I was thinking of trying it in my dominant eye at a drop or 1/2 of a drop to help my pin clarity. It is not something I would use every day. Just something for when I practice at closer distances. As I have aged, I notice my groups at 40 - 60 are still good, but at 20-30 yards my precision/group tightness has declined (as my pin blur has increased at those shorter distances).
Side effects are some blurring at longer distances and some headache (supposedly the headache is from daily uses).
Any of yall ever tried it?
My suggestion is see an eye Dr you trust and like and get their opinion. You only get one set of eyes, and you don't want to take chances with them.
Good luck, I understand your frustration. Hopefully these next two surgeries work, as I am running out of options
Personally, I’d not mess with anything without talking to my ophthalmologist first, going over my entire medical history, and then maybe the Doc would have samples? No sense filling the script if it doesn’t work for you….
bg - good luck with your surgeries. I have damaged one of my eyes in some dumb accidents and understand the frustration that can surround vision loss. I was very fortunate and my eye made a full recovery but I well remember my anxiety prior to the recovery.
1) It works best for people who are substantially younger than I am.
2) It constricts the pupil, which is no problem at 2:00 PM on a sunny day, but the last thing you probably want during the Magic Hours at the beginning and end of legal light.
Single-vision contacts at 20:15 acuity and keeping a cheap pair of readers in my pocket sounds like a better deal for me.
I am 53 and have 20/20 w/out correction but my near vision I need 1.0-2.0 readers depending on the font/drawings I am trying to read and the lighting. The cost, at the frequency I would use for just shooting, is immaterial.
I may go to fewer pins next year on my bow and using a moveable sight for distance to see if that would help. It does not sound like anyone has used it for just bow shooting so I will give it a whirl for a test.
Thanks again for the feedback.
With ample light, it may work for you, for the same reason that bright light alleviates the need for readers…
Makes me wonder if you could get there with brighter pins, or maybe a longer bar to long-arm the pins for you?
