Photochromic Distance Glasses

Photochromic Glasses are ideal for conditions of low to medium sunlight, when you need an extra bit of protection from the sun. Most of our photochromic glasses are available with lenses in two classic colours, brown and grey.

Anglesey Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£23.49

Ashford Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£23.49

Bakewell Photochromic Distance Glasses

£25.47

Bath Photochromic Distance Glasses

£23.49

Belfast Rimless Photochromic Distance Glasses

£30.39

Bicester Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£25.47

Blackpool Photochromic Brown Distance Glasses

£23.49

Blackpool Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£23.49

Bodmin Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£25.69

One Pair of Southern Seas Brandon Photochromic Brown Shortsighted Distance Glasses

Brandon Oversize Photochromic Brown Distance Glasses

£24.19

One Pair of Southern Seas Brandon Photochromic Grey Shortsighted Distance Glasses

Brandon Oversize Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£24.19

Bridgend Photochromic Distance Glasses

£24.83

Brighton Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£23.49

Buckingham Photochromic Distance Glasses

£23.49

Caithness Photochromic Distance Glasses

£25.69

Canterbury Photochromic Distance Glasses

£26.11

Carlisle Photochromic Distance Glasses

£23.49

Chiswick Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£23.49

Coventry Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£26.33

Cricklade Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£25.69

Cumbria Photochromic Distance Glasses

£24.83

Southern Seas Derby Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

Derby Photochromic Distance Glasses

£23.49

One Pair of Southern Seas Devon Photochromic Brown Shortsighted Distance Glasses

Devon Photochromic Brown Distance Glasses

£23.49

One Pair of Southern Seas Devon Photochromic Grey Shortsighted Distance Glasses

Devon Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£23.49

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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.”

Photochromic Distance Glasses

Anglesey Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

Ashford Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

Bakewell Photochromic Distance Glasses

Bath Photochromic Distance Glasses

Belfast Rimless Photochromic Distance Glasses

Bicester Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

Blackpool Photochromic Brown Distance Glasses

Blackpool Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

Bodmin Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

Brandon Oversize Photochromic Brown Distance Glasses

Brandon Oversize Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

Bridgend Photochromic Distance Glasses

Brighton Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

Buckingham Photochromic Distance Glasses

Caithness Photochromic Distance Glasses

Canterbury Photochromic Distance Glasses

Carlisle Photochromic Distance Glasses

Chiswick Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

Coventry Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

Cricklade Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

Cumbria Photochromic Distance Glasses

Derby Photochromic Distance Glasses

Devon Photochromic Brown Distance Glasses

Devon Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

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