What you or your loved one with glaucoma sees depends on the severity of the eye disease. The most common visual symptoms include requiring more light to see clearly, blurred vision, poor contrast vision, loss of peripheral (side) vision and seeing glare.
As glaucoma progresses, daily activities can be difficult due to the loss of contrast sensitivity. Viewing objects and images that are similar shades may be challenging, and light sensitivity and glare on reflective surfaces may worsen these issues.
You can reduce the impact of these visual glaucoma symptoms by avoiding driving at night for your safety and using tinted sunglasses and eyeglass lenses to improve contrast and decrease glare. Lenses with a yellow, brown or amber tint may work best to lower or block the glare caused by fluorescent lights in most commercial buildings.