Cut Glare

With night driving there is low light and short visibility while at the same time bursts of bright light from oncoming headlights and glare.  For most people we recommend clear lenses treated with our premium anti-reflective (or anti-glare) coating.  A clear lens lets through the most light and the anti-reflective coating maximizes the clarity of the lens by greatly reducing the interference of light reflections off the surface of the lens.  Below you can see the difference the anti-reflective coating makes on a clear lens without the coating on the edges and with it on the center.

As you can see a clear lens with out anti-reflective coat is actually not nearly as clear, especially in the presence of bright oncoming headlights.  The anti-reflective coating preserves lens clarity even in the presence of bright lights so that you can remain focused on the road.

Yellow

For those that are particularly light sensitive and need greater protection against bright headlights we recommend a yellow tinted lens with anti-reflective coat.  The yellow tint absorbs the intensity of bright headlights while increasing contrast and obstacle detection in the shadows.  We’ve made many yellow lenses for people who greatly struggled with headlight glare and our lenses have provided the vision for them to regain confidence and to drive at night safely.  Plus they look sweet!

Progressives

For those who need progressive (no-line bifocal) lenses we recommend ZEISS DriveSafe lenses.  DriveSafe lenses are ideal for driving because they:

– are optimized for maximum clarity specifically when your pupils are dilated and larger in low light conditions with ZEISS’s Luminance Design Technology

– offer significant glare reduction through ZEISS’s DuraVision DriveSafe coating which filters out the highest intensity blue light wavelengths emitted by Xenon and LED headlights that cause eye strain and fatigue

– are ground with a unique progressive design with up to 43% larger field of view for the mid distance vision to focus on the dashboard, map displays, and mirrors and up to 14% larger field of view for far distance vision to see the road

Polarized?

Some people think that because polarized lenses cut glare they might be the solution for glare when driving at night. The problem is that polarization by nature will block roughly half the light coming through the lens which just makes them too dark to see well in low light conditions. High quality anti-reflective coating (and a yellow tint for the extra light sensitive folks) is a much safer and more effective solution.

Please contact us to discuss details and pricing or to place an order.