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What exactly are photochromic lenses and why should I purchase them?
Photochromic lenses are polarized for better glare protection and also will have a very unique, colorful look to them.
How do you call sunglasses lenses that turns darker in the sun and lighter in the shade?
Photochromic lenses.
What are photochromic sunglasses?
Photochromic Sunglasses are the eyeglasses that gets darken when exposed to the sun. Created by Corning in the late 1960s and popularized by Transitions in the 1990s,these are also sometimes called photochromatic. Lenses in photochromic sunglasses rely on a specific chemical reaction to UV radiation.
What do you call the lenses used in spectacles that become light or dark according to the intensity of light?
The technical term for a lens that has a variable tint is aphotochromic lens (also called photochromatic if you are in America). One of the most well known and commonly sold brands of photochromic lenses are "TRANSITIONS". Photochromic lenses get darker when they are exposed to ultra-violet light, not when you are indoors in a brightly lit room with artificial lights. Photochromic lenses are best suited to slightly cooler climates as they react much quicker and will go darker when they're cold compared to using them in a very hot climate.
What are photochromic?
Photochromic Sunglasses are the eyeglasses that gets darken when exposed to the sun. Created by Corning in the late 1960s and popularized by Transitions in the 1990s,these are also sometimes called photochromatic. Lenses in photochromic sunglasses rely on a specific chemical reaction to UV radiation.
What makes transition lenses transition?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photochromic_lenshotochromic lenses are lenses that darken on exposure to UV radiation. Once the UV is removed (for example by walking indoors), the lenses will gradually return to their clear state. Photochromic lenses may be made of either glass or plastic. The glass version of this type of lenses was first developed by Corning in the 1960s. More recently, plastic versions of these lenses have been commercialized. The first of these was the Photolite lens sold in the early 1980s by American Optical Corporation. The first commercially successful plastic photochromic lens was introduced by Transitions Optical in 1991.[1] The glass version of these lenses achieve their photochromic properties through the embedding of microcrystalline silver halides (usually silver chloride), or molecules in a glass substrate. Plastic photochromic lenses rely on organic photochromic molecules (for example oxazines and naphthopyrans) to achieve the reversible darkening effect. The reason these lenses darken in sunlight but not indoors under artificial light, is that room light does not contain the UV (short wavelength light) found in sunlight. Automobile windows also block UV so these lenses would darken less in a car. Lenses that darken in response to visible (rather than UV) light would avoid these issues, but they are not feasible for most applications. In order to respond to visible light, it is necessary to absorb it, thus the glass could not be made to be clear in its low-light state.
How do transitions work?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photochromic_lenshotochromic lenses are lenses that darken on exposure to UV radiation. Once the UV is removed (for example by walking indoors), the lenses will gradually return to their clear state. Photochromic lenses may be made of either glass or plastic. The glass version of this type of lenses was first developed by Corning in the 1960s. More recently, plastic versions of these lenses have been commercialized. The first of these was the Photolite lens sold in the early 1980s by American Optical Corporation. The first commercially successful plastic photochromic lens was introduced by Transitions Optical in 1991.[1] The glass version of these lenses achieve their photochromic properties through the embedding of microcrystalline silver halides (usually silver chloride), or molecules in a glass substrate. Plastic photochromic lenses rely on organic photochromic molecules (for example oxazines and naphthopyrans) to achieve the reversible darkening effect. The reason these lenses darken in sunlight but not indoors under artificial light, is that room light does not contain the UV (short wavelength light) found in sunlight. Automobile windows also block UV so these lenses would darken less in a car. Lenses that darken in response to visible (rather than UV) light would avoid these issues, but they are not feasible for most applications. In order to respond to visible light, it is necessary to absorb it, thus the glass could not be made to be clear in its low-light state.
What is the definition photochromic?
Photochromic refers to a type of lens that darkens when exposed to UV light and clears up when not exposed. These lenses are commonly used in eyeglasses and sunglasses to provide protection from sunlight.
What is Photochromic?
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Where can you buy Photochromic Paint?
You can purchase photochromic (color changing) paints at most automotive paint stores.
Can contact lenses break in your eye?
yes it can
Do lenses from glasses break easily?
no they dont its normal
