Thank you for your response! I wanted to share that I have an appointment next Monday with a specialist who fits lenses for keratoconus. I am hoping to determine if contact lenses are suitable for me and which type of lens would be the best fit for my needs

I haven't had that, I have hard contacts.
I have found that Gunnar computer glasses, the ones for reducing eye strain by filtering certain light, the yellow lens really cut down the glare for me at night as well as day.
Also helped me all day as a code monkey behind a wall of computer screens.
they can fetch a good price not on sale, if you watch slickdeals or woot, there is usually a sale at least once or twice a year for them around 20-40 bucks a pair, I usually pick up a few pairs to keep as backups.
at this point, there are many companies making computer glasses, I have not used them and cannot compare them to gunnars

Rigid lenses, like RGP, scleral, or hybrids can make a huge difference.

Soft lenses, no so much.

RGP lenses initially worked for me and now I wear sclerals which are even better. They are more comfortable and provide better vision for me. Nighttime driving usually poses more of a challenge for me when it is raining. Some KCers have suggested to try to wear amber tinted glasses at night but I have not done so yet.

Yes

Prizm Golf or Low Light will help with the amount of light but will not reduce glare.

Agreed. I also drive at night with issues and use Oakleys prizm gaming lens. Prizm low light I wear all day/night it’s awesome as well for driving. It’s almost relaxing to my eyes.

Shamir (owned by Essilor) driver intelligence moon

https://www.opticaljournal.com/after-dark-with-shamir-driver-intelligence-moon/

I have had all of them. Crizal clear driving lenses from essilor are the best you can buy.

Night driving lenses aren’t supported by any evidence. As the other commenter says, get clear lenses. https://www.aao.org/education/editors-choice/no-evidence-to-support-benefits-of-yellow-lens-nig

for night time, you probably should go clears; especially if there is a law regulating this in your country. clears + trivex helps reducing electronic texts from "dispersing" or abberating(? word?)

The Xperio is also polarised, you should not use this for driving at night; because then LED screens and lights will not be as readable; and can in fact black out. Apple and other higher-end consumer electronics have mitigated the "counter-polarising" effect, but not those street lights, street notices on the highway, etc. They also darken a bit more compared to same colour and levels.

If you still insist, i wouldn't go beyond 20-25% amber/brown (basically the limit before the tint is visible by other people looking at you). Just know based on researches it's not clear tints actually help you see more clearly from the increased contrast.

https://www.laramyk.com/resources/education/dispensing/the-dangers-of-night-driving-glasses/

I haven't tried this, but I've always thought about buying a pair of polarized sunglasses in a mild amber or yellow color instead of black.

Haha! 30+ years, nearly always nights. I prefer nights.

Todays world, headlights are only part of the blinding issue.

Police, fire, ambulance with their leds and strobes that are as bright as a welding flash.

My BIGGEST gripe today are the tow trucks running around with a car on the flatbed, loaded but they still leave ALL their blinding flashers and strobes on.

Regular wheel lift tow trucks too, but once the car is loaded on the flatbed no need to leave all the "hook up" lights on!!

Guess they like pretending they are a cop or firetruck...

But to answer your question, I have to put sunglasses on in those situations, yes sunglasses at night.

Headlights coming at you, you have to try not to look towards them, sorta look down at the fog line on edge of your lane...

PITA but doable.

I use red lights in the cab it makes it easier for me

Just find anything to keep your line, the reflectors on the road, mailbox, grass, anything that’ll let you know where the road is going. Sometimes your just going to get blinded by some asshat with their high beams on. Also you might need to upgrade your headlights

My friend got some glasses called “battle vision” the packaging looks fucking CORNEY but he swears by them and apparently you can see much better at night . Never used them but might be worth checking out.

When compared to multifocals, this shouldn't happen to a wide / significant degree with single focus as the light isn't being split. However, there can be reduced visual quality in low light, in conjunction with an individual's particular eyes state, in my opinion (i.e. their age, an eyes configuration which may lend itself to this, etc.). Perhaps, this may be compounded by a plastic lens on top (more so with multifocals then single focus). This does happen to me, within the aforementioned parameters / confines. However, I notice similarly with glasses (more to do with my particular eyes). Compared to higher light, range reduction, image can be fainter, etc,
Since you are a new user, give yourself time to adjust. Ultimately, you may need to accept some nuances. Glasses are not 1:1 with contact lenes with regards to visual quantity and quality. There are pros and cons to each approach, in my opinion.

Ensure you are keeping your lenses lubricated while in use by alternating your blink rate (standard quick, gentle full, so and so forth).

With that being said, please liaise with an optometrist for a potential adjustment, as / if needed.

They may have not gotten the correct fitment for your eyes

Not to be insensitive, but that sounds like something you should be talking to a professional about. Though I do wish you luck, maybe someone here had your problem, it happens every once in a while. But if not, ask your professional contact, and if they don't know ask them to ask around. They are usually connected in the community

I've heard good things about yellow tinted lenses, you can get specific ones for driving. I don't drive but I use sunglasses when travelling in cars at night myself; my glasses block UV, blue, and all sorts of bad light and it's not nearly enough for me

I've worn my FL-41 lenses at night without feeling like my vision is too compromised by the color of the lens. Not too dark and they definitely help to warm up or soften the brightness of LED headlights.

Zenni FL-41

Night driving glasses don’t work.

No they're all gimmick. Yes I'm aware alot of people will respond will "but they work for meee".

Any glasses that are good enough to knock down those god-forsaken unregulated LED second suns are also dark enough to keep you from seeing deer, potholes and random dangerous debris on the shoulder.

You (or your ma) have to work on technique: looking at the right fog line, dropping your visor so you can stretch over it, hiding behind the door post for a second when those pricks come round a corner at you.

It's fun to buy stuff but you won't be buying an effective tool. My two cents.

I’d say get an exam, I got two pair of regular glasses and Nike prescription glasses for 200 which included the exam cost. Wit glasses I’m 20/20 and without things are blurry at a distance. Especially with the damn led headlights at night.

I don’t think the store bought glasses made for night driving work as advertised

I think that the standard cheap yellow night glasses help with eye fatigue by reducing the contrast without minimizing night vision. That said, I don’t think any expensive version is worth a gift. Buy yourself a cheap pair. Have your mom get you nice polarized lenses for the day. Solar glare is a killer and humans lose their visions in spots so you don’t notice it until it accumulates to a point of no return.

Find anti glare glasses. They're not yellow/amber. They're clear, but have a reflective coating. Works great.

I got Lasik done at 18, it only lasted 10 years and then faded away, it's not worth it for me to try and get it done again since i hated the surgery the first time. I can either drive at night, or in the rain, but not if it's raining at night, its too dangerous. I go slower and avoid the busier roads, and take ones with minimal street lights on it as well. I schedule my errands around daylight, it can be annoying but I've adjusted to it.

Lasik really complicates things when it comes time for cataract surgery. Plus, I don't see how lasik helps.. It will help the clinic's bottom line, but it won't help you deal with glare.

When I was learning to drive, they trained me to look at the right-hand shoulder when challenged by headlights from oncoming cars, using my peripheral vision for the road ahead. Do you do that?

My night time vision sucks in general, so I avoid driving after dark:
https://www.reddit.com/r/astigmatism/comments/1kuym5r/night_vision_struggles_with_astigmatism_and/mvakf2o/

LASIK sucks.