I am now wearing "monovision" contact lenses. For those not in the know, this is a technique used to correct the onset of farsightedness caused by age. It involves backing off the corrective power of one contact lens to improve close-in vision at the cost of long-distance vision. In short, I am wearing one contact lens for nearsightedness, and one for farsightedness.
The brain manages to meld the two images into a functional whole, once the adjustment period passes (which can take a week or two). The only downsides are a small loss in depth perception (which nearsighted folks suffer from already) and a loss of sharpness at extreme distances.
My question involves monovision and shooting. Under normal circumstances, monovision places the distance lens on the dominant eye, but I asked my optometrist to place the close-in lens on my dominant instead.
For the first time in years, I can now see sight-picture as God intended - with the front post clearly in focus, and the target slightly blurred. I have high hopes this will improve my shooting, especially in bullseye competitions.
It's only been a couple of days, so time will tell if I can successfully adapt. I haven't had a chance to shoot yet, but a little dry-fire practice suggests this might work for me. Has anyone else tried this approach (or know someone who has?) What was your result?
The brain manages to meld the two images into a functional whole, once the adjustment period passes (which can take a week or two). The only downsides are a small loss in depth perception (which nearsighted folks suffer from already) and a loss of sharpness at extreme distances.
My question involves monovision and shooting. Under normal circumstances, monovision places the distance lens on the dominant eye, but I asked my optometrist to place the close-in lens on my dominant instead.
For the first time in years, I can now see sight-picture as God intended - with the front post clearly in focus, and the target slightly blurred. I have high hopes this will improve my shooting, especially in bullseye competitions.
It's only been a couple of days, so time will tell if I can successfully adapt. I haven't had a chance to shoot yet, but a little dry-fire practice suggests this might work for me. Has anyone else tried this approach (or know someone who has?) What was your result?