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    Is the problem present looking through the Aimpoint with either eye? Have you tried both eyes?

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    Floaters are a fact of life for those of us who are fortunate enough to get older. Living with them can be frustrating.

    Firefly should appreciate this....I still compete with iron sights and have to wait for the floaters to move out of the way before taking the shot. It's a good thing to have 20 minutes to fire 20 rounds in the offhand position, a lot of that time is expended waiting on floaters to get the H@!! out of the way.

    The old man use to say "Gettin' old ain't for wimps!"
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    Human balance requires input from the eyes, the vestibular system (inner ear), the brain, and the extremities and joints (positional and pressure sensors). Changes to eyesight, weakening of the vestibular system (vestibular pathology, age, certain drugs, tobacco/nicotine use, alcohol, diabetes, among others), arthritis of the joints can all have deleterious effects on balance. You may be noticing some changes in vision and in your vestibular system where the lens or coating in the CompM4 affects your vision, which then reveals some vestibular weakness.

    Also, menieres is a very specific diagnosis. You don’t likely have it based on what you’ve posted thus far.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JoshNC View Post
    Human balance requires input from the eyes, the vestibular system (inner ear), the brain, and the extremities and joints (positional and pressure sensors). Changes to eyesight, weakening of the vestibular system (vestibular pathology, age, certain drugs, tobacco/nicotine use, alcohol, diabetes, among others), arthritis of the joints can all have deleterious effects on balance. You may be noticing some changes in vision and in your vestibular system where the lens or coating in the CompM4 affects your vision, which then reveals some vestibular weakness.

    Also, menieres is a very specific diagnosis. You don’t likely have it based on what you’ve posted thus far.
    What is the best way to compensate for these health issues when using an optic?
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    Quote Originally Posted by T2C View Post
    What is the best way to compensate for these health issues when using an optic?
    That’s tough. There are vestibular exercises that can help the vestibular system adapt. They may help. The degradation of balance is just one more component of aging.

    This is a good start:

    https://www.umc.edu/Healthcare/ENT/P...cises-2016.pdf
    Last edited by JoshNC; 12-29-19 at 09:44.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JoshNC View Post
    Human balance requires input from the eyes, the vestibular system (inner ear), the brain, and the extremities and joints (positional and pressure sensors). Changes to eyesight, weakening of the vestibular system (vestibular pathology, age, certain drugs, tobacco/nicotine use, alcohol, diabetes, among others), arthritis of the joints can all have deleterious effects on balance. You may be noticing some changes in vision and in your vestibular system where the lens or coating in the CompM4 affects your vision, which then reveals some vestibular weakness.

    Also, menieres is a very specific diagnosis. You don’t likely have it based on what you’ve posted thus far.
    Josh. Lots of good info here. Thanks. I didn’t think I had menieres. Just googled vertigo and vision.

    Will read that link.

    I am getting older, but I am not diabetic nor pre. Just one of those things. Maybe lay off the smokes( resolution to quit).

    I really didn’t notice this until I got an outright TBI a few years ago(whole thread on the health forum). It’s just one of those things.

    T2C, I know them feels. Thanks for your commiseration.

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    Fly, just PM'ed you a lead on an M2 for $350.
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    The front Aimpoint lens is set an angle and will distort the image through the tube. This is exacerbated on the micro line as it is set in a more aggressive angle due to the smaller lens diameter. Could be what causes this effect on your.

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    Quote Originally Posted by patriot_man View Post
    The front Aimpoint lens is set an angle and will distort the image through the tube. This is exacerbated on the micro line as it is set in a more aggressive angle due to the smaller lens diameter. Could be what causes this effect on your.
    I did not know that. Makes sense.

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    Could it be that this Aimpoint is flickering so rapidly that you can't see it but your eye picks it up and your brain doesn't know how to process it?
    I wouldn't say like an epileptic seizure but along that concept.

    Anyway I hope you get it sorted out.



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