Distance Glasses

Off the shelf distance glasses are very hard to find at your local chemist or opticians. At Southern Seas we try to solve this problem for you, by providing a wide range of quality distance glasses at reasonable prices

Stratford Photochromic Distance Glasses

£24.99

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Thirsk Photochromic Distance Glasses

£24.99

Leicester Computer Distance Glasses

£24.19

Penrith Distance Glasses

£22.19

Chiswick Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£24.99

Scafell Distance Glasses

£23.47

Newquay Photochromic Distance Glasses

£27.61

Glamorgan Computer Distance Glasses

£24.19

Dover Computer Distance Glasses

£24.83

Warwick Photochromic Distance Glasses

£24.99

Wembley Photochromic Distance Glasses

£24.99

Dover Photochromic Distance Glasses

£26.33

Plymouth Photochromic Distance Glasses

£25.69

Newport Distance Glasses

£24.11

Wimbledon Distance Glasses

£24.83

Manchester Distance Glasses

£22.19

Caithness Distance Glasses

£24.19

Southampton Distance Glasses

£22.83

Glamorgan Distance Glasses

£22.19

Malvern Tinted Distance Glasses

£26.83

Grantham Tinted Distance Glasses

£25.49

Enfield Computer Distance Glasses

£25.47

Durham Computer Distance Glasses

£29.39

Bridgend Computer Distance Glasses

£24.83

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Can you drive wearing reading glasses?

Tony Brooks

Can you drive wearing reading glasses? The short answer is no.

Reading glasses are designed to correct for presbyopia, which is a big word for when the eye cannot focus properly on near objects.

Reading glasses (readers) are designed to give clarity to objects at a maximum distance of around one metre, or 3 feet. This corresponds to roughly an arm’s length, or the (greatest) distance at which you would hold a book, a phone or a menu away from your face.

Driving involves focusing on objects at a distance greater than one metre, e.g road signs, other cars, etc, therefore reading glasses are not recommended for use when driving.

The UK Driver and Vehicle Licence Agency (DVLA), sets out its driving eyesight rules here: https://www.gov.uk/driving-eyesight-rules

Essentially, they say that you need to be able to read a number plate at 20m in order to pass the eyesight part of the test. Note though, that different (higher) standards of vision are required for UK lorry and bus drivers, in order to pass the driving eyesight test.

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If you want to know more, here’s is a summary of what the DVLA say about eyesight rules on their website:

“You must wear glasses or contact lenses every time you drive if you need them to meet the standards of vision for driving. You must tell DVLA if you’ve got any problem with your eyesight that affects both of your eyes, or the remaining eye if you only have one eye. This doesn’t include being short or long sighted or colour blind. You also don’t need to say if you’ve had surgery to correct short sightedness and can meet the eyesight standards.

At the start of your practical driving test you have to correctly read a number plate on a parked vehicle. If you can’t, you’ll fail your driving test and the test won’t continue. DVLA will be told and your licence will be revoked. When you reapply for your driving licence, DVLA will ask you to have an eyesight test with DVSA. This will be at a driving test centre. If you’re successful, you’ll still have to pass the DVSA standard eyesight test at your next practical driving test.”

Distance Glasses

Stratford Photochromic Distance Glasses

Thirsk Photochromic Distance Glasses

Leicester Computer Distance Glasses

Penrith Distance Glasses

Chiswick Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

Scafell Distance Glasses

Newquay Photochromic Distance Glasses

Glamorgan Computer Distance Glasses

Dover Computer Distance Glasses

Warwick Photochromic Distance Glasses

Wembley Photochromic Distance Glasses

Dover Photochromic Distance Glasses

Plymouth Photochromic Distance Glasses

Newport Distance Glasses

Wimbledon Distance Glasses

Manchester Distance Glasses

Caithness Distance Glasses

Southampton Distance Glasses

Glamorgan Distance Glasses

Malvern Tinted Distance Glasses

Grantham Tinted Distance Glasses

Enfield Computer Distance Glasses

Durham Computer Distance Glasses

Bridgend Computer Distance Glasses

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