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Spectacles help please ????
Kitty 2
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Hello fellow spectacle wearers 
I am looking for advice before I choose my next pair of specs, I am very shortsighted and have to wear them all the time.
I currently have clear and tinted glasses but am considering getting the "reactions" ones that change in sunlight. I find swapping back and forth between frames a bit of a pain.
Does anyone have advice/opinions to share that will help me choose?
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No Pansy, don't drive. I've been reading up about them, they don't work inside cars because of the UV filtered windows.
My main method of transport is shanks' pony
Agree. I have used them for many years. Never had any trouble other than scratching the lens and having to have both lens changed as they could not re-cover one lens the same exact shade as the undamaged one.
As said they do not react inside the car.
That sounds positive Hazel. I was wondering about how long it takes to change colour. Do you find them perfectly clear indoors?
Thanks Berghill, I'll ask about anti-scratch coating too. Hope you had a good birthday
Pansy, sounds like the reactions weren't fast enough for Mr Muscle's sun&shade situation
. They should advise drivers about these problems.
£££ It all adds up when you have tints, coatings, thinning etc
Thanks DHR, you're lucky to only need reading glasses. Not really feeling the need for a hat to avoid the "strong sunlight" in our neck of the woods at the moment
Pansy: A little flashy maybe
Is it your Sunday best bonnet?
I've used reactive lenses for years and would hate to be without them now. You don't appreciate just how well they work until you peer over the top in bright light!
Oddly, my current ones are much slower to lighten back up than previous pairs have been. It can be a bit of an issue when driving if moving from bright to very dark, for example going through tunnels or even entering multistorey car parks. I can see well enough to drive by looking over the lens until it lightens but that's not ideal.