DebraK

all my life (even as a passenger). Headaches too. Do you use sunglasses?

janedee

I have this problem as well - one eye lets in too much light so not only do I have sunlight reactive glasses they also have an anti glare coating on them hasn't - stopped the problem totally but has made a big difference especially at night

Ramona Byrd

At a certain hour right before sun set, I simply park my car and listen to music till the sun gets below the trees or actually sets.

Those flat rays right in your eyes can blind you!!

Edie

I had cataracts, I was night blind - couldn't see the nose in front of my face - light was so terribly blaring - Ophthamologist said he recommended TRANSITION lenses. OMG, are they fantastic. Goes from regular glasses into sunglasses. You don't even realize it. I can even sit outside and sew and not even realize that I have sunglasses on.

The lights that drive me up the wall are the foreign cars with those white lights. I hate those things. I think if we are used to the "yellow" lights, we should keep them in ALL cars. But, you can't put "yellow" lights into a "white light" car. I still am a little leery at night, but daytime, no problem. Good luck to you. It is scary, isn't it? Edie

lfw045

Having had cataract surgery in my right eye and a cataract is starting in my left eye now, I can say that vision will definitely get worse during the day also. Get it checked as soon as you possibly can by an opthamologist.

Quiltzilla

Keeping your car's windshield, windows and, mirrors impeccably clean inside and out will help you. I clean mine more often than most people as I find that clean glass reduces my stress while driving and is safer. When you next get into that 'glare' situation, you'll notice that other drivers are having trouble but you're not.

Edie

I was able to have my cataract surgery done within three weeks of each other - got it out of the way - my ophthamologist said it doesn't make any difference anymore if it is "ripe" or not. So I had mine done two years ago - one the middle of November and the other around the first part of December. So darn simple - I had the second one done at a7:00 AM, was home by 8:30 and washing clothes by 10:00. No bandage except for the plastic thing over my eye at bedtime for two nights. Yay! All done - 20/20 vision, but still have to wear glasses. He showed me something that was quite amazing. He said, "Can you see now?" I said "Yes, much better than before". He said "How bout this?" Holy cats, everything just cleared up so beautifully - Honest, I can see clearly the leaves on the top of a tree. The only problem I have is that I cannot wear glasses while I am on the computer. But I wear them for sewing, everything, mainly the clarity of everything. Good luck to all of you who are about to embark on this "scary" adventure. It's not. It is so simple it is unbelievable. And the neatest thing of all - NO PAIN! Nothing, nil, nada, nyet, nein! I was able to drive as soon as I had my next day check with the dr. Back to normal, no sympathy, only from me to my husband for his having to be around to put the drops in my eye. Suck it up, honey. Well, he had to drop me for about five weeks every day. Two eyes, you know!

Edie

carhop

There is a film they can put on your glasses. I was having trouble seeing the ends of a paint brush (like when I was painting a doll face) and hailos around letters got it put on with my new glasses.GEAT I can see even with the start of cataracts

grannypat7925

Late afternoon sun when it is going down is enuf to blind anybody. Best to defer driving at that time. If night lights are bothersome perhaps you have cataracts and that can be fixed!

Lisanne

People, you are not reading what I said! I have been to an ophthalmologist, I know I have cataracts, I am never going to manage having surgery. I also cannot wear vision correcting glasses to drive.

However, I do wear sunglasses. The problem happens WITH my sunglasses on. I will ask about the sunlight reactive and transition lenses.

And I do keep the windshield and mirrors very clean. I don't see any difference in the brightness effect with them clean or not, though.