Why is my vision worse when driving at night?

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If you’re concerned about your vision when driving at night, you’re not alone. In fact, the College of Optometrists reports that around four in ten people in the UK feel nervous about night driving, often finding it harder to spot hazards, judge speed or distance, or simply feel confident behind the wheel. Since many seem to experience these issues but rarely discuss them, we asked an expert to shed some light on why they happen.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/features/eye-health/why-is-my-vision-worse-when-driving-at-night
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The ophthalmologist Mr Day did not mention the change in car lights over the years and how blinding an array of piercing lights can be when they are coming towards you in the dark on a country road.

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I was taught while learning to drive (back in the early 60s) that if you are blinded by oncoming lights at night always look where your own dipped lights are illuminating the nearside road edge and on no account to look directly into the oncoming lights and I still find that that’s good advice.