…that it had been a long time since I’d needed to clean my rifle. I was so encouraged by the few rounds I popped off with that Madsen that Ian brought out Sunday that I decided it was time to take the AK off the hook and blow the cobwebs out of the barrel.
And yes, as funny as that right lens looks in my new specs, I really can see the target over a set of iron sights again. At least at a hundred yards. Which means I can make the plates go clang, which means I am happier.
Probably have to throw these specs away after I get cataract surgery though, huh? I wonder what effect that’ll have on my uncorrected vision, which has always sucked.
The cataract doc asked me if I sat in front of a computer and if so, did I want to look at the screen with or without glasses. Depending on the front-to-back distance of yer eyeball and other esoteric stuff, you might be able to have some choice as to whether you wanna see up close or furthur away or whatnot when unspectacled. I went for relative clarity at 16 inches as I can type this and sorta read with sufficient light even without my glasses. My shooting sucks without my glasses. It’s not so great even with ’em, come to think of it…
Dear old Mother Buck just had a cataract surgery. Her vision without specs was about lousy before. Now she is almost without need for glasses. If that’s any indication of your possibilities I’d say tossing those glasses in the future might not chafe so much.
My experience is about the same as Buck’s, Joel. My dad, badly nearsighted, went to much weaker lenses after his cataract surgery.
Apparently there are a _lot_ of choices with regard to lens implants. Your doctor may not mention that to you so you should ask him up front and maybe do a little research on your own beforehand. Best of luck.
As the other commenters have said, there are lots of options and you need to do some research and discuss it with the doctors. My mom didn’t, trusting her doctor to do what was best for her and got the worst set of implants for her possible. She had always been near sighted, but for some reason the doctor went with lenses that made her far-sighted. Yes, she doesn’t need her glasses to drive anymore, but she can’t read her glucose meter without her glasses, she can’t read her prescription bottles, she can’t read books, she can’t watch TV, she even has trouble walking in her house because everything within 20 feet is blurry without her glasses. Her quality of life has gone down drastically and we can’t afford to have the surgery re-done to put in different lenses.