Vision/focus issues

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RonnieOSullivan

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Hello all,

I've had an issue some of the times I play where, when I'm down on my shot and aiming, it's strenuous on my eyes to look upward from the cue ball to the object ball. It takes them too long to focus when I make the transition, and sometimes doesn't really do so totally. It hinders my aiming and play- I don't feel comfortable down on the shot.

Has anybody had an issue with this? I normally wear glasses but wear contacts when I play; I don't know if this is the issue but I don't think it really is. It doesn't happen after a long time of playing either; it just happens sometimes on certain days I'm shooting.

Thanks
 
How old is the prescription for your glasses/contacts?
As time goes by, the old headlamps sometimes need refocusing. :cool:
 
I don't think it's the vision itself. I think it's more of a stance issue I guess? Or maybe just something intrinsic to my eyes that causes the fatigue when looking "up" so strenuously.
 
Do you have any neck issues , I shot chin on stick exclusively till I started having neck issues ,, now sometimes if I get my head down that low and look up from tip to cue to object ball my eyes get some what blurred if I raise my head up off the cue so my eyes are looking down in all 3 areas I don't get that bluriness

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It helps to keep you eyes focused on the table even when you're not shooting. Good lighting is important too. The smaller your pupils are, the better you will focus...that's just basic optics. If your eyes are dilated because of dim lighting, you will have a harder time of things.

Are you a new contact wearer, BTW? Do you use disposables? Three more things to consider:

1) it's very easy to put disposables on inside out. They're very thin and it'll ALMOST work if it's inside out, but they'll slide around a little bit and annoy the hell out of you

2) I've been wearing disposables for 20 years. I STILL occasionally mix up right and left. It happens a couple of times a year. It's not like I don't know my prescription. I just accidentally grab the wrong one and don't double check it. If you're eyes are relatively close to each other, again it will ALMOST work. Sometimes I don't notice for hours. I just know that something's off

3) Talk to you eye doctor about it. I'm near sighted and my prescription is actually slightly over corrected...very slightly. My far vision is superb like this, especially at night and in low light, but my close up vision suffers. I have to wear reading glasses to see up close when I have my contacts in. Without my contacts in, I can read the micro-printing on currency with no problem, and much smaller details than that, so it's quite a difference. To me it's worth it to have everything so crystal clear when I'm playing pool, shooting and things like that. Prescriptions are a compromise. If he knows what you're doing, he can possibly shift the compromise in the direction that favors what's important to you.
 
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