I am also in the same place you are. I have always had 20/20 up until about my mid-40's. My eyes have gotten worse and my arms too short. I saw the post by Charles for the stick-on bifocals and needed to give it a try. I had been looking for them at every place tht sells optical readers and could not find them until yesterday. I finally called my optometrist to ask if she know where I could find them and she had them in stock. She sold them to me for $10.00. I'm going to give them a try and see how they work for me. If all goes well I'll keep with them untl i can afford/justify getting a pair of custom glasses for shooting.Keith B wrote:I wore glasses when I was younger to correct astigmatism, but had 20/15 or better vision. When I got my glasses in 5th grade, my optometrist said 'You will probably wear glasses for this up until you are about 30, then you will not need them. However, at 40 you will start needing reading glasses and around 50 start needing a little help with distance vision.' Well, he was dead on for all three.
So, to answer the question, I use stick-on bifocals on my shooting glasses. Charles has a thread on them here viewtopic.php?f=82&t=14335" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. I originally found them at Walgreen's, but they quit carrying them. Walmart has had them the last time I looked in the reading glass area. And they come in strengths from +1 to +3 magnification.
The advantage to them is you can cut them to size and place them at any location you want on the lens. I only use one on my right eye (dominant) placed just below mid-point in the vision line. With both eyes open can keep the front sight and target in proper view.
This is a cheap alternative and works well for me as my arms seem to get shorter all the time.
Here is their website: http://www.stickonbifocals.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Keep up the research. somewhere on this forum you will find the answer that makes sense for you.