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Real, genuine breakthroughs in vision technology are few and far between but the new Eagle Eyes SuperSight® 4-in-1 magnetic eyewear system is certainly ground-breaking; truly innovative it gives you four different lens technologies that magnetically and inconspicuously attach to the lightweight but strong TR90 stylish frame. This four-lens system provides 24/7 vision protection and enhancement in a variety of light conditions day, night, digital & low light.The 4 lens are: TriLenium® Polarized …

We thought we'd round off the last couple of posts on lenses by looking at what the different lens categories mean. It's true we don’t always provide the density of tint number (Cat. 0 to Cat. 4) in our product descriptions because some brands we sell do not provide this information. The Category number equates to a percentage of the VLT (Visible Light Transmission) - basically how much light the lens lets through, as follows:   wp:table {"className":"is-style-stripes"} Category 080-100% VLTCat …

We thought a good follow-up to the last post about lens colours would be an overview on photochromic lenses that change tint depending on the weather or surroundings. There are some proprietary brand names like Transitions, Reactolite and Reactions but the generic term for this type of lens (and the one we use) is ‘Photochromic’. Most of the sports eyewear brands now have photochromic sunglasses in their range. In the early days only glass (or ‘mineral’) lenses could be made to darken when expo …