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.

Preston Photochromic Distance Glasses

£27.61

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Rugby Photochromic Distance Glasses

£26.33

Salford Photochromic Distance Glasses

£26.33

Sandhurst Photochromic Distance Glasses

£25.69

Sheffield Photochromic Distance Glasses

£26.97

Sherborne Photochromic Distance Glasses

£26.33

Snowdon Photochromic Distance Glasses

£27.69

Somerset Photochromic Distance Glasses

£25.69

Southampton Photochromic Distance Glasses

£26.33

Stafford Photochromic Distance Glasses

£29.61

Stratford Photochromic Distance Glasses

£24.99

Sunderland Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£27.61

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Sutton Photochromic Distance Glasses

£26.33

Rimless Photochromic Distance Glasses UK

Swansea Rimless Photochromic Distance Glasses

£32.25

Telford Photochromic Distance Glasses

£26.33

Southern Seas Darlington Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

The Darlington Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£24.99

Southern Seas Edgeware Photochromic Distance Glasses

The Edgeware Photochromic Distance Glasses

£28.25

Southern Seas Jersey Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

The Jersey Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£25.69

Southern Seas Marlow Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

The Marlow Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£24.99

Southern Seas Moffat Photochromic Grey Nearsighted Distance Glasses

The Moffat Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£28.97

The Portman Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£26.97

Southern Seas Radnor Photochromic Distance Glasses

The Radnor Photochromic Distance Glasses

£24.99

Southern Seas Southport Photochromic Distance Glasses

The Southport Photochromic Distance Glasses

£26.97

Southern Seas Stretton Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

The Stretton Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£28.97

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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

Preston Photochromic Distance Glasses

Rugby Photochromic Distance Glasses

Salford Photochromic Distance Glasses

Sandhurst Photochromic Distance Glasses

Sheffield Photochromic Distance Glasses

Sherborne Photochromic Distance Glasses

Snowdon Photochromic Distance Glasses

Somerset Photochromic Distance Glasses

Southampton Photochromic Distance Glasses

Stafford Photochromic Distance Glasses

Stratford Photochromic Distance Glasses

Sunderland Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

Sutton Photochromic Distance Glasses

Swansea Rimless Photochromic Distance Glasses

Telford Photochromic Distance Glasses

The Darlington Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

The Edgeware Photochromic Distance Glasses

The Jersey Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

The Marlow Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

The Moffat Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

The Portman Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

The Radnor Photochromic Distance Glasses

The Southport Photochromic Distance Glasses

The Stretton Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

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