Shooting glasses
A shooting glasses is a prescription eyewear for use in firearms and is almost exclusively in sports competitions used. Like other glasses, it is worn in front of the eyes to compensate for defective vision of the shooter with optical lenses .
In contrast to most other glasses, shooting glasses usually have only one lens that corrects the ametropia of the dominant eye that is used for aiming . This lens is designed in such a way that the maximum visual acuity is on the sighting device. This is necessary because the shooter can influence the weapon and sights in contrast to the target. It is accepted that the target is not captured with maximum visual acuity. The eye that is not involved is covered by an opaque pane. This is preferred to squinting the eye in order to avoid the unwanted closing of the eyelid of the targeting eye and increased strain on the eyelid muscles .
The corrective lens for the aiming eye is attached to the glasses frame and adjustable in all dimensions. This ensures that the eye can look centrally and axially through the glass and that there are no distortions or distortions of the sighting image. The cover plate for the non-aiming eye is also adjustable. The correct positioning of the lens is made by the shooter himself depending on his stop and his body posture when shooting.
equipment
Permitted accessories include colored discs to increase the contrast , iris diaphragms to increase the depth of field , glare screens to hold back disturbing incidence of light from the sides or from above.
Sporting competitions
Correction of ametropia by any suitable means is generally permitted. This also applies to colored discs and iris diaphragms. Necessary protective goggles are mandatory or expressly recommended from a certain competitive class. Shooting glasses are permitted as eye protection.
Individual evidence
- ^ Deutsche Optikerzeitung - DOZ, information about shooting sports. Issue 10-2006
- ↑ Gian Clavadetscher: The eye in shooting sports - vision and filter applications in shooting sports , issue 1 March 2008
- ↑ Rules of the Austrian Rifle Federation ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Sports regulations of the German Schützenbund e. V., basic work from January 1, 2018
