- Touted to improve nighttime eyesight, yellow lens glasses don't help drivers see better and may, in fact, worsen vision, a new study suggests. Skip to main content.

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Today, 101 years after the installation of the first modern, three-lens traffic light, yellow is the new green. Red is the new yellow. Green is the new red. It’s all very mystifying.