Optometrist

Trunk Monkey · Jan 13, 2016

Does anyone know of a good optometrist in the Tulsa area who is shooter friendly? My eyes aren't what they used to be, and have been putting off bifocals for a number of years now, because I wasn't having a problem focusing on my front sight. Well I guess my arms are shrinking, and this is starting to be a consideration. I know someone's going to say "get a longer slide" but it's more of an issue with my carry gun, G19. My 34 hasn't developed this malady, yet. I'm due a checkup anyway, so if anybody could recommend someone who is knowledgeable in this area, it would be appreciated.

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Ryan Groves · Jan 13, 2016

You might try these - http://www.walmart.com/ip/Hydrotac-Stick-on-Bifocal-Lenses-1.50/38092965stick on bifocals, pick the magnification you need and you can put them right on your shooting glasses. The benefit is you get to position them exactly where you want for your shooting form/preference. My dad uses them and loves them (he also happens to be an Ophthalmologist)

Trunk Monkey · Jan 13, 2016

Those are pretty slick, it seems they would be worth it just to be able to see where you would want them placed.

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Ryan Groves · Jan 13, 2016

Yep, or you might find they do the job for you. My dad's had glasses made up for shooting but ended just going with these. Either way your only out $15 if you don't like them instead of several hundred dollars

FortyMikeMike · Jan 13, 2016

I don't know about someone specifically shooter friendly but I've been going to Dr Gelwick for years and really like him. Small office near 15th and Harvard.

dennishoddy · Jan 13, 2016

Ryan Groves said:
You might try these - http://www.walmart.com/ip/Hydrotac-Stick-on-Bifocal-Lenses-1.50/38092965stick on bifocals, pick the magnification you need and you can put them right on your shooting glasses. The benefit is you get to position them exactly where you want for your shooting form/preference. My dad uses them and loves them (he also happens to be an Ophthalmologist)

Gonna have to check into those.

DC4OU · Jan 14, 2016

i don't know anyone in the Tulsa area, however Dr. Tami Ross in leadership square (OKC) is definitely gun friendly. Her husband reloads and shoots and she is very knowledgeable about guns and helping you get your vision correct for shooting. She told me next time I could bring in my pistol to help me get my sight picture correct. I could not believe how helpful she was about helping me get my bifocals correct for shooting. Definitely worth the short drive to OKC. Good luck!

Trunk Monkey · Jan 14, 2016

Thanks everyone! Definitely the input I was looking for. Looks like a trip to okc is in the near future.

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Professor · Jan 14, 2016

Dr. Tami Ross is fantastic. Her partner/associate Dr. Amber Roby is great also. Be ready for a very thorough eye examination. On my last trip she was testing and going over results from the other tests for 35+ minutes. Comparing previous exams and showing in great detail the health on my eyes. I canâ€™t say enough good things about both of them.

Background: I wear contact lenses and have done so for 40 years. My eyes require quite a bit of correction. (I canâ€™t see the big â€œEâ€ on the top of the chart without lenses) Several years ago I started having issues with focusing on the front sights. I worked with my previous Optometrist and we took some of the correction out of my right (dominate) eye to allow be to better focus on the front sight. Basically what some call mono-vision but not quite to that extreme. FWIW, Mono-vision usually using the dominate eye for distance so this is also a bit backwards.

He retired and I wasnâ€™t real happy with his successor and the staff. I starting going to Dr. Ross about 4 years ago. Right up front I explained why I had my then current prescriptions. She said her husband shoots and very well understood my issue. We tried a few different things, and I ended up using multi-focal contact lens. She even had me using a different lens for shooting. More recently Iâ€™ve been using the lens for shooting all the time.

For example my left eye needs a -6.0 and my right needs a -6.5. The multifocal in both are 2.50. It is like looking through a lens with a basket weave with of the two variations a bifocal will have. You basically train your eyes to process the information needed for the distance you are viewing. So I were a -6.0 in my right eye to help me focus at the distance of a front sight. Now I have moved to a -5.75, this is a semimono-vision type fitting that works for me. Iâ€™ve tried shooting in prescription glasses and it just doesnâ€™t work as well for me using conventional progressive (no line) bifocal lenses.

My only concern for you is if it takes more than one trip to meet your goals.