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

Hereford Computer Distance Glasses

£21.99

Hereford Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£23.49

Leeds Photochromic Brown Distance Glasses

£30.17

Southern Seas Southport Computer Distance Glasses

The Southport Computer Distance Glasses

£23.97

The Portland Distance Glasses

£19.99

Frome Tinted Grey Distance Glasses

£25.97

Trent Tinted Distance Glasses

£23.99

One Pair of Southern Seas Richmond Tinted Distance Glasses

Richmond Tinted Green Distance Glasses

£24.69

One Pair of Southern Seas Wick Distance Glasses

The Wick Distance Glasses

£19.99

Northumberland Ladies Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£42.86

Lancaster Distance Glasses

£23.47

Banbury Distance Glasses

£19.99

Ashford Computer Distance Glasses

£21.99

Chiswick Computer Distance Glasses

£21.99

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Mull Distance Glasses

£21.33

Trent Photochromic Distance Glasses

£23.49

Westminster Rimless Photochromic Distance Glasses

£28.47

Bakewell Computer Distance Glasses

£23.97

Westminster Rimless Distance Glasses

£24.97

Bakewell Photochromic Distance Glasses

£25.47

Glamorgan Photochromic Distance Glasses

£24.19

Dover Photochromic Distance Glasses

£24.83

Londonderry Distance Glasses

£21.33

Caithness Distance Glasses

£22.19

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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

Hereford Computer Distance Glasses

Hereford Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

Leeds Photochromic Brown Distance Glasses

The Southport Computer Distance Glasses

The Portland Distance Glasses

Frome Tinted Grey Distance Glasses

Trent Tinted Distance Glasses

Richmond Tinted Green Distance Glasses

The Wick Distance Glasses

Northumberland Ladies Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

Lancaster Distance Glasses

Banbury Distance Glasses

Ashford Computer Distance Glasses

Chiswick Computer Distance Glasses

Mull Distance Glasses

Trent Photochromic Distance Glasses

Westminster Rimless Photochromic Distance Glasses

Bakewell Computer Distance Glasses

Westminster Rimless Distance Glasses

Bakewell Photochromic Distance Glasses

Glamorgan Photochromic Distance Glasses

Dover Photochromic Distance Glasses

Londonderry Distance Glasses

Caithness Distance Glasses

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