What is the best lens treatment to reduce water and road glare?

Polarized lenses are specifically designed to reduce glare caused by reflective surfaces such as water and roads. The unique feature of these lenses is that they contain a special filter that blocks intense reflected light, allowing only vertically oriented light to pass through. This filtering significantly enhances visual clarity and comfort in bright conditions, which is especially beneficial for activities such as driving, fishing, or any outdoor activity where glare from the sun can be distracting and potentially dangerous.

In contrast, the other options, while beneficial in different contexts, do not specifically address glare reduction in the same way as polarized lenses. Anti-reflective coatings primarily diminish reflections from the surfaces of the lenses themselves, improving overall light transmission and visual acuity, but do not significantly impact glare from horizontal surfaces. Tinted lenses can reduce brightness, but they do not selectively filter out glare. Photochromic lenses adjust their tint in response to UV light, which can help with brightness but does not specifically target glare reduction caused by reflections.