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ACUVUE® OASYS with TransitionsTM Light Intelligent TechnologyTM
What are they?
ACUVUE® OASYS with TransitionsTM Light Intelligent TechnologyTM are the latest contact lens offering from Johnson and Johnson. They are similar to TransitionsTM spectacle lenses that change from clear to dark on exposure to UV and are the first contact lens of their kind on the market.
They begin to change immediately when exposed to sunlight, and then return to clear within 90 seconds of being indoors. Automatically balancing the amount of indoor and outdoor light entering the eye, they allow the eyes to adapt to changes in lighting more easily, which makes almost all lighting environments more comfortable. They also help to reduce glare from blue light sources such as computer and device screens.
They are not a substitute for sunglasses, as sunglasses also protect the skin around the eyes from UV damage, and the contact lenses do not tend to go as dark as a sunglass tint. They will also not work behind a windscreen.
Personal experience
Our Castleford Optometrist Lizzy, has been using these contact lenses for the past couple of months:
“I first wore the lenses during a very sunny week in New York. I kept forgetting that I was wearing them, as they don’t alter the way in which you see. It was nice to have photographs where I wasn’t squinting because of the sun. However it wasn’t until I got home and swapped back to my usual, clear, contact lenses that I realised how much of a benefit the transitions actually were! I’m quite sensitive to sunlight and will often have to wear sunglasses, even on an overcast day, but realised I had only had to wear my sunglasses on sunny days.
Although they don’t adapt fully behind a car windscreen or indoors, they do help to filter some of the effects of blue light from computer and device screens as well as helping to reduce the general glare from overhead lights, and headlights when driving at night. In general I find they make my vision more comfortable all day. As a result I’ve now decided to make the switch from my previous lenses!”
How can I find out more?
You can contact us, by phone or email, to find out if Oasys TransitionsTM contact lenses would be suitable for you, and to arrange a trial or fitting appointment.
Introducing ACUVUE® OASYS with TransitionsTM