Do NIGHT VISION Glasses Work? - Night Driving Glasses Review

If you have ever seen advertisements for yellow tinted HD night vision driving glasses then you have probably wondered if night driving glasses work. In this video, we review some special features of these yellow tinted glasses and if they really help for driving at night.

🔔 Subscribe for more free eye health education and tips:

Please let me know if you have a video idea or a topic you want covered as I take them seriously! Thank you and I appreciate you!
-Doctor Eye Health (Joseph Allen, OD, FAAO)

DISCLAIMER: This video is NOT sponsored. However, Soxick did send me these glasses as a gift to try out. This description contains affiliate links which means that if you click on one of the product links, I may receive a small commission. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

BLUPOND Night Vision Glasses (different from the ones in the video)
-Use code DRJOSEPH10 for 10% off

Key Items Reviewed in this video

- Do night vision glasses work?
- How yellow and orange tint started
- Are they better for driving at night?
- Do they help with headlights and glare?

🔵Best TIPS for driving at night time

Drive with a clean windshield (front and back sides)
Clean your glasses lenses
Clean off your headlights
If having difficulties driving and you feel unsafe to consult your local eye doctor ASAP

✅ Recommended Playlists

Buying New Eyeglasses? Let us help you with our FREE Guide!

Dry Eye Tips!! What Causes Dry eyes and Dry Eye Treatments!

💡 Videos for frequently asked questions:

======================================================
Let’s Connect! Dr. Allen on Social Media:

Want to stay up to date on eye health science & vision products?

(send me stuff to open on camera):
1239 2nd St N # 741, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379

⚡ Doctor Allen is now scheduling new patients at

Cameras and Gear Used To Shoot This Video

======================================================
MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: All content in this video and description including infor­ma­tion, opinions, con­tent, ref­er­ences, and links is for infor­ma­tional pur­poses only. The Author does not pro­vide any med­ical advice on the Site. Access­ing, viewing, read­ing, or oth­er­wise using this content does NOT cre­ate a physician-patient rela­tion­ship between you and its author. Pro­vid­ing per­sonal or med­ical infor­ma­tion to the Principal author does not cre­ate a physician-patient rela­tion­ship between you and the Principal author or authors. Noth­ing con­tained in this video or its description is intended to estab­lish a physician-patient rela­tion­ship, to replace the ser­vices of a trained physi­cian or health care pro­fes­sional, or oth­er­wise to be a sub­sti­tute for pro­fes­sional med­ical advice, diag­no­sis, or treatment. You should con­sult a licensed physi­cian or appropriately-credentialed health care worker in your com­mu­nity in all mat­ters relat­ing to your health.

[kbrown]

LED headlights are simply out of control these days. There seems to be zero standards/restrictions placed on vehicle manufacturers with lights such as from the new Cadillac Escalades, along with some of the Honda vehicles literally blindingly bright. Headlights were designed to illuminate the road directly in front of the vehicle at a downward angle. Today, manufacturers attempt to illuminate all areas in front and to the side of the vehicle as far forward as possible. For people driving pick-ups and large SUVs it isn't so much of a problem but for those of us driving cars that are sitting lower the intensity can be blinding.

[HeavyRollin]

Blue or violet wavelength head lights (for that matter police lights) SHOULD become illegal. There are multiple reasons why yellow or light-amber/light-umber lights were originally put on vehicles. Yellow light wavelengths go further through fog and rainy conditions, and it's easier on the eyes. Whilst blue/ ultraviolet light actually damage vision. Try driving through a work zone at 2 a.m while blue cop lights are flashing and tell me it's not Intense.

[LibertyDIY]

Yellow glasses help tremendously to defend yourself from the blinding cool-white of modern oncoming headlights. It is terrible that manufacturers use 6500K cool white color temp. They should be using ~3500K, it improves depth perception versus 6500K, reduces glare off fog on your windshield, fog in the air and light skimming off wet surfaces. Blue light causes the iris to constrict and elderly drivers suffer the most because their eyes take longer to dilate after the blinding light has passed. You can also blind yourself with blue light when it bounces of road signs and takes some time for your iris to dilate afterward.

[carltongadgettmannprice]

I'm a night time truck driver and I can see where yellow night driving glasses makes a difference especially when vehicles are approaching my truck from behind with their bright or high energy led lights on and beaming into my truck mirrors. The night time yellow driving glasses makes these lights less blinding on my eyes and they make visibility better in wet conditions.

[tayloreminem]

I was a test driver for 3 years and these were a life saver at night and helped with eye strain massively

[MrGangaboba]

I’m a doctor and do night shifts regularly and I can attest that night glasses (in a well lit hospital environment) help a great deal with eye strain and fatigue!

[bobbates]

As an OTR truck driver I can say that those glasses work great. They not only work for night but work great in places like a giant car plant. Everyone in Honda of Canada wears them and they work great with the light in the plant. They make the man made lights look better . On the road they really help with eye strain. I always wear them when driving at nights. . Yes it is for on coming lights which is what a long haul driver will face most of the time. So they work great.

[mcdoctorglock]

I worked as a company electrician for a welding shop for a few years, and I had a pair of prescription yellow tinted glasses that I wore as safety glasses (with side shields). They really helped with the glare coming from the welding booths at times when I was passing by (not looking at the arc, just getting caught by the glare of it), and felt noticeably less strain at the end of the day.


I tried the "night driving glasses" back when I was a kid, and understood that they don't "brighten" things up, but they sure do make it easier to notice and identify objects.

[RonO]

I've tried driving with yellow tint at night and it helps some with blue light glare but otherwise it filters out the total amount of light coming in. One thing I've learned from flying is that eyes and night vision take time to adjust to darkness and glaring light can instantly degrade the natural adaptation that the eyes make after 15 min or more. That's why in the cockpit we use red light as much as possible and turn down the lighting on the console. In my opinion, more cars should allow you to not just dim lights on your console but also change the tinting to more red light. If your car allows for dimming inside console lights, you should use it if you're bothered by night driving eye strain. Your other tips about cleaning your own lenses, windshield and headlights was right on

[froukjerenia]

They should eliminate the LED headlights all together, as they blind you temporarily.

[philhatfield]

I use the "night driving" glasses in the evening and at night. I use them mainly because of the ridiculously bright and/or blue headlights. It makes them less bright, less blue, less harsh on my eyes as they approach in the opposite lane. Yes, I know they can inhibit on a completely dark road with no oncoming traffic, so I usually lower them in those situations but keep them on so when that ONE vehicle with the bright blue lights suddenly turns on to the road, I don't immediately lose my night vision from the glaring light.

[whiplash]

I came looking for the video because as I've gotten older, I'm way more sensitive to these new LED lights. It adds to the stress of night driving, so I wasn't expecting to see "better", just be less annoyed with rude drivers.

[paulmorris]

I drove for years all over the UK and remember buying my Night Glasses when they first came out. They were quite expensive then but boy did they make a difference at night and in rain. Would not drive now without them in the car.

[mikecunningham]

They 100% help when driving down windy backroads with on coming traffic, especially in the rain. Or in areas with high ambient lighting (city driveing). However when driving in areas with no ambient lighting it has a neutral to slightly negative effect. As for the tests done with simulators. There's no good way to simulate being blinded by oncoming traffic on a left turning road, especially on roads with no white lines to advert your eyes to

[dfnrkuzhhdhcbcnncnn]

I'm a night time truck driver 2 years in my first year i have terrible experience without them in the morning especially also during driving also but now from 1 year i used them i feel perfectly no watery eyes no problem in the morning they help they really help

[coolnegative]

I have a pair of "amber vision" night glasses. When I was younger I had no issues driving at night. I find that they really help to cut the glare from oncoming traffic for me, or a particularly bright sunset, etc.

[Ret_Army_Combat_Vet]

I tried many night vision glasses, the one that I found that works is a combo of light yellow tinting, polarization and lights, like city driving. No illume or zero lights like country driving these glasses doesn't work. The yellow tinted ones with out polarization works during dust, dawn, or bad weather (Gray world), I found that computer glasses also works great.

[behramcooper]

I guess it is the same principle based on the yellowing of your mobile phone screen at night. Yellow light is less irritating to the human eye than blue light. The polarisation helps when roads are wet.

[joerichmond]

They do help with removing the “blue” from oncoming headlights a little, but not the brightness of those lights.
I personally think those super bright LED headlights should be pulled off the market. I didn’t have problems with night driving before they became common.

[jeanphilikor]

I used them a lot when I was a long-distance truck driver doing mostly the night shift.

I really felt a difference in my energy level and reduced eye fatigue over long driving hours.

However, as you mentioned, Doctor Eye Health they are a liability when in real darkness. Like on a county road with no road light, as you said, perfect example. that the exact place I felt they were dangerous rather than useful

You need some environmental light for night driving glasses to be an asset. Full moon, interstate lamp post, city driving, etc.