Has anyone tried night driving glasses?

[Swede]

There are many pro and cons on the internet. I'm starting to see too much glare nightdriving.

[Joinfortmill]

1. I have not. Had cataract surgery.

[Swede]

4. I had that too. Both eyes.

But in the last 6 months I've noticed the glare at night.

[Joinfortmill]

14. Ah, interesting

[Deep State Witch]

2. Yes

My husband got some amber night-driving glasses. He really likes them. I use them occasionally, too. They are especially good for driving in rain and fog.

[Jilly_in_VA]

3. Yes

I use them on what I call "patent leather nights", those nights when it's rainy and vision is difficult because of glare on the pavement.

[DURHAM D]

5. Do the LED headlights bother you?

[Swede]

8. All headlights, but led are the worst.

I may have astigmatism, I have both lenses replaced for cataract surgery 10 years ago.

[FloridaBlues]

6. Yes I use them it helps with the glare esp when raining

[Freddie]

7. Can you get them with your prescription?

So far I’m ok with the standard anti-glare coating on my driving glasses but more would be nice.

[global1]

9. I've Posted Here Before About The New Headlights On Cars That Are Blinding......

While walking through Wal-Mart the other day I found a pair of amber sunglasses on a rack that were $4.97 and bought them. I thought I just try them out and see if they work to manage the glare. They do and I love them. I put them on anytime I'm night driving now.

They really work!!!

[Joinfortmill]

15. Thanks, I'm going to try that.

[Alliepoo]

10. I bought some yellow tinted

Clip on type lenses from Amazon. They’re called Blue Cut. These lenses help me see better when those super bright headlights are shining right in my eyes. The lights are still bright but not blindingly so when wearing them. They’re helpful in rainy conditions, too. They’re not very expensive. I think I paid around $20 for 2 clip on type lenses.

[eppur_se_muova]

11. I ordered a pair of cheap clip-ons from Amazon. They *really* help kill headlight glare. The drawback ...

... is that they cut down on contrast in dim light. That can make it very hard to see the edge of the road, where there is no curb, and even unpainted curbs don't show up very well. By a lucky coincidence, the clip-on lenses are shorter in height than my frames, so if I don't push them all the way down I have unfiltered vision in the lower part of my field of view, esp. to the sides. Not perfect, but for the roads around here, a necessity. Maybe the expensive "official" brands would do better, but I'm skeptical.

I'm old enough to remember when headlights were designed to help you see your way at night. Nowadays, they seem designed only to blind all oncoming traffic, almost as if they were no other reason for their existence in the first place.

[peacebuzzard]

12. No but: Thanks for this, and the replying posts are informative.

I need new glasses anyway so I will ask my optometrist about the yellow lenses & recommendations.
I just had my annual eye exam and I do have cataracts that are in the first stages; perhaps that is why night vision is not the best anymore. My night driving vision has been going downhill for about a decade. I was told a couple of years ago about the cataracts and that they were not impacting my normal routine. Except when I drive at night. Thanks for the info and for the responses here.

[10 Turtle Day]

13. I tried them

but IMO everything just accrued a yellow tint and didn’t help with contrast. They were given to me by a friend so maybe they were just cheap yellow glasses advertised as night vision glasses.

Like you, I had cataract surgery in both eyes, but about 5 years ago. I recently asked my eye doc what can be done to improve my night vision. He said it’s very common for the artificial lenses implanted during cataract surgery to become cloudy over time and it’s an easy fix. He said they zap them with a laser and it clears them right up. The other thing is if distance vision is poor then new glasses with an updated prescription would help sharpen contrast. Unfortunately for me, my lenses are not cloudy and I don’t need distance glasses so I’ve had to stop driving in the dark for the safety of others. I don’t know how I could live with myself if I hit someone and a couple of near misses have sufficiently scared me to give it up. Hopefully these solutions may work for you!