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

Frome Distance Glasses

£23.47

Southern Seas Darlington Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

The Darlington Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

£25.49

Liverpool Tinted Grey Distance Glasses

£26.19

New York Distance Glasses

£24.11

New York Tinted Green Distance Glasses

£28.11

Southern Seas Lancaster Photochromic Distance Glasses

Lancaster Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£28.97

Southern Seas Brandon Tinted Distance Glasses Eyewear

Brandon Oversize Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

£26.19

Bath Distance Glasses

£21.49

Chepstow Distance Glasses

£21.49

Carlisle Distance Glasses

£21.49

Thornbury Distance Glasses

£22.19

Southern Seas Wrexham Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

The Wrexham Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£24.99

Rimless Photochromic Distance Glasses UK

Swansea Rimless Photochromic Distance Glasses

£32.25

One Pair of Southern Seas Southport Distance Glasses

The Southport Distance Glasses

£23.47

Kent Tinted Grey Distance Glasses

£26.19

Berlin Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

£27.47

Derby Distance Glasses

£21.49

Kent Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

£26.19

Southern Seas Weston Ready to Wear Distance Glasses UK

Weston Distance Glasses

£22.83

Leicester Distance Glasses

£22.19

Southern Seas Rimless Ready to Wear Distance Glasses

Northumberland Ladies Distance Glasses

£41.86

Leeds Distance Glasses

£28.67

Southern Seas Brandon Computer Glasses Eyewear

Brandon Oversize Computer Distance Glasses

£24.19

Enfield Distance Glasses

£23.47

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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

Frome Distance Glasses

The Darlington Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

Liverpool Tinted Grey Distance Glasses

New York Distance Glasses

New York Tinted Green Distance Glasses

Lancaster Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

Brandon Oversize Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

Bath Distance Glasses

Chepstow Distance Glasses

Carlisle Distance Glasses

Thornbury Distance Glasses

The Wrexham Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

Swansea Rimless Photochromic Distance Glasses

The Southport Distance Glasses

Kent Tinted Grey Distance Glasses

Berlin Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

Derby Distance Glasses

Kent Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

Weston Distance Glasses

Leicester Distance Glasses

Northumberland Ladies Distance Glasses

Leeds Distance Glasses

Brandon Oversize Computer Distance Glasses

Enfield Distance Glasses

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