Is there any cure or remedy for night blindness (night myopia)?!
Question: Is there any cure or remedy for night blindness (night myopia)?
When driving at night, I suffer from starbursts (lines out from light source), halos, and ghosting (street lamps seen as double). The tail-lights of the car ahead of me look out of focus, even though other objects are ok. Also, on occasion even the lamps in my own instrument panel annoy me. Night time driving in wet weather is the worst of all. There's no trouble when I'm on rural roads and I have the road to myself, until I come across reflective traffic cones and roadsigns.
My optometrist told me the best I can do is to have my prescription lenses updated to correct my astigmatism, and to have these covered with an anti-glare coating. I have just done this, but the problems persist.
I'm in my late twenties, and have a healthy diet. I also keep my windshield clean. I'm just wondering if there is anything else I can do reduce the glare, and improve night-time contrast. Cheers.
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This is just like normal myopia. You have normal myopia but it is just so mild that is can only be noticed at night.
The only way to relieve the symptoms is to wear eyeglasses or contacts.
If you want a permanent remedy then get lasik.
Good luck
Eye care specialist.
Night myopia is one possible cause. If this were the case, you would see better at night with a slightly stronger prescription. This could be done by having a separate pair of glasses or a clip with a low powered lens to wear over your glasses. The conditions that give you problems are hard to duplicate in the office. Many optometrists have flippers with low powered lenses in them to demonstrate changes in power to a patient. He may loan one of those to you to see if the increased power will solve your problem. The symptoms you describe could come from corneal edema or early cataracts as well.
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