I rarely fly at night - precisely because no matter what you do, there are so few options. Over water, you can (and should) carry a life raft, but there is no viable escape route for night flight.
You could wear NVGs
But anything short of 3rd Gen NVGs is pretty useless, the 3G ones cannot be legally imported into the UK (well not by Joe Public), and the whole cockpit / instrument lighting system would need to be revamped for NVG compatibility. Also, people who fly with NVGs have a lot of extra training.
In practice, most airports are closed at night anyway