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On 09/02/2020 18:27, Tim Lamb wrote:
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On 09/02/2020 15:06, Tim Lamb wrote:
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On 09/02/2020 09:44, Fredxx wrote:
On 08/02/2020 12:31:30, Richard wrote:
On 08/02/2020 11:20, R D S wrote:
On 07/02/2020 11:47, John wrote:
Night driving....

I ask as an optician, wondering whether to punt these things to
people who complain about such....

Has anyone got any specialised night driving lenses?
Hoya En Route for example, or Zeiss Drivesafe.

I don't actively sell them as they are damned expensive and the
feedback I have heard is mixed at best.



Maybe this will help you decide:
https://www.eyecaretrust.org.uk/view.php?item_id=52
Except I question their claim that there is no evidence that amber
night driving spectacles improve vision on the road. I use amber
clip-ons, and I find them very effective in reducing the glare of
blueish HID and LED headlamps.

I guess it all comes down to subjectivity. Perhaps your particular
visual capabilities are helped and the same doesn't apply globally.
I've never tried amber night driving specs as my specs cost enough
already. I probably am unaware of how lights appear to people with
perfect unassisted vision.
FWIW, I have never seen the milky way in all it's glory other than in
photos due to the simple fact that the smaller points of light are
not visible with my prescription.
Hard to miss from somewhere like the Canaries. My astigmatism doubles
point sources at night.

You can get glasses for astigmatism.
Yes. I try to avoid wearing glasses for activities other than TV or
reading etc.

not clever IMHO. I couldn't drive without them

Umm.. Officer, I can read a number plate at 20m in good light...
However, I am marginal at night with more lens exposed.

I find the frames interfere with peripheral vision.

Yeah, I have extreme peripheral vision.

I guess someone used to driving wearing glasses,

I wear them all the time.

turns their head more.

I don't because I don't need to resolve the
stuff that's past the frames, I only use that for
movement, not focus and I am short sighted.

Specsavers supply a fresh pair every 2 years except last time they said
nothing had changed! I like to think this is a good thing:-)