Photochromic Lenses: The Smart Way to Handle South African Winter Light
Here's something most weekend warriors get wrong: winter is not the season to leave your sunglasses at home. On the Highveld, sitting at 1,200 to 1,800 metres above sea level, UV intensity climbs by roughly 10% for every 1,000 metres you go up.
Photochromic What?
Photochromic lenses, such as the Wombat Photochromic range, are a modern type of eyewear that darkens when exposed to UV light, primarily from the sun. These lenses are also called light adaptive, variable tint, or transition lenses, and are often promoted as providing protection from blue light.
