Anti-glare lenses for driving

[beeb375]

I need glasses for distance vision, and have recently started as a trainee driver. I've noticed a lot of glare from signals when driving at night, worse than with traffic lights on the road. It's not unbearable or a safety issue, just sometimes a bit annoying.

I was wondering if any drivers have had experience with lenses from a particular opticians being especially good for reducing the 'star effect' from signal aspects in the dark. My lenses already have UV coating, anti-reflection and scratch resistance treatments, but they're from one of the cheap online glasses retailers.

Thanks in advance for any tips or advice.

 

[theironroad]

I need glasses for distance vision, and have recently started as a trainee driver. I've noticed a lot of glare from signals when driving at night, worse than with traffic lights on the road. It's not unbearable or a safety issue, just sometimes a bit annoying.

I was wondering if any drivers have had experience with lenses from a particular opticians being especially good for reducing the 'star effect' from signal aspects in the dark. My lenses already have UV coating, anti-reflection and scratch resistance treatments, but they're from one of the cheap online glasses retailers.

Thanks in advance for any tips or advice.

I've got glasses from Specsavers for years and a number of years back I took them up on their up-sell of a coating, can't recall if it was called anti reflection or anto glare but I actually found it made things worse and I'd get flashes of red at certain angles at night when no red lights around, which obviously isn't ideal for signals! I had to get new glasses without any coatings which I find ok.

Must admit, I bought a very cheap pair online recently as I'd lost both sets and need a new eye test, so got some for I think £12 (distance ) and tbh can't fault them, I find them fine, though not the most stylish possibly!

You could try a really cheap pair with no coatings etc and see how it goes before paying more again.

 

[172007]

I understood that you are not allowed any coatings on glasses for driving. Also not allowed the automatic tinting lenses either. I use plane lenses and have never had issues with glare etc. If i do have issues it's the train windscreen from either the plastic wrap some have or contamination from dirt / wrong cleaning products residue.

 

[QPRFCuk]

My latest pair of glasses were specifically for looking at a PC monitor & had a special digital lens - The optician also said that I would find them better for driving, so that may something worth exploring.

 

[beeb375]

Thanks all for the advice, I'll report back with any updates if I find something to improve matters!