(Charenton-le-Pont, France, 11 April 2018) - Transitions Optical has partnered with Johnson & Johnson Vision to make the leading light-adaptive photochromic technology available in a contact lens for ...

Photochromic lenses, or chameleon lenses, have a variable light transmission. This means that they change transparency depending on the lighting. When they get ultraviolet rays, the lenses get dark, ...

Researchers in Singapore have created the first-ever "transition contact lenses," which darken automatically in response to bright sunlight. The lenses could replace traditional sunglasses. Transition ...

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Over the years, we've gotten pretty used to glasses with photochromic lenses, which automatically darken when exposed to bright light. This Wednesday, however, Johnson & Johnson Vision announced the ...

Johnson & Johnson Vision has begun the U.S. launch of its adaptive contact lenses that darken to match changing light levels, employing the same technology seen in Transitions eyeglass lenses. The two ...

The global rise in ocular diseases, largely due to insufficient ophthalmic diagnostics and monitoring, has emphasized the need for better treatment methods. Pioneering developments in therapeutic and ...

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