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

Lake District Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£30.17

Lake District Computer Distance Glasses

£28.67

Southern Seas Computer Ready to Wear Distance Glasses

Northumberland Computer Distance Glasses

£41.36

One Pair of Southern Seas New York Photochromic Grey Shortsighted Distance Glasses

New York Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£26.11

New York Computer Distance Glasses

£24.61

Crewe Distance Glasses

£19.99

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Mull Distance Glasses

£21.33

Warwick Distance Glasses

£19.99

Enfield Tinted Distance Glasses

£25.97

Sutton Computer Distance Glasses

£23.33

Evesham Distance Glasses

£19.99

Grantham Computer Distance Glasses

£21.99

Wigan Distance Glasses

£19.99

Canterbury Photochromic Distance Glasses

£26.11

Thurso Photochromic Distance Glasses

£27.61

Weston Tinted Grey Distance Glasses

£25.33

Northampton Computer Distance Glasses

£24.83

Brighton Computer Distance Glasses

£21.99

Worcester Computer Distance Glasses

£21.99

Thornbury Computer Distance Glasses

£22.69

The Radnor Distance Glasses

£19.99

The Portman Computer Distance Glasses

£23.97

Hereford Computer Distance Glasses

£21.99

Southern Seas Marlow Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

The Marlow Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

£23.99

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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

Lake District Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

Lake District Computer Distance Glasses

Northumberland Computer Distance Glasses

New York Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

New York Computer Distance Glasses

Crewe Distance Glasses

Mull Distance Glasses

Warwick Distance Glasses

Enfield Tinted Distance Glasses

Sutton Computer Distance Glasses

Evesham Distance Glasses

Grantham Computer Distance Glasses

Wigan Distance Glasses

Canterbury Photochromic Distance Glasses

Thurso Photochromic Distance Glasses

Weston Tinted Grey Distance Glasses

Northampton Computer Distance Glasses

Brighton Computer Distance Glasses

Worcester Computer Distance Glasses

Thornbury Computer Distance Glasses

The Radnor Distance Glasses

The Portman Computer Distance Glasses

Hereford Computer Distance Glasses

The Marlow Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

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