poor night vision

Does anyone else suffer? Mine has never been super good, but I feel it's got worse since having the baby. I have to drive about an hour every Friday night in the dark and I'm finding it stressful. Especially if it's raining.

I'm not sure who I should see about this. Is a run of the mill high street optometrist ok, or should I see my GP first?

That's how my eyesight first started to go. Having trouble at dusk and in the dark is the first sign. Do you wear glasses or contacts now? If not, a run-of-the-mill optician will do the trick.

I"ve worn glasses or contacts since I was in the 3rd grade!!!

I have the same problem.  Particularly on dark roads with on-coming car lights.  As soon as they go past, my eyes have difficulty readjusting to the dark.

I seem to lose depth perception. When looking at tail lights ahead of me, I can't judge real well how far (or how close) they are.

Same thing here. I have very poor night vision and when it's dark and rainy Im nearly blind. Needless to say in the fall/winter months I dont go out very much unless I take the train.
Now recently my husband seems to be having night vision problems too. 

I agree with Chary in that my night vision was the first thing to go. Now I have to wear glasses all the time. 

If you've been wearing glasses for a long time though, you may want to see your optometrist about it. There may be something else going on there that should be checked out. Also, when is the last time you had your prescription changed? I was told that depth perception can be effected when one eye is weaker than the other (mine are like that) so perhaps this may be happening? I don't know. I would go see an eye specialist rather than your GP though. They're more suited to checking your eyes than a GP might be used to.

I've always suffered from night vision problems and I also have difficulty with depth perception at night.   
Something that helps is to have the anti-reflective coating put on your eyeglass lenses.  It does not 'work wonders' but it does offer some improvement. 

Something that helps is to have the anti-reflective coating put on your eyeglass lenses.  It does not 'work wonders' but it does offer some improvement. 

I have that coating, but this is only my first pair of glasses so I can't say what the difference is. I don't get too much of a glare-y feeling, though, so I suppose it works OK. I only have my glasses for driving, cinema, etc., but I find I have a depth perception problem if I wear them during the day. Especially if I'm walking. Stepping off a kerb has become treacherous! 

Balmerhon, it just might be that you're due for a new prescription. Even if it does turn out to be something more serious (and I hope not!), I think your first stop should be the optician. He/she will steer you in the right direction.

Im pretty sure a GP wouldnt check your eyes.  It would be a waste of an appointment.

(mental note to self -- need eye exam!)

I've had to wear glasses since kindergarten.  As I got older  I noticed poor night vision esp during driving, and switching to contacts helped in my case.  It's not perfect, but I noticed a big difference and havent driven at night wearing glasses for years now.

I've been wearing contacts since I was in the 5th grade - Mom took pity on my coke bottle look.

I've been wearing contacts since I was in the 5th grade - Mom took pity on my coke bottle look.

I am sooooo jealous!  I didn't get them til I was 17!  And my lenses were always super thick  (thank god for featherweight lenses).  My mom never saw contacts a necessity and thought me wanting them was out of stupid vanity; I didn't get them till the opthamologist suggested that it might slow down my eyesight getting worse.  And I love them

Well, part of her reasoning was also that glasses simply don't stay up on me. My nose is very straight and I have oily skin (especially as an adolescent I did!!) and I was actually getting headaches from having to push them up all the time. Wire frames weren't so common back in the early 80s!! But I can't wear them now either because even with featherweights, my lenses are still too thick for them. So I live in my contacts and can't wait to get the new silicone ones that are now on the market.

hiya

I wear contacts/glasses and currently not having night vision issues although it's something I've thought about before. I dont like uneccesary 'glare', too much and it's annoying and then results in me getting a headache from squinting all the time.

I just wanted to add maybe those Yellow night driving glasses may help you guys with difficulties?

I know you'll look like a Bono reject wearin em, but hey, if it helps you in the dark then all the better right? Night time glare is problematic, badly adjusted oncoming headlamps, flickering road lighting, dimness, rain etc all take a toll so these things are meant to help

Currently other tricks I use are to set my rear view mirror to just how I want it, and then flip it to night mode and keep it there, even during the day (cuts glare and makes me look just that little harder) - Window tints help, but obviously not 'limo black' and this may be a hindrance if someone already has night vision problems. I also keep my sunshade visors down all the time (cuts glare) - I vary these things from time to time, I've currently broken my favourite shades.

I guess some of you may know a little more on good vitamins and the various eye excercises you should do to help - I only remember vaguely reading things like this.

Hope this helps

DtM! West London & Slough UK!