The only surgery I have ever had on my eyes came about 25yrs ago when a sliver of steel had to be drilled out.Originally Posted by Retired Army
The rest of my body, well that's a different story,,,
The only surgery I have ever had on my eyes came about 25yrs ago when a sliver of steel had to be drilled out.
The rest of my body, well that's a different story,,,
I've spent most my money on Motorcycles and Women, the rest I just wasted.
I got my drivers license renewed about 3 months--- I have always been an organ donor since 16. The lady asked me if I wanted to continue. I said "Sure, if they can find anything that isn't wore out".
Seriously, the thing that kills me now is the new "Style" for 4WD pickups--you raise the front and lower the rear and that always puts the light beam burning a hole in my retina.
"Life is hard. Harder when you are stupid"-- John Wayne[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
I have always been sensitive to bright lights / even worse now or I am not willing to put up with any inconvenience these days. I am only 56 and I am quickly becoming an angry old man if I don't get my way. I only have so much time left and I am realizing that life is too short now to let someone else tell me what to do. I have spent my entire life taking care of my family. My daughters are all grown up and it is my turn now.
Steve
You took the words out of my mouth . . . 56 with adult daughters too and I feel exactly the same way as you. Curmudgeons R'Us and we're just getting warmed up!
Yellow lenses help to reduce the halo during night driving (at least for me). The yellow lenses may be those that are "blue blockers" - they block blue light - I'm not sure. And I don't drive the Wing at night; just the cage, since I'm a geezer.
Most good night driving glasses have two coating, one is the yellow tint, the second is a Zeis coating like what is on a set of binoculars which very efficiently block the glare you get from oncoming bright lights. My night drivers were fairly expensive at about 325 buck but there isn't any other set that I have ever had that equaled them for blocking the bright and glare of oncoming headlights. they also work great seeing in a heavy downpour, you wouldn't think they would help but they are excellent for that also.
Good anti glare glasses are well worth the cost for night driving ( I have worn glasses from the age of 5) BUT my main issue is with the headlights over powering a cars signal lights. and making it hard to see the signals.
If and when someone actually uses their signals before turning left in front of me, I would like to see the signal and be ready for the guy to "not see me" and turn in front of me.
I've spent most my money on Motorcycles and Women, the rest I just wasted.
Yup. Many of you dismiss it as old age, but headlight technology was static for decades, now there are awful after-market pop-ins that are so cool tinted I've thought they were law enforcement blue lights.
Seriously, the thing that kills me now is the new "Style" for 4WD pickups--you raise the front and lower the rear and that always puts the light beam burning a hole in my retina.
For the better part of a century you'd go buy a sealed glass headlight and maybe you'd have a halogen option. Now it looks like a string of Christmas lights dragging down the highway at night. Tint and output used to be fairly consistent and you could be cited for misaligned or improper lighting. It's "anything goes" nowadays.
Reflectors are carefully designed for the bulb or emitter they couple with, I see folks with god-only-knows in their headlights and dream of days gone by.
So like the doc said, there's probably nothing wrong with your eyes.
Welcome to the new normal.
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