Product: Transitions XTRActive Polarized Lenses
Top Line: Transitions Optical will begin rolling out Transitions XTRActive Polarized lenses in the U.S. and Canada in the first quarter of 2021. The product will expand the Transitions XTRActive product line with the additional benefit of polarization. Transitions XTRActive Polarized lenses start clear indoors, darken in the car, and achieve extra darkness and polarize outdoors in the sun. Along with Transitions XTRActive lenses and Transitions XTRActive lenses style mirrors, Transitions XTRActive Polarized lenses together represent the widest portfolio of extra dark lenses in the photochromic category.
Close Up: Transitions Optical noted that nine out of 10 people experience light sensitivity and one out of three are very light sensitive, demonstrating the need for constant light protection for all, and the need for extra protection for many. Transitions XTRActive Polarized lenses are designed for patients who need extra protection in high-glare situations. The unique polarization technology reduces glare outdoors, providing sharper vision, a larger field of view and bright, vivid colors.
Transitions XTRActive Polarized lenses use a breakthrough, exclusive, multi-layer matrix which hosts new Transitions XTRActive broad-spectrum dyes for more darkness with new ultra-fast dichroic dyes that selectively absorb light waves in one direction for polarization. Outside, Transitions XTRActive Polarized lenses achieve a polarization efficiency of up to 90 percent, which is similar to polarized sunglasses. The lenses fade back up to two times faster than Transitions Vantage lenses.
Vital Stats: Transitions XTRActive Polarized lenses will be available in iconic gray with additional details on the timing of availability across materials and designs to be provided by the lens manufacturer partners of Transitions Optical. Availability in other markets will be announced at a later date. Eyecare professionals can learn more during “A Day of Education with Transitions Optical” on December 9, registration is available at www.TransitionsPRO.com/education.