ZEISS Urban Outdoor and Sun Lens solutions
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ZEISS Urban Sun tinted lenses

Sun lenses that keep up with today’s fashion trends.

These tinted lenses offer your customers excellent vision and reliable UV protection for every taste, look and occasion. ZEISS PhotoFusion X and AdaptiveSun self-tinting lenses are ideal for those who want convenience.

  • Tinted lenses with trendy mirror coatings in any colour
  • Unimpaired vision with anti-reflective back surface coating
  • Easy cleaning thanks to DuraVision® Coating by ZEISS
The image shows the view through tinted lenses of a skyline.
The image shows the view through tinted lenses of a skyline.

Extensive selection of modern tints available

The ultimate solution for the city. The ZEISS Urban range is all about looks and individual style. These tinted lenses are dedicated to all the cosmopolitan sunglasses wearers. It is suitable for all seasons and light intensity levels. For those customers who want style, convenience and premium UV protection.

Sun lens options available in the Urban collection:

Market research revealed: Customer needs and use of sunglasses show 3 major trends.

  • 87 %

    of customers use sunglasses for casual events, formal occasions and to look fashionable.1

  • 45 %

    of sunglass wearers also wear sunglasses for driving.1

  • 79 %

    of customers wear sunglasses outdoors.1

ZEISS Urban: The perfect combination of style and protection.

Spectacles are a fashion accessory that highlights the wearer's personal style. Every customer ultimately wants optimum vision while still looking good is what every wearer ultimately wants. On top of that, ZEISS tinted lenses offer full UV protection. So your customers don't have to compromise between style and safety.

  • Cosmetic solid tints for indoors.
  • Light (solid, gradient and double-gradient) tints for the city.
  • Fashion tint colours for a unique style.
  • Solid and gradient colours for medium to bright light.
  • 5 Mirror coatings colours and 5 DuraVision Flash colours.
  • PhotoFusion X - clear self-tinting lenses.
  • Adaptive Sun - smart sunglasses lenses.

ZEISS tinted prescription lens collection.

A comprehensive portfolio offering high-quality lens solutions, tailored to the customer's needs. All tinted lens solutions are designed to support the visual demands, depending on light intensity and needs in a particular situation.

ZEISS tinted prescription lens collection.
Image of two sunglasses with cosmetic solid tints and light tints.

Cosmetic solid tints for indoors and light tints for the city.

  • Filter category 0 (0 - 20% light absorption) and 1 (20 – 57% light absorption).
  • Solid light tints, gradient and double gradient tints specifically intended for low light intensity but always with 100% UV protection.
  • More than 20 variations to choose from.
  • Can be combined with DuraVision® Flash.
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Fashionable tints for a unique style, and tint-to-sample.

  • Low light intensity. Filter category 1 (20 – 57% light absorption) and 2 (57% - 82% light absorption).
  • 8 Vibrant colours to choose from like happy yellow and space blue.
  • ZEISS also offers a tint-to-sample service to fulfil all your customers' individual tinting needs. Contact us for more information.
Five pairs of sunglasses, showing the classical sun protection tints for medium to bright light conditions.

Classic sun protection tints for medium to bright light conditions.

  • Filter categories 2 (57 - 82% light absorption) and 3 (82 - 92% light absorption).
  • 20 Full and gradient tints specifically designed for medium and bright light intensity.
  • Standard with full UV protection.
  • For a very fashionable look, category 2 and 3 lenses can be combined with DuraVision Mirror and DuraVision Flash coatings.

ZEISS DuraVision Mirror

The front-surface coating in 8 intense mirror colours.

Can be applied to the front of the lens for the latest fashion statement or to further customise the  tinted lenses. All  tinted lenses with ZEISS  DuraVision® Mirrors come standard with  DuraVision®  Sun UV anti-reflection on the back surface. This offers your customers uncompromised clarity,  durability  and easy care.

Available colours:

  • DuraVision® Mirror Bronze
  • DuraVision® Mirror Strong Blue
  • DuraVision® Mirror Red
  • DuraVision® Mirror Green
  • DuraVision® Mirror Silver

ZEISS DuraVision Flash

Front surface coating in 5 subtle, pearly reflex colours.

For a more trendy, fashionable look and protection of prescription sunglasses. Due to their low residual reflex (< 10% on average) this feature can be combined with other ZEISS products. In this case the customer's colour perception and the base lens’ driving suitability doesn't change.

Available  colours:

  • DuraVision® Flash Diamond
  • DuraVision® Flash Sapphire
  • DuraVision® Flash Amber
  • DuraVision® Flash Jade
  • DuraVision® Flash Ruby

ZEISS PhotoFusion X – switching glasses is a thing of the past.

Living in the city, your customers are constantly moving between indoor and outdoor spaces. A second pair of prescription glasses is not always an option, or it may be inconvenient for many customers.

  • Unique blue light and full UV protection – outside and indoors
  • Up to 2.5 x faster fade-back indoors2

Instant comfort and perfect fit with:

  • The fastest self-tinting lens by ZEISS.
  • 5 Tints: Brown, Grey, Extra Grey, Pioneer and Blue.
  • Available as finished single vision in Extra Grey.

ZEISS PhotoFusion X and ZEISS DuraVision Flash UV are an ideal combination.

ZEISS AdaptiveSun: Smart sunglasses lenses that adapt to changing light.

From dark to darker in only 18–35 seconds*.  ZEISS  AdaptiveSun  Solutions is our latest innovation in self-tinting sunglasses lenses, expanding the ZEISS Outdoor Lens Portfolio.

Available  as:

  • Solid  tints
  • Gradient  tints
  • Polarised

They can be finished with ZEISS  DuraVision  Flash UV and ZEISS  DuraVision  Mirror UV for more stylish looks.

*Photochromic performance is influenced by temperature, UV exposure, and lens material.

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  • 1

    GfK 2015 | OMO Optical Monitor Winter Trends 2014/15 March 1, 2015 – Simone Cornelsen, Giampaolo Falconio Source: Yougov Omnibus research, Feb2015.

  • 2

    Compared to the previous generation of ZEISS PhotoFusion