Eyes

[JinnyJoan]

Would like an opinion please.  It is time for me to get my eyes tested and not a problem.

However I am finding if I drive at night the cars on the other side all feel as they have full beam on which of course I don't like.

 

Just out of opticians - lad gave me options

1.  ie Next glasses could be tinted

2.   Could be anti-glare

or

could have both of the above

 

Which one would be better - thanks for answers.

[barry1010]

Anti glare.

[JinnyJoan]

do you have those Barry

[barry1010]

Apparently a yellow tint will help but I have no experience of them.  Anti glare does make a big difference though

[Barsel]

You shouldn't wear tinted glasses at night.

[barry1010]

Yes, I have Fuchs dystrophy and would not be safe to drive without anti glare lenses

[ladybirder]

If you still drive at night I'd have both.  That's what I have.

[douglas9401]

I found the yellow ones did nothing at all for me.

[Hopkirk]

Not tinted for night driving. It's hard enough to spot the cyclists without lights as it is.

[Buenchico]

If you're experiencing glare from the headlights of oncoming vehicles (where you've not done in the past), I'm amazed that the optician didn't mention cataracts.  [Such glare is a classic symptom of cataracts].

My own optician hardly bothered to mention the very early stages of cataracts forming in both of my eyes but I still notice rather more glare when driving at night than I used to.

An anti-reflective coating on your lenses should help but many (most?) opticians include it as standard these days anyway.  (Asda Opticans certainly do).

[Old_Geezer]

I bought those yellow tinted clip-ons once. B dangerous. May have dimmed poorly adjusted headlights (i.e. all of them) but dimmed everything else as well making it difficult to see anything.

 

I'm utterly convinced garages no longer bother dipping the lights towards the pavement. There should be random checks made.

[jennyjoan]

Can you buy anti glare coating to try if so where could I buy. Because I must have 8 pairs for reading and distance 

[jennyjoan]

Chris.  Only asked the question  ,  no test

[barry1010]

You won't need anti glare on all your glasses but if your opticians doesn't charge for it, you don't need to worry.

There is nothing detrimental to the coating, help not just with driving but also when using computers and devices, or shopping in over bright stores.

 

[JinnyJoan]

oh yes the optician said anti-glare would cost £35 

[Peter Pedant]

god you ask  him dont you?

[vulcan42]

I have worn the yellow night driving glasses for years and they've been excellent. The problem these nights is the latest headlights are pure white and these glasses don't react to them. I've made numerous enquires but it seems nobody has yet started to make glasses to cope with the extra brightness. 

[JinnyJoan]

why wouldn't I Peter - I will be paying for the glasses, antiglare and tint - so did really want to know how much?   yes I have to buy new glasses according to him

[jourdain2]

Like Buenchico, I immediately thought of cataracts.  It's not so much light as fragmentation of light - making it almost impossible to see.  I tried anti-glare specs on top of mine,  which are photochromatic varifocals.  Nothing worked.  A couple of operations later and  it is a different situation.

I still avoid driving at night, but that is down to loss of nerve and I am getting better - when it is dark I  am more cautious, but can isolate oncoming headlights.  Is there a possibility of cataracts?