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by m463 7 hours ago
a few things

- glare for older people might be due to deposits in their lens, which can be corrected by cataract surgery. The deposits make oncoming headlights like a dirty windshield at sunset. (disability glare)

- glare for people with good vision is all the light focused at the same point on your retina and is sort of painful. (discomfort glare)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glare_(vision)

some cars have matrix/adaptive headlights now:

https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/2059/tesla-matrix-headligh...