Common 6 Questions Regarding Transitions Lenses

1. What are exactly the transitions lenses/ photochromic lenses?

2. The photochromic lenses in the market are all transitions lenses?

3. What products do transitions lenses have?

4. What kind of transitions lens products should the consumer choose?

5. What are the brands that transitions lenses have in the market?

6. There are too many transitions lenses brands in the market, how should I choose? What's the difference?

1. What are exactly the transitions lenses/ photochromic lenses?

Transitions lenses are a kind of photochromic lenses. They are transparent and clear as other glasses if they didn't change their color. Once their colour changed, they will become as other sunglasses, and normally their color is brown or gray. Transitions lenses are the best photochromic lenses currently. They can change the color very fast, and the color is dark and even. Their lifespan is longer, and it means that the color-change function lasts longer.

Different from traditional color-changing methods by using the soaking liquid agent or other color-changing materials, transitions lenses have color-changing patent such as the photochromic liquid and technology. The surface of lenses is coated with photochromic liquid. When the lenses darken on exposure to specific types of light of sufficient intensity, most commonly ultraviolet radiation. The darkness of lenses changes according to the intensity of UV. When there is no UV, the color of lenses will turn into transparency. So far, it is the 7th Generation of signature technology.

2. The photochromic lenses in the market are all transitions lenses?

Answer: Un-Uh, of course not

Some unscrupulous vendors will mislead the consumer and call photochromic lenses as the transitions lenses. The consumer needs to be noticed that transitions lenses specially use the Transitions brand Technology and they are the authorized product. Generally, Transitions lenses add their brand name in front of the word Transitions; for example, Zeiss Transitions. This name will need the authorization of Transitions Company to use in the market.

3. What products do transitions lenses have?

Transitions lenses have three series of product so far for:

● Transitions Signature (so far 7th Transitions Generation|In stock and Customization)

● Transitions XTRActive Photochromic Lenses (so far 6th Generation|mostly Customization)

● Transitions Drivewear Lenses (so far 6th Generation|mostly Customization)

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4. What kind of transitions lens products should the consumer choose?

The consumer can choose by the time they spent on three situations: the indoor, the outdoor and the car driving. If you spend most time on the car, then the Transitions Drivewear will be the best choice; if it is the outdoor instead, then you should choose the Transitions XTRActive; and if it is mainly the indoor, then you will not regret choosing the Transitions Signature.

Some people might say that the time they spent on these three situations almost the same, and how can they choose? In fact, the consumer can take the darkness of lenses into consideration. For example, the consumer generally doesn't want to wear sunglasses indoors. Therefore, the Transitions Drivewear is the first to exclude. Afterwards, the consumer can choose by their preference of the darkness of lenses. If you like the lenses to be transparent indoors, then the Transitions Signature is your best choice. And if you would like to have a darker lenses outdoors, then it will definitely be the Transitions XTRActive.

5. What are the brands that transitions lenses have in the market?

International brands: ZEISS Transitions, ESSILORTransitions, HOYA Transitions, NIKON Transitions, etc.

Domestic Importer: FLEXI Transitions (SMJ Singapore), EVERTRUST Transitions, SHIH HENG Transitions, APOLLO Transitions, etc.

Among these brands, Nikon, SMJ, even many Taiwanese leading companies belong to the Essilor Transitions Group in the world.

6. There are too many transitions lenses brands in the market, how should I choose? What's the difference?

There is a great amount of incorrect information in the market that misled our consumers; for example, they thank that the international Transitions brands have a better quality than the domestic imported brands. Actually, the quality of transitions lenses depends on import sources or manufacturers (indicated on the box of lenses).

Transitions lenses are used with a photochromic technology. Basically, all the titles named with Transitions need to accompany with the guarantee card. It is similar to the Intel Inside Computer in early days. All the computers named with Intel Inside mean that they are under the technical assurance of Intel CPU. The image below is a process flow diagram for Transitions lenses and optical companies, and it includes international companies as well.

Even though all the transitions lenses use the same Transitions Technology, it doesn't mean that their quality is the same. Some companies import the transitions lenses from Singapore Essilor Subsidiary that were manufactured in Essilor manufacturers in Thailand. The quality of these lenses is the same as other international brands, but they are cheaper. They are the best choice when it comes to the price–performance ratio. Therefore, the quality of transitions lenses shall depend on the manufacturers and import origins, which are generally indicated on the box of lenses. However, the products and the semi-finished products manufactured by the same OEM still have differences.

That is the reason why the quality of transitions lenses shall depend on the manufacturers and import origins, because many origins of lenses are the same. Products titled with different brands and packages can be set with different prices. It doesn't matter if you care about the budget. If you prefer and feel assured by buying the famous brands, the international brands are still your best choices. But if you are sensitive to the price, it might be better for you to choose the original domestic imported product.

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