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Hey folks,
Just came off a road tripwhere I had to let the wife drive because I couldn't see the road. Always was a little tricky driving in the rain after dark because I had trouble seeing the lines on the road. Over the last couple years, I had to get stronger reading glasses but still have good normal vision. Last night, there was a lot of oncoming traffic in several construction areas and I finally couldn't see anything except a black sheet in front of us. Got thru to a stopping place and the wife drove home. Anyone have that problem and a trick to overcome it?

Thanks, Dave
 
Called night blindness and has downed a many good pilot over the years. Now days they do have a surgery they can do that MAY help but it is part of old age catching up to you. One trick that I would think you would know from your military service is the red lens glasses as in what was called going red in the navy on board ship
 
(quoted from post at 08:58:11 08/16/10) red lens glasses as in what was called going red in the navy on board ship
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That's what that meant???????? I thought the Marines put them on when they wanted to have a dance and only had navy guys for partners.......

:shock:

Thought about trying amber glasses. Rode in a big truck and on the top level in a couple buses without a problem. Just when I'm at normal car level. Guess I just don't drive on wet nights.

Dave
 
One big thing that helps is making sure your windshield is clean not only on the outside but on the inside too. This will make a big difference. Also pitting and scratches tend to collect water and the wipers can not remove it and it can also wear your wiper blades pre-maturely.

I had that problem this past weekend and I'm only 37.........I think it was more the windshield being pitted that was my problem. Every time the headlights hit a road sign, the glare from the reflective sign made it very difficult to see anything.
 
Just had an eye exam when I needed stronger reading glasses. Not perfect, but if they see anything questionable, they won't serve youuntil you see a specialist. Guess it's time to go to a real eye doctor though. Wipers were working fine, not gauranteeing how clean the windshield was though. It LOOKED clean. But's kinda like saying she didn't LOOK 16...........

Dave
 
I am watching this thread. Wife and I have the same issue. I wear glasses and she has contacts. She refuses to drive after dark and I try to avoid it, but when it starts raining I need to stop. Find myself turning the wheel over to one of my daughters more than I ever thought I would. Riding with anybody makes me nervous, just like being control.

Post back if you come up with anything that helps. I concur with the other posts about keeping the windshield clean in and out. That helps, but I guess it is part of approaching 50 as well.

Kirk
 
I've had this problem all my life. I don't wear glasses (or contacts), but I have what's called astigmatism. My eyeballs are not shaped correctly. I can see fine to pass vision tests and I think I can see as well as most people, but at night every headlight turns into a huge ball with beams coming out of it obstructing my vision. You can get custom-made corrective lenses for this from an optometrist, but I just deal with it and try not to drive at night in the rain.
Astigmatism
 
Have you tried a pair of shooting glasses that are yellow. I know that they help a lot in the fog.
 
It's probably not your eyes. Here in the states the enviornmental greenie-weenies have mandated all the lead be removed from the road paint.The minimal amount of lead helped reflect the light ,plus the paint held it's color and lasted a couple years. Since they have been using the enviornmentally friendly paint,you cannot see the lines on a rainy/foggy night, plus the paint lasts about 6 months. Some states tried mixing finely ground glass in the paint which helped some, and now here in Maryland they are gluing small reflectors in the center of the road.
 
You need to be rich, BMW and Cadillac have night vision, there was an ad for Chevrolet in the 80-90s that had it.
BMW
 
Jimmy's right.
Catarats will do that. May not be so bad that your vision is real bad, but if you are needing stronger reading glasses and you can't see at night it's a strong possibility.
 
Do you have those cars over there with those nasty blue lights on them? They sure make it hard to see around here.
 
I started out with the same problem with night vision and never gave much thought to it. A few years ago I got jet fuel in my eyes at work and had to go to the hospital to see if any permenant damage was done.I found out that the fuel didn't do much but my night vision loss was due to a disease that is gradually blinding me. I also got lucky and had my drivers licence taken away....It sort of put a kink in being an aircraft mechanic and having a farm but I carry on with no real difference except I tend to bump into alot of things..
 
I had cataract surgery in Jan 2009 both eyes and I didn't relize I was as blind as I was. I will be 69 in Nov. rain and night don't bother me any more.
 
I think you should see an optometerist... He'll know more than anyone here after he examines you.

Rod
 
(quoted from post at 09:17:57 08/16/10) Have you had your eyes checked lately, you may have cataracts.
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Exactly. My optometrist tells me I have the beginnings of cataracts, and when he described the possible effects on my vision, it fit the night vision problems I am having to a tee.
 
Opthamologist is the best bet. It's still good to see an optometrist take a look at it first but he can't do much medically. Jim
 
dave2, I have had the same problem since high school. I went to a Moto GP race and bought a pair of hi-def heavily polarized sun glasses that really helps me see when its raining at night. Before I was pretty much blind now using these I can see everything just like its not raining.

BTW, the brand that I use is ICICLES.

Leonard
 
Dave I should have thought about you last night. Why you ask well I could have cleaned that opossum and froze him and then sent him to you so you could have some real American eats LOL Yep the 410 told him he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and he has a hole about the size of a 50 cent piece. You do remember what a 50 cent piece looks like don't you?????????????
 
Check your headlights. Last year I drove home in my 1984 F150 at night for the first time years. Couldn't see a ****ed thing all the way home. Even though they were working my headlights were "worn out". Replaced with a pair of Halogens and suddenly evething was OK again.
 
Just a couple of thoughts. When was the last time you cleaned the inside of your windshield? Over time they aquire an oily film (from stuff that comes out of the defroster and outgassing of the plastic in your dashboard) that makes any kind of glare worse at night. High humidity also makes it worse. It's a bit of a pain to clean, but can make a huge difference. You can start by cleaning a section of the window and noting the difference, sometimes it's drastic.

Do you wear glasses while driving at night? Do they have an antiglare coating on them? If so, the coating usually wears off after a couple years and then you would be back to square one.

Good luck.
 
I drive a commercial truck and had the same problem until 15 years ago. A GOOD pair of blueblockers, not those $5 dollar junks, and also a blue light up behind me in the sleeper helps. Look around at trucks and you will probably see lots of those blue lights.
 
When Paul Harvey was still alive and on the radio he advertised some kind of vitamins for your vision.You might try them.As you get older you dont process vitamins in your body like when you were young so it takes more of them.I think its some vitamin you get out of carrots to see at night.
Also I was watching a show about Pirates a while back,and they wore the patch over one eye so that eye would work good at night.When they board another ship at night,and with the patch off of their night eye,they could see to attack the people on the deck a lot better than the non patch wearers could see to fight back.
If you dont check your blood pressure,you might check that for a while every day to get an idea if its running high or not.If its high,you might be able to take medicine for it and that might help.I have been taking blood pressure medicine for a few years and my vision is better from it.Also diabetes can cause your vision to be bad.Maybe check your blood sugar and see if its running high,that could cause it too.
 
If you smoke, quit. That's a #1 ruination of night
vision.
Beta Carotene as in carrots. Plus a eye vitamin
with billberry, eye-bright and grape seed.
Age isn't kind to the human body either. See your optometrist. There maybe something he can do or
point to.
Any diabetes in the family?
 
Got any pilot friends in the military over there? Any experienced ones could probably tell you about the benefits of oxygen at night, and about not staring straight ahead, as night vision is better just off center.
And based on my experience over the last year with my eyes, I would go to an opthalmologist.
 
As others said - you should be checked by an opthamologist. I used to be able to see like a hawk at night but over the last few years my night vision has deteriorated substantially. 2 1/2 years ago I mentioned this to the optomitrist and he attributed it to age (41?) and was more interested in selling me bifocals. 6 months ago I had my bi-annual eye exam and was immediately referred to their opthamologist who diagnosed me with early stages of glaucoma. Now I will be dialated and tested yearly.

Good vision,
Bill
 
(quoted from post at 18:47:18 08/16/10) As far as the glasses and the dance goes, are they really "rose colored glassses" you're talking about?
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Not exactly sure...Sailors and Marines both are kinda sensitive to the subject. Sailors get the most upset when asked. Maybe cause they never get to be macho and lead...... :shock:

Dave
 
I'll concur with having the peepers checked out for any ailments or weakness, since you seem to be noting some change.

But your reference to wet nights rang a bell. You've gotta remember, too, that they will be the worst for visibility, as a lot of the light that would illuminate the bare pavement on a dark night is reflected in all sorts of pretty useless directions off the water on the road. And that's just for wet pavement. Leaving fog out, but even falling rain can disperse a lot of light. If you can see raindrops, that's light that never got to where your headlights are aimed.
 

Your problem is glare. I use a pair of polarized glasses to help me see better in the rain, fog, at night, or all three. Get glass lenses so they won't scratch.
 
It could be just a normal phenom that according to my eye doctor happens somewhere after 40 when you start needing glasses. I experienced it for awhile and then it went away it seemed to happen for about five years then now I'm OK now my wife has it and she's about seven years behind me it has to do with your eye lense shape changing I guess. But I'm no doctor.
 
Seems like if you see halos around lights that is glaucoma. I am 66 and have some friends that simply do not drive at night. One uses sunglasses, but what about the car with no lights? Probably never see it. Dave
 
I'm getting cataracts, and the glare of oncoming
headlights makes it hard to drive at night. The
blue ones are the worst..they should be illegal
and are in some states.
 
I'm mid-40's, my night vision is shot, too.
Hate it, used to be excellent.
Just lettin' ya know you're not alone, lol.
 
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