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rube · 05-15-2008, 03:33 PM

I was about to suggest eye drops. From the sound of your daily activities and you are firing in doors you might benefit from by assisting your tear duct. I shoot out doors and on windy days my eyes blur sometimes from the volume of air movement and a couple of drops seems to take care of it.

Cogz · 05-15-2008, 04:01 PM

I notice that when I shoot, I don't blink enough - and my eyes get dry and then the contact gets stuck somewhere on my eye where its not effective (ie: I am not looking through the center).

Most effective solution: Laser eye surgery. However, I would imagine eye drops would help in the more near term.

gsx1138 · 05-15-2008, 05:41 PM

I had the same issue. Focusing on the front sight of my XD was difficult with my contacts in. I just got my gun back with Truglo Tritium sights. All I can say is "Damn". I've got no excuses now. Those things practically slap you in the face when you look at them.

Bowser4x4 · 05-15-2008, 07:06 PM

Been wearing contacts since high school and I am now 42. Only time that I have had problems is in high wind conditions or at one indoor range, the air system sucked and there was enough junk in the air to turn a white shirt brown. Try the rewetting drops...it might help.

Woof
Bowser

05-15-2008, 03:33 PM	#11
rube XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 110	I was about to suggest eye drops. From the sound of your daily activities and you are firing in doors you might benefit from by assisting your tear duct. I shoot out doors and on windy days my eyes blur sometimes from the volume of air movement and a couple of drops seems to take care of it. Last edited by rube; 05-15-2008 at 03:36 PM.

05-15-2008, 04:01 PM	#12
Cogz XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 253	I notice that when I shoot, I don't blink enough - and my eyes get dry and then the contact gets stuck somewhere on my eye where its not effective (ie: I am not looking through the center). Most effective solution: Laser eye surgery. However, I would imagine eye drops would help in the more near term. __________________ Sig P226 .40 S&W - 357sig Bar-Sto conversion barrel - Tru-Glo Brite Sites Springfield XD45 Compact - Tru-Glo TFO's

05-15-2008, 05:41 PM	#13
gsx1138 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bremerton, Wa Posts: 387	I had the same issue. Focusing on the front sight of my XD was difficult with my contacts in. I just got my gun back with Truglo Tritium sights. All I can say is "Damn". I've got no excuses now. Those things practically slap you in the face when you look at them. __________________ “The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."” ~ George Carlin on the flamethrower Yeah, it's me: http://www.myspace.com/yngvar Wake up America, watch: America Freedom to Fascism

05-15-2008, 07:06 PM	#14
Bowser4x4 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 168	Been wearing contacts since high school and I am now 42. Only time that I have had problems is in high wind conditions or at one indoor range, the air system sucked and there was enough junk in the air to turn a white shirt brown. Try the rewetting drops...it might help. Woof Bowser __________________ The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him. -Sun Tzu Armory Specifications & Inventory: TOP SECRET

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