That was a mistake! I still would have needed glasses BUT I could have chosen to get lenses that would make me very near sighted like I had been all of my life. I wound up being able to see a mile away, but can't read a book now or do much of anything at all without glasses. That was a horrendous shock to my system!

If, like my one friend, you have government retired employees insurance, you can windup paying a substantial portion of the total cost.

If you don't have Medicare yet - hold out until you do, if you can possibly wait.

 

[DesertRatR]

Wife and I have been getting glasses from Walmart Optical for 20 years, same optometrist. I wear progressives, sun glasses, non-tinted glasses, and also safety glasses (OSHA compliant). No complaints. Last year they set me up with shooting glasses. All good.

Within next couple of years I plan to R&R lenses, due to onset of cataracts and dominant eye no longer correctable to 20/20 (20/25 is best she can do). I'll pay for the lenses that restore vision to 20/20. And of course I will do non-dominant eye first, just to see how things go.

 

[higgybaby]

Yes- I have medicare and Blue cross....guess I need to look into that?

 

[DesertRatR]

Medicare pays for the surgery and one pair of glasses (THEIR selection, perhaps not your choice of frames). I think you pay the 20% like with other Medicare stuff. I think. Medicare pays for the "basic" lens replacement. If you want to actually see the way your would like to see, the extra cost out of your pocket ranged from $2,000 to $4,000 per eye. I chose to go with the standard lenses. That was a mistake! I still would have needed glasses BUT I could have chosen to get lenses that would make me very near sighted like I had been all of my life. I wound up being able to see a mile away, but can't read a book now or do much of anything at all without glasses. That was a horrendous shock to my system!

If, like my one friend, you have government retired employees insurance, you can windup paying a substantial portion of the total cost.

If you don't have Medicare yet - hold out until you do, if you can possibly wait.

A friend paid $2500 out of pocket per eye for the lenses that restore vision to 20/20. I thought he said Medicare paid about $800 per eye. IMHO, still a deal to have 20/20 vision and no glasses (other than plain sunglasses and safety glasses.

 

[dmacc3]

Is this lense replacement something that insurance (Blue Cross) pays for- or is it an out of pocket expense??

I spent 3k for the Toric lenses necessary due to astigmatism, per Dr. orders. Medicare would pay for a basic lense only.

 

[phlyers13]

I took my prescription to my local discount eyeglass store and they had dozens of safety glass models to choose from. I tried them all on and got the ones that I liked the most.

 

[Bucephalus1954]

Using an old pair of glasses, I had my optometrist make me an upside down bifocal lens for my dominant eye. She even made the lens so that it was optimized to focus on the front sight and to make it even sweeter, the one lens was quite reasonable in cost. Works great!

 

[mike.ramay]

I went a different direction than glasses.

I had my aging natural lenses removed and replaced with RXSight Light Adjustable Lenses.

After several adjustments my vision is now 20/15 without any glasses.

It was expensive, but hands down one of the best purchases I’ve ever made.

Introducing the Light Adjustable Lens | RxSight

Introducing the Light Adjustable Lens, the First and Only Lens That Can Be Customized After Cataract Surgery

www.rxsight.com

Same but different for me. I got the Accommodating Lenses and went from 20/300 to 20/15. If your optometrist / ophthalmologist says you qualify for Cataract Surgery, the next words you should say are a hearty "Thank You"!! It is scary as they will be cutting into your eyeballs and they were correct that the biggest pain I would feel is the sting from the Super Dilation drops, which went away in a few minutes. They did ask if there was anything else they could do to make me more comfortable before they started but turned down my request for a glass of Merlot.

I don't know about the RXSight lenses, but the standard, multi-focus, and Accommodating lenses do not have any UV protection. It was highly recommended that I use UV blocking glasses outdoors. Other than that, my shooting has improved because I can see again!!

 

[mailman7707]

I use generic reading glasses, and prescription glasses for distance when driving. But out and about usually not wearing glasses other than my Costas. It is more difficult for me to focus the iron sights on a target nowadays. This is the main reason I went with MRD's on all my guns. I have green dots on my everyday carries, which make it so much easier to pick up on a target.

 

[P 2022 shooter]

I had a pair of glasses made with the right side focused on the front sight and the left on target. Basically same prescription as my bifocals. Best used with both eyes open. A little wierd at first. Switch back to regular bifocals during cease fire.

 

[Danhikeski]

I used sport eyes dot com for prescription sunglasses about 15 years ago. They were awesome, I had frames I wanted them to put lenses in, they also have many brands to buy, too. They were just under $300, well worth the 10 years I got out of them. I ended up getting lasik 7 years ago, that was even better, 20/15 in my left eye, 20/20 in right. I wish I was eligible sooner… I believe that was $3600 total.

 

[ohhdark30]

I wear progressive contact lenses, which allow for corrected near, middle, and far distances; they have worked well for me.

 

[Sars]

I am 70 and asked my opthomolgist about Lasik. She told me I was pre-cataract but it wasn't very far along. She told me that I should wait until the cataracts get worse, bc then Medicare will pay for the surgery as a medical necessity. Lasik is still seen as elective surgery. Maybe not by all insurance companies but Medicare is always behind the times.

I wear glasses for reading but when I shoot I wear a pair of glasses that i can use while driving. Getting behind a scope was always problematic trying to shoot precision. Works for me, but would still rather not need them at all!!

"AH FEEL YOUR PAIN!"

 

[Panurgic01]

I wear Wiley X and Costa Del Mar, both are excellent options. If you fish, go Costa as their polarization is second to none. If you don’t fish, I would lean toward Wiley X with transition lenses… My Wiley’s are worn all day, every day…

 

[Burgermeister]

Had cataract surgery in both eyes about 5 years ago. I chose intraocular lenses that allowed me to see distance, knowing that I would need readers for close-up. Post surgery, I have have 20/15 vision for distance and need +2.0 readers. For handgun shooting with iron sights and uncorrected shooting glasses, I can see the target beautifully but sights are difficult. When I tested sight picture with the +2.0 readers, sights were good but target was iffy. I went on Amazon and bought several pair of prescription shooting glasses (I think about $15/pair) from +.50 correction up through +1.75 and found that the best for my eyes was +.75 correction; good view of iron sights and target.

 

[hiketheball]

I would imagine prescription bi-focal safety glasses would be a bit pricey. Financially, you would be better to stick with over-glasses safety glasses. This way if something strikes your safety glasses you aren’t messing up expensive ones.

It's a trade off -- cost or better view
For prescription safety glasses, the lenses will cost the same as your current lenses. Depending on the frames, it may be more or less.
For over-glasses safety glasses (the ones that I have tried) have imperfections that distort the view. Unless, of course, one purchases the high quality ones which are around $100.

 

[hiketheball]

I just can not wrap my head around someone cutting on my eyeballs!

What do you think cataract surgery is?
Replacing the natural lens with a cataract with a man-made lens that is clear. When I had cataract surgery is was easy. The anticipation was worse than the recovery (other than waiting weeks to go to the range). There were a choice of three lenses: (1) insurance coverage, (2) distance clarity, and (3) a clarity similar to a camera's focus.
Having the surgery is much better than living with cataracts!
IMHE