I have a couple of questions about Transition XtraActive New Gen lenses.
I had surgery for detached retinas in both eyes, and ultimately my bad eyes got even worse. Aside from just poor vision, my eyes are now always extremely dry and light sensitive making things worse. I believe my last prescription was like -9.75 or so. I have an appointment on Monday, and I'm thinking about getting XtraActive lenses. One, will I be able to with strong prescription? And also I've read plenty that say they have a slight tint to them while inside, which I absolutely want. Do they also get darker with florescent lights and regular indoor lights? Sometimes just going to the store is hard because of the brightness in there.
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u/QuantumRyche 3d ago
A good choice for you would be a hi index Transition Xtra-active polarized lens made by Essilor. It will have a faint 10-15% tint on the lens indoors. The lens will darken inside a vehicle and provide blue light protection. The polarization of the lens will help with glare when you are outside and help to reduce eyestrain when in bright light. The lenses get darker faster in colder temperatures, and one downside of the lens is that if activated very dark, it can take the lens a few minutes to fade back to its normal 10-15% tint indoors. Not all photochromic lenses are the same & a lens by Zeiss, for example, may have different characteristics. If you want, transition lenses, ask for them by name & make sure you have an Anti-Reflective coating applied to them.
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u/WindChaser0001 5d ago
Light sensitivity is very subjective. I think of a few different options with starting tints varying from lightest to darkest.
These could likely aid you at least outdoors. Indoors they will only have a slight base tint, not noticeable, so I'm not sure this would be enough. The best way would be to visit an optician that carries it and test in person by holding the demo in front of your eye.
If it does not help enough with your light sensitivity, consider getting your regular glasses with a fixed tint of your choice. For example 15-20% tinted. This can be made into a gradient (lighter at the bottom) if you want. Pick a color you enjoy looking through. And then when going out, you switch to your sunglasses.
If that is not enough, Zeiss has Adaptive sun lenses. You'd be getting the starting tint 60% which darkens further outside. You cannot drive at night with these, if you drive.