Originally Posted by
Pete Hanlin
... That brings me to fad product that just really causes me to seethe- namely, yellow tinted "night driving" lenses. Basically, placing ANY tint in front of the eye will reduce contrast sensitivity (because less light is making it to the retina). Anyone who could theoretically benefit from a yellow tint (e.g., someone with advancing cataracts) probably shouldn't be driving at night anyway. I would discourage practitioners from prescribing any kind of tinted lens for night driving (at least in the Dallas / Ft. Worth area :^).
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