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				Whether you're changing your look or optimizing your vision for changing light conditions, Oakley offers a full spectrum of lens color options. More than 40 lens hues have been formulated to precisely balance transmission, absorption and reflection of light, depending on the targeted environment for usage. Oakley optics are made of lightweight Plutonite® lens material, an innovation that blocks 100% of UV while maintaining superior impact resistance. Optional Iridium® lens coatings are engineered to tune transmission for specific light conditions. Oakley technology also produces the best polarized lenses on the planet. Even prescription correction is available, achieved with custom-ground optical precision that exceeds industry standards.

Protection against ultraviolet light has nothing to do with lens color. The protection is built into Oakley's Plutonite® lens material, so full UV filtering is a standard feature with all Oakley lenses, no matter what the hue. Even clear Oakley lenses block 100% of UVA, UVB, UVC and harmful blue light. The raked-back curvature of Oakley eyewear provides further protection by blocking UV from the periphery.

When light passes through a sunglass lens, some wavelengths are reflected by the surface and others are absorbed by the lens material. The light that actually reaches your eye is a measure of the lens transmission level. With Oakley's wide range of optional lens hues, you can choose to have as little as 9% of available light reach your eye, or as much as 93%.

Molecules in the lens absorb specific wavelengths of light, preventing them from reaching your eye. With the full array of Oakley lens color options, you can select a precisely tuned level of absorption that maximizes performance for any light condition.



		Optional Iridium® lens coatings allow you to tune transmission for specific light conditions. Superheated metal oxides are fused to the lens at the molecular level, permanently bonding to create an optically uniform layer.



Polarization blocks the blinding glare that bounces off horizontal surfaces like roadways and water. Oakley uses an injection-molding process to infuse the lens material around the polarizing filter.