When the sun is at a certain level in the sky, I am just blinded by it! I can't even see the street signs in front of me at a certain time of day. Even going in the opposite direction is hard, because it gets in all my rear-view mirrors.

Those sun visors in the car help, but they don't cover the spot where the inside rear-view mirror is.

And at night, the glare from headlights and even traffic lights is really getting to me.

What about you, and do you have any advice?

Go to the Eye Dr. You may have a catarac......

That is sometimes a problem.

I also think older eyes don't adapt as well to changes of light.

I have the same problems.

Also, driving at night when it's raining

Yes, time for an eye exam. Cataracts make it difficult to see at night.

Oh yes!! I don't drive at night unless I absolutely have too! I try to avoid driving into the sun. The last year I worked, I had to drive into the sun at the worst possible time each day. I loved those cloudy days!! ;-)

Sounds like you might have cataracts. Better check in with your ophthalmologist.

I do have cataracts, and I know that accounts for some of the night glare. So you think that's causing the daylight problems, too?

I was hoping it was a common problem and there was something you could buy for your windshield for the glare. Or soe better kind of sunglassess...

I don't have cataracts and I have trouble with my eyes seeing at certain times and being sensitive to the light.

Same for me.

Yes. It seems to happen to all my girl friends after they give birth. It doesn't help that I have blue eyes and my depth perception is 0 as well.

Definitely see your ophthalmologist. That being said, sunglasses with polarized lenses, such as skiers and boaters use, may help.

Have your optometryst check for cataracs.

I have anti-glare coating on my glasses and that helps.

All of my Doctors suggest that I get the anti-glared (going on 10 years now, my sunglasses have them to. I use to wear the blu-blockers at night for( night blindness). Tonight I drove 60 miles in darkness and no trouble with the sunglasses. On coming cars stay in their lane and I in mine. The headlights do not look like stars.

An eye exam would probably go a long way to easing you mind and probably discovering the cause and solution to your difficulties. Keep us updated.

Night driving really bothers me now, especially when it is raining.

No cataracts here - but have had night blindness all my life. Others have said it was all in my mind, but it is terrifying either to drive, or even being a passenger. I have driven off the roads before and it feels like I am in a closet with my eyes closed and have no idea what is around me/ As a passenger, it appears that the cars coming from the other direction are coming straight toward us which forces an anxiety attack=====I do NOT go out after dark-----------------others just don't understand - it is awful!

I switched to non glare lenses in my glasses and I wear amber colored sunglasses all the time. Supposedly there are amber colored "night" glasses for night driving.

please have your eyes checked, that was happening to me and I had a cataract in my right eye, got it fixed 3 years ago good to go. At last eye exam they found one in left eye, will be having that one done after 1st of the year. Take care of yourself.

cataracts!! they take a long time to get really bad and require surgery. night driving is the worst. mine aren't bad enough yet but i noticed the other day if i covered my left eye, the t.v. was blurry with only my right. so one day, I will have to have my eyes fixed!
although my eyes have always been sensitive to light! i'm supposed to wear sunglasses but tend to forget and in Colorado being a mile high, i should remember!

I've never been able to see well under these conditions. Its a gift from my mother, she too cannot see under these conditions. The doc calls it night blindness and says theres no fix. I hate to drive at night because the Halos from the oncoming cars are blinding.

I certainly do, and no cataracts. I have always had trouble driving at night and only do it if I really have to. Just something I have learned to deal with.

i've had that problem since i was young - cataract surgery in both eyes - still have the problem - i don't drive at night except to/from church and when i get that glare from my mirrors, i either twist 'em away from the car - i have a remote button - or hold a magazine or newspaper up. i know that's not a good thing to do - but it's better than being blinded.

I really don't have too much trouble during the day...but at night it's a different story. I am very night blind and my eyes play tricks on me when it is dark, so I only drive at night when I absolutely have to.

I hate driving at night. I avoid it if I can. Those headlights just blind me.

I used to before I got my cataracts removed. Now, it's still bright, but at least I can see.

I wear glasses with a glare-free coating on them for night driving. It helps with sun too. I guess you could get glasses that are non Rx with the glare-free coating. Talk to your eye Dr. about it.
My eyes are allergic to the sun so I wear the over the glasses sunglasses from Walmart. They have several kinds of lenses so I get my choice.

My DH had cataracts that came on very quickly. One week after he was diagnosed, he went blind in the one eye while at church. Next day Dr. could not believe how fast cataract had grown. He had surgery and was one of the lucky ones to be able to get laser surgery and his sight was corrected to 20/20 except for reading.

Several of you suggested glare-free glasses. Does this help if you don't otherwise wear glasses? If you wear contacts, as I do?

Cataract surgery is not going to be an option for me, and yes, I know the alternative. I can't let anyone even touch my eyes, not even at routine eye exams. It won't happen. Besides, I don't want anything artificial in my eyes. NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!

My problem is not night blindness. As long as I'm not behind the wheel, I can see at night. Yes, I see the halos on lights, but night blindness is not being able to see much at all in dim light. That isn't my problem at all.

I really didn't think having so much trouble at early sunset was from the cataracts, though that does add to the problem. I can remember being extremely sensitive to sunlight even as a little tiny kid. It would be like 15 minutes before I could even open my eyes on going outside.

I figured everyone trouble at that time of day. You hear it on traffic reports, that traffic is moving slowly because of sun glare. I doubt all those people out there have cataracts.

that happened to my husband and he had to have a cataract removed from both eyes 8 weeks apart and now he has perfect eye sight,

and when he got his surgery they gave him wrap around sunglasses and he loves them (he got 2 pairs since he had 2 surgeries)

get yourself to an eye Doctor! hugs

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

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

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!!

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

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.

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

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

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!

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.