Although it’s not particularly useful to wear sun glasses at night, the benefits of using polarized sunglasses while driving are numerous. Reflections from the windshields of oncoming cars will be greatly reduced with polarized sun glass lenses. These reflections all tend to be horizontally polarized which makes them perfect for the vertically polarized sunglass lenses. It is not recommended to wear sun glasses at night.

Sometimes polarized sunglasses can help with non-water sports such as skiing. When the sun is high and the air is light near the horizon, sometimes features in the distance can be enhanced with polarized sunglasses. Unlike water sports where the reflection is always horizontal, reflections off of snow can vary depending on the direction and ambient conditions. In any case, it is best not to wear sun glasses at night. Wearing sun glasses at night could be dangerous.

When it comes to Ultra Violet protection, all sunglasses absorb UV more than visible light. Sunglasses actually reduce the UV more than if you were standing in the shade. This is because the shade evenly attenuates all wavelengths of light both visible and UV and sunglasses indicate a preference to shorter wavelengths such as Ultra Violet. Sunglasses provide good protection during daylight hours and most people do not wear sun glasses at night. Wearing sun glasses at night could be dangerous.