Re: eye patch?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Greg Langelius *</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I respect the advice above.
If you can't resolve your issue that way, try using something that's translucent, but doesn't block the light. I find that some Magic Tape applied directly onto the optical center of the safety specs lens covering the non-aiming eye can work better. We leave both eyes open, but only the aiming eye actually has a working image to process. They other eye, hovever, still receives a mormally equal amount of light.
When the non shooting eye does not receive light, the other eye's pupil opens wider. This is a physical reflex, and cannot be overridden.
As photographers know, a wider pupil (F-stop) sacrifices resolution for light gathering.
Anything that allows the aiming eye's pupil to remain smaller will aid in resolving a sharper image. By using a translucent lens treatment, as opposed to an opaque one, this prenciple is better upheld.
This is not junk science. I learned this from the Marine Corps Pistol Teams at Quantico, VA.
Greg </div></div>
That's a great point Greg, and one you'd think I'd have thought of given my infatuation with cameras. Neutral shoe polish should work well for this, no?
Killer Spade, the paper trick makes more sense now. I won't shoot without eye pro. Couple times I did I got some gas in the eyes and was crying all day about it.
Edit to add: and to taseal, I can't be sure, but I don't think it's the LASIK. Even with both eyes open, if I stare at the sights too long, I get image burn-in and won't even notice the front post start dancing around. Then after a while I'll just lose concentration and start bouncing back to focusing on the target. Same happens for me with the scope. I think it's more just simple eye strain. As with most things in shooting, relaxed is better.
