The device was developed with the original intention to act as an aid for using Imperial long-range sniper rifles but problems in its production ensued that prevented any real combat use. As a result, it was also not widely manufactured. The limited number of goggles produced were awarded to any attendants to the festivities of Empire Day or Remembrance Day, regardless of whether they were Imperial, Rebel-sympathizing, or neutral during the Galactic Civil War, and were largely used as a novelty item.