Anyone have success with night driving glasses to help with glare?
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Found this article on FB - wondering if these glasses actually do help with glare from oncoming headlights.
Guess even for normal eyes article mentions the glare can be 300% beyond actual headlight.
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kbb123 Sue.An
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Hi Sue,
I just found this forum and it's directly on point to an issue that I'm having and researching. I had cataract surgery on my eyes in December and January, respectively, and I still can't drive at night because of blinding halos and glare. I've done a lot of research, but it seems like most of the good reviews are fake or from people who don't have lenses following cataract surgery and there are bad reviews from people who say they have halos and glare following cataract surgery.
Have you found anything that has helped you?
Thanks,
KB
Sue.An2 kbb123
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Hi kbb123 - unfortunately no I have not found anything that helps. .
What type of lenses were implanted in your eyes. I decided on the Symfony lenses and thankfully see well at all distances. Just need good lighting to read. I did know prior to surgeries that I would likely experience more glare a d halos than if I had chosen a monofocal lens. My rational was (and still is) life after cataract surgery is very different for a senior than someone at my 53 years of age who is still raising a family and working full time. I felt somewhat cheated - always thought this was a surgery needed in your 70s or 80s. In your 50s it is more about what compromise you want to make cs at 80 being overjoyed by faining something you list years ago.
So I feel for your situation. I did notice the glare subsided as time has passed. my surgeries were 18 months ago. But the concentric circles are still visible. I got used to them but that isn't the same as them disappearing.
I assume you have tried those yellow driving glasses for night driving? For me they did not help st all.
mike90861 kbb123
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I agree with Sue those yellow glasses are completely useless
Even the ones that claim that are polarized they are so cheaply made that the polarizing film is very thin and uneven so they are useless
There are a few thing you can try to reduce the intensity
You can try a dark visor and place it just low enough to block the oncoming traffic while you can still see most of the road in front of you
Depending on how your night vision is you can also try some lighter shade sunglasses
You can also try some pinhole glasses to eliminate the circles but that will not cut down on the intensity so I sometimes wear the sunglasses with the pinhole glasses and I find it more comfortable that way
Do you see any circles in the daytime around sun reflections ?
If you do you can try shade 5 gas welding glasses to reduce the intensity of the sun
Unfortunately this is one of the trade offs for having good range of vision with multifocals To me or anyone with bad cataracts it's well worth it
As Sue mentioned her glare subsided with time so you may want to wait a while or perhaps if it's not too late and you can't stand the glare maybe you could exchange it for a monofocal lens
I have the Restor 2.5 D and I see one bright circle near the headlight and maybe a few faint ones next to it if the brightness is high so the glare from the headlight would be the same whether I see circles or not but I don't find them blinding. It's certainly a lot better than seeing starburst at night and driving in a fog in the daytime and not being able to see the traffic light