I thought I had astigmatism.

[JET 5.45x39]

I have a VERY slight astigmatism. I find that with higher end red dots it is usually barely noticeable unless the brightness is so high the dot blooms (like if it where on max brightness in a dark room) so typically Aimpoints and the like work fine. They way it was explained to me from someone in the optics industry is that the quality of the emitter (the actual laser beam) and the QC that goes into poking that very little exit hole (basically they take a full size laser and put a cover over it with a pin hole to control dot size and that helps battery life and the output potential of the laser ) has a great effect on the dots shape. So often times cheaper dots are not round to begin with.

I have found on the budget end the Vortex micro and Holosun offerings seem to be the best

The worst for me was the green MRO

Then aimpoints and eotechs are basically perfect … go figure

 

[palmettomoon]

The joys of China optics:
You get to sight your scope back in every time you go to the range.
Two red dots for the price of one.

Juss as gooder as a Loopold or Trijicon......

 

[Control for Smilers]

I have a bit of astigmatism in my right eye...aimpoint and trijicon dots look best to me. ymmv. bigger dots are better...but the 2moa dot on my t2/acro look damn good.

 

[howl]

I very definitely have severe astigmatism. I get different results between sights. How much they cost doesn't make a difference. Some work. Others don't. The trend I find is thicker lens coating and larger or shaped dots make for better definition. You really just have to try before you buy.

 

[Hood886]

Could just go see any eye doctor and find out...
From your local ODT Eye doc.

But across the board crap optics are crap optics across the board. Scopes, Red dots, Glasses. If its made like crap it's gonna also have crap clarity which can certainly induce refractive error. What aggravates me is when someone takes their significant glasses Rx and goes and gets crap online glasses made in China and they don't even read out as what I wrote but the patient thinks its my fault they see like crap. okay rant over, TLDR you get what you paid for.

 

[BHPSteel]

Whether high price/quality or low price/quality, the higher the intensity of the dot/reticle, the worse it'll be if you have astigmatism.

That doesn't mean you shouldn't buy good glass, it just means you should try and keep the brightness dialed down as low as you can, while still being able to use the sight.

 

[lostchild]

Green is definitely better.

You climate alarmists always say that. Bet you’ve got autographed photos of Greta Thunberg.

 

[Psilloh1]

Greg. Read this:

The Best Red Dot Sights for Astigmatism in 2024 [Blurry to Clear] - Scopes Field

Is your red dot blurry, fuzzy, or smeared? If so, you probably have astigmatism. I'll cover what it is and the best red dot sights for astigmatism...

scopesfield.com

Let us know when you read it if its blurry…
If not theres your answer

 

[shootsacanon]

Could just go see any eye doctor and find out...
From your local ODT Eye doc.

But across the board crap optics are crap optics across the board. Scopes, Red dots, Glasses. If its made like crap it's gonna also have crap clarity which can certainly induce refractive error. What aggravates me is when someone takes their significant glasses Rx and goes and gets crap online glasses made in China and they don't even read out as what I wrote but the patient thinks its my fault they see like crap. okay rant over, TLDR you get what you paid for.

Just renewed my glasses prescription, but haven’t filled it yet. Any recommendations?

 

[BHPSteel]

Just renewed my glasses prescription, but haven’t filled it yet. Any recommendations?

Yeah, I am due up for eye tests.

And I know I'm gonna need to fill a prescription. I'm thinking of getting a special pair for shooting that corrects my right eye with a focus right on my front post, so if anyone has a recommendation for anyone in the Cherokee Co. area, I'd be grateful for it.