Coloured Lenses

Eyesite staff will also advise you on the very best type of sunglass lens and tint for you. Different colours of lens have different effects on your vision, there are specific lenses to help driving, skiing and even a particular lens to enhance the colour of a tennis ball, helping you to that match point!

Lenses Explained

Grey, smoke and grey-green tinted lenses are great for bright sunny days and are the most common lens colour you'll find.  They work to convey all of the colours that you see through them whilst not changing the actual value of the colours.  They are dark enough to provide sufficient protection from the effects of glare, but are still light enough to ensure that your vision is not impaired.

Lenses with rose tints help you to block blue light, which improves contrast by offering maximum glare and light protection.  They can be very soothing to the eyes as they offer high contrast, which can improve such things as road visibility.  Due to this, many people have found rose tinted lenses are the most comfortable for the longest periods of time.

Lenses that are brown shades work very well to block the blue light that you can experience on a cloudy day through diffused light. They can improve both depth perception and contrast, making them a good ‘all-rounders' should you be experiencing changeable weather patterns.  Lenses which have yellow or amber tints are great for driving in low lights or overcast conditions, as they offer maximum sight performance through a high intensity tint.