Do you have glare ???

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Probably just me but I was thrown when asked this during an eye test .

Surely glare is caused by something like the sun reflecting off water ? And everyone experiences it .

I do find that my eyes are sensitive in bright light ,but that's not the same as glare from an external set of circumstances .

It's lazy language isn't it. You can suffer from glare - if, as you say, you find bright lights such as glare, troublesome.

Maybe you could give the optician a Paddingtonian hard stare and say 'what, like this' ?! But I doubt they would get it...

I suppose it's just shorthand .In the moment ,a rather stressful one ,it confused me .Doesn't everyone find glare troublesome ?

It's dumbing down of the English language. They should know better.,

I think what they mean is, 'are you troubled by glare more than (a) you used to be, or (b) other people seem to be'. There's no doubt as I get older, that more of my friends find car headlight glare sufficiently troublesome that they don't like driving at night. And I think early cataract makes glare more troublesome?
So there are good reasons for them enquiring, but the terminology is irritating for those of us who notice!!

Thanks Walkacrossthesand ,I think they did mean that . But I didn't work it out until afterwards .Was a bit dazed by several procedures !

I might not have said it, but I would have felt inclined to say, "What do you mean, do I have glare? Are you asking if I can glare at someone or are you asking if my eyes water in bright sunlight?"

Ha ha @upinaballoon ,that would have been my response had I not just been confused !

Maybe you could give the optician a Paddingtonian hard stare and say 'what, like this' ?! But I doubt they would get it...
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