I know I’m not the only one who feels like I’m getting visually assaulted everytime I drive at night. It was bad 10 years ago but now, it seems like headlight manufacturers have a deal with insurance companies and optometrists to make the lights as bright as possible. Is this ever going to stop or is there some kind of race in the headlight industry to see who can reproduce the power of the sun first?

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    1 day ago

    I bought glasses for this very reason. “Night vision” glasses. While the lights are still bright your eyes recover quickly.

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      22 hours ago

      Do these work? I’m thinking of getting them.

      I wear prescription glasses they need to fit with so trying them is a much bigger investment

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        20 hours ago

        Polarized lenses, but with a yellow tint instead of black. They work nicely in my experience.

        I’ve seen them for sale at truck stops, some with extra-large frames so they’d fit over your prescription lenses.

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        20 hours ago

        In my experience they help, but they don’t totally fix the problem. I’d still rather have them than not, though. I use fitovers.

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          I’ll look for that brand. I haven’t had any luck with sunglasses that are supposed to “fit over”, but have been using magnetic clipons sized to fit