I find they make a tremendous difference when driving at
night - oncoming headlights etc. - well worth the money.

Louise

i am sure that in eyeglass store lingo the terms anti glare and anti
reflective are being used interchangeably and refer to the same
coating.
at -5 you are probably getting hi index lenses and therefore anti
reflective coatings become more important or the reflections on the
lenses will be greater.

the coatings do increase light transmission thru the lens and therefore
enable brighter view. the coatings are on both surfaces of the lens and
therefore offer an esthetic advantage (someone looking at you sees your
eyes and not a lot of reflection off the lens) and a functional
advantage (the wearer has less kick or reflection in the lens he's
looking thru).

The idea is the AR coating causes the lens interface to more or less
disappear . look at your self in a mirror with wearing a pair of
regular lenses and compare with ar lenses. Very obvious difference.

Hello. I am a 33-year-old male.

I need to get a pair of glasses with the prescription -5.00, -5.00 for
driving, watching movies in a theater, etc. Would it be useful to buy
lenses that have anti-glare or anti-reflective coating on them?

What exactly does this coating do?

Also, I may buy another pair of glasses to use as reading glasses.
These glasses would be used for reading, computer use, etc. Would
anti-glare or anti-reflective coating be useful for these glasses?

I have had driving glasses and reading glasses before, and I don't
think I've ever had anti-glare coating before. I'm not sure, but I
don't think that not having this coating has been a problem.

The coating can cost as much as an extra $75 for each pair of glasses.
So, is the coating worth the price?

Thanks for any information.

John