Yellow glasses for nighttime driving are marketed as tools that can reduce headlight glare and improve visibility by cutting blue light. However, only few empirical evidences support these benefits. The present study was aimed to assess the effect of yellow lenses on reducing disability from peripheral glare caused by headlights and improving contrast sensitivity. On evaluating contrast sensitivity, the participants wore three types of lenses: clear (with 95% luminance transmission), gray (with 79% luminance transmission), and yellow (with 77% luminance transmission). The glare source was induced using low-beam headlights from oncoming vehicles positioned at a distance of 40 m. The results revealed that wearing gray and yellow lenses at night significantly reduced contrast sensitivity, while wearing yellow lenses under glare conditions slightly improved contrast sensitivity. Despite this slight improvement, the use of yellow lenses at night is not advisable, as the overall disadvantages surpass their benefits. These findings raise questions about the claimed benefits of yellow lenses for nighttime driving and highlight the need for further research to validate the effect of nighttime glasses.

用于夜间驾驶的黄色眼镜被宣传为可以减少前灯眩光并通过阻挡蓝光来提高能见度的工具。然而，只有很少的经验证据支持这些好处。本研究旨在评估黄色镜片在减少前灯周围眩光造成的残疾和提高对比敏感度方面的效果。在评估对比敏感度时，参与者佩戴三种类型的镜片：透明（亮度透射率为 95%）、灰色（亮度透射率为 79%）和黄色（亮度透射率为 77%）。眩光源是使用距离 40 m 的迎面而来的车辆的近光前灯诱发的。结果显示，在夜间佩戴灰色和黄色镜片会显着降低对比敏感度，而在强光条件下佩戴黄色镜片会略微提高对比敏感度。尽管有这样的微小改进，但在夜间使用黄色镜片并不可取，因为总体弊大于利。这些发现对黄色镜片所声称的夜间驾驶益处提出了质疑，并强调需要进一步研究来验证夜间眼镜的效果。