Interesting.
Shooters need a Varilux Y with more blend between intermediate and distance instead of the X "arms length."
Interesting.
Shooters need a Varilux Y with more blend between intermediate and distance instead of the X "arms length."
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I have a pair of Varilux that I use only for driving at night. For that purpose, they are superb. For seeing front sights, not so much. The lower portion is good for viewing cluster and displays, and the upper portion is great for distance.
I am wearing traditional progressive lenses as I type this. In general, they work well. However:
I find myself having to tilt my head back a little more than I would like when reading my computer screen.
For close reading of tiny print (typical patent or published patent application), I find myself simply taking them off.
For reading high-mounted menus in restaurants, I fund myself having to tilt my head back to a very unnatural degree.
For shooting, the intermediate focus portion of the lens works well, but the most natural part of the lens to look through is the upper portion. The upper portion is not only strictly distance, but also not the optically best part of the lens. I do far more pistol shooting than rifle shooting, but I can envision this resulting in some uncomfortable head positions when trying to get a cheek weld and see low-mounted rifle sights.
I'm due for new glasses soon. I have the same "head tilt" issue with my progressives if I want the front sight to be in focus. I use a few different "stack the dots" sights which are fairly easy to see well enough without needing to be in sharp focus. I'm not interested in any shooting glasses that I wouldn't be wearing in the Walmart parking lot or wherever a fight might happen.
I'm considering having the progressives mid-range line moved a little higher so that I don't have to tilt my head back as much. It will make the distance (top) section a little shorter but I think it might be a fair compromise.
I have some X lens glasses in process, and will report after I receive them and use them a while.
Likes pretty much everything in every caliber.
This was timely; I need new glasses