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Life is dynamic, filled with constantly changing light environments that challenge vision. In this dynamic reality that ranges from dim indoor lights to bright sunlight, traditional clear lenses struggle to meet daily visual demands.
With 9/10 wearers interested in more than just vision correction from their lenses¹ Transitions® GEN S™ goes beyond the ordinary by offering a dynamic, fantastic, and a love-wear experience that follows the ever-changing rhythm of life.
DYNAMIC

With Transitions GEN S, navigate life effortlessly. Transitions GEN S adapts amazingly fast to light providing optimal responsiveness every time, everywhere.

FANTASTIC

With Transitions GEN S, love the way you look. Transitions GEN S enables wearers to personalise their look with vibrant colours energised by the sun.

LOVE - WEAR

With Transitions GEN S, ease your life. Transitions GEN S combines technology, colours and lifestyle. A smart lens that will make wearers feel confident in their glasses.

SPECTACULAR COLOUR PALETTE

Transitions GEN S is available in 8 exclusive colours, including the new addition of Ruby. All colours have been optimised to be true to tone at all times, offering vibrant tints regardless of the light or environment.

While being fully clear indoors and beautifully coloured outdoors, Transitions GEN S provides endless pairing opportunities to complement any look.

  • Widest range on the market: 8 vibrant colours
  • New addition to the lens colour portfolio: Ruby
  • True to tones at all stages
  • Endless pairing opportunities

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Wearers liked the way they looked in Transitions GEN S lenses²

With Transitions GEN S express yourself with endless pairing possibilities.

ULTRA RESPONSIVE TO LIGHT 3

Transitions GEN S adapts amazing fast to light, darkens in seconds⁵ and fades back in around 2 minutes⁴. Transitions GEN S is fully clear indoors and is dark as a sun lens when fully activated⁶.

  • Fade back in around 2 minutes⁴
  • Darkens in seconds outdoors⁵
  • Dark as a dark sun lens when fully activated⁶

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Wearers agreed that Transitions GEN S lenses adapted so fast to light that they didn’t or barely noticed the changes⁷

With Transitions GEN S embrace light in harmony with your life.

EFFORTLESS VISION

Transitions GEN S offers better visual performance, faster, to ensure a continuous visual experience in harmony with varied and changing light environments⁹. Transitions GEN S provides light protection: darkening outdoors, blocking 100% UVA and UVB rays and filtering up to 32% blue-violet light indoors and up to 85% outdoors¹⁰.

  • 40% faster vision recovery during fade back vs Transitions GEN 8⁸
  • 39.5% improved contrast sensitivity during fade back vs Transitions GEN 8⁸

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Wearers agreed their vision felt natural in all light conditions with Transitions GEN S grey lenses¹¹

With Transitions GEN S elevate your visual experience in all light conditions.

Wearer Profile

Transitions GEN S is suited to people that:

  • Seek the hassle free convenience of a light intelligent lens
  • Are on the go during the day
  • Want a choice of lens colours to personalise their own eyewear look
  • Value indoor clarity in a lens
  • Want a photochromic lens that will quickly return to clear indoors
  • Want to block UVA and UVB rays and filter blue-violet light

Wearer Benefits

  • Constantly adapt to all light situations for better vision, comfort and protection
  • Fully clear indoors
  • Darken outdoors in seconds
  • Return to clear faster than ever
  • Filter blue-violet light indoors & outdoors
  • Block 100% UVA & UVB rays
  • Choice of 8 lens colours

Materials & Designs

Please note: Not all lens colours are available in each material or design

MATERIAL

  • 1.50 Hard Resin
  • 1.53 Trilogy Trivex
  • 1.59 Polycarbonate
  • 1.60 High Index
  • 1.67 High Index
  • 1.74 High Index

DESIGNS

  • Single vision
  • Progressive
  • Suitable for freeform digital progressive processing

¹After 7 days trial per lens, 86% of wearers chose to keep Transitions® GEN S™ grey, 5% of wearers chose to keep Transitions® Signature® GEN 8™ grey, 9% of wearers chose to keep the premium clear lenses. 134 prescription lens wearers trialled 1.67 index lenses with a premium anti-reflective coating. Wearers Test conducted by an external market research agency in the U.S., Q1 2023.

²135 prescription lens wearers trialled Transitions® GEN S™ grey 1.67 index lenses with a premium anti-reflective coating. Photochromic performance may vary across colour and lens material. Wearers Test conducted by an external market research agency in the U.S., Q1 2023.

³For polycarbonate & CR39 lenses across colours achieving 18% transmission @ 23°C in less than 30 seconds.

⁴For grey polycarbonate & CR39 lenses with premium anti-reflective coating fading back to 70% transmission @ 23°C. 

⁵For polycarbonate & CR39 lenses across colours achieving 18% transmission at 23°C.

⁶For polycarbonate & CR39 lenses across colours achieving 18% transmission @ 23°C.

⁷133 prescription lens wearers trialled Transitions® GEN S™ grey 1.67 index lenses with a premium anti-reflective coating. Photochromic performance may vary across colour and lens material. Wearers Test conducted by an external market research agency in the U.S., Q1 2023.

⁸Sources: A – Subject-masked cross-over randomised controlled investigation performed in 2023 at the University of Georgia, on 30 healthy participants (19.2 ±1.3 years). Testing light stress (discomfort and disability glare, photostress recovery) with the clear and darkest states of Grey Transitions GEN S AR coated lenses compared to clear AR-coated control lenses. Principal Investigator Prof Billy R. Hammond. Manuscript ready for submission in Journal of Optometry. Harth JB, Wysocky CJ, Hammond BR, Renzi-Hammond LM, Using New Photochromic Spectacle Lenses to Attenuate Light Stress in Healthy Adults.  B – Subject-masked cross-over randomised controlled investigation performed in 2023 at the University of Murcia, on 10 healthy pre-trained participants (29.5 ±4.01 years). Testing contrast sensitivity during fade-back with Grey Transitions GEN S AR-coated lenses compared to Grey Transitions GEN 8 AR-coated lenses. Principal Investigator Prof Pablo Artal. Accepted abstract at ARVO 2024. Duarte-Toledo R, Mompeán J et al., A new photochromic lens improves contrast sensitivity during fade-back. Manuscript in preparation. Disclaimer: 1. Tested on Grey Transitions GEN S 1.6 index lenses with premium AR coating compared to clear 1.6 index lenses with premium AR coating.  2. Tested on Grey Transitions GEN S  1.6 index lenses with premium AR coating compared to Grey Transitions GEN 8 1.6 index lenses with premium AR coating. * Vision quality improved in challenging light conditions, notably in the transition from a bright to a darker environment (source B), in bright to very bright light situations (source A), or in low light with peaky stray light (source B). 

⁹Vision quality improved in challenging light conditions, notably in bright to very bright light situations and in low light with peaky stray light (when Transitions® GEN S™ are compared to clear lenses). Subject-masked cross-over randomised controlled investigation performed in 2023 on 30 healthy participants (19.2 ± 1.3 years). Testing light stress (discomfort and disability glare, photostress recovery) with the clear and darkest states of Grey Transitions® GEN S™ 1.6 index lenses with a premium anti-reflective coating compared to clear 1.6 index lenses with a premium anti-reflective coating. Principal Investigator Prof Billy R. Hammond.

¹⁰For polycarbonate and CR39 lenses across colours. Blue-violet light is between 400 and 455nm (ISO TR 20772:2018)  

¹¹133 prescription lens wearers trialled Transitions® GEN S™ grey 1.67 index lenses with a premium anti-reflective coating. Photochromic performance may vary across colour and lens material. Wearers Test conducted by an external market research agency in the U.S., Q1 2023.

* Transitions® GEN S™ is fully clear indoors and darkens in seconds. For polycarbonate & CR39 lenses across colours achieving 18% transmission at 23°C outdoors.

Transitions XTRActive new generation is the newest generation of Transitions XTRActive: clear to extra dark lenses that also activate in the car. It is designed for glasses wearers that are frequently exposed to bright light or who are light sensitive.

Clear indoors, Transitions XTRActive new generation quickly becomes extra dark outdoors. It is the only photochromic lens to achieve category 3 lens darkness at 35°C and category 2 lens darkness in the car.

XTRA DARKNESS WITH XTRA LIGHT PROTECTION*

EXTRA DARK, EVEN IN HOT TEMPERATURES¹

The only photochromic lens to achieve category 3 lens darkness at 35°C*

DARKEST IN THE CAR¹

The only photochromic lens to achieve category 2 lens darkness in the car

UP TO 35% FASTER FADE BACK²

Compared with previous Transitions XTRActive generation

FILTERS BLUE-VIOLET LIGHT INDOORS

Transitions XTRActive  new generation filters up to 45% of blue-violet light indoors and up to 86% of blue-violet light outdoors³

CLEAR INDOORS WITH A HINT OF PROTECTIVE TINT

Helps reduce glare from harsh artificial lighting, digital devices and screens

BLOCKS 100% UVA & UVB

Everyday eyecare blocking UV outdoors

WEARER EXPERIENCE

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overall satisfaction

Transitions XTRActive new generation lenses have been tested by wearers in their daily life with impressive results and an overall satisfaction rating of 98%⁹.

The protection offered by Transitions XTRActive new generation lenses – especially in bright sunlight outdoors – is often the first thing wearers appreciate about the lenses.

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very satisfied with overall vision experience in the car⁹

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feel eyes are very well protected in outdoor, very sunny situations⁹

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feel their eyes were very well protected in front of screens⁹

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feel their eyes were very well protected indoors in bright and artificial lights⁹

Colours

Wearer Profile

Transitions XTRActive is suited to people that:

  • Continually move in and out of doors during the day
  • Spend time in the car during the day
  • Spend time outdoors
  • Seek the hassle free convenience of a light intelligent lens
  • Want a photochromic lens that darkens in the car – up to category 2 sunglass
  • Need extra darkness outdoors
  • Need to protect eyes from UVA & UVB
  • Desire extra blue-violet light filtering

Wearer Benefits

  • Uniquely designed to protect eyes from the brightest sun outdoors and harsh artificial light indoors
  • Extra dark, even in hot temperatures
  • Excellent glare reduction in the bright sunlight
  • Activate in the car
  • Clear indoors with a hint of tint
  • Filter extra blue-violet light
  • Blocks UVA & UVB
  • Choice of 3 colours

Materials & Designs

Please note: Not all lens colours are available in each material or design

MATERIAL

  • 1.50 Hard Resin
  • 1.53 Trilogy Trivex
  • 1.59 Polycarbonate
  • 1.60 High Index
  • 1.67 High Index
  • 1.74 High Index

DESIGNS

  • Single vision
  • Bifocal FT28
  • Trifocal 7×28
  • Progressive
  • Suitable for freeform digital progressive processing

* Darkness compared to previous Transitions XTRActive generation. Light protection from glare and UV, plus increased blue-violet filter.

¹ Clear to extra dark photochromic category. Tests across polycarbonate and 1.5 grey lenses using Transitions Optical’s standard testing method. Outdoors at 35°C achieves <18%T. Behind the windscreen at 23°C achieves between 18%T and 43%T. 

² Compared to the previous Transitions XTRActive generation across materials tested on grey lenses fading back to 70% transmission at 23°C.

³ Tests performed on grey CR39 & polycarbonate lenses with a premium anti reflective coating. Blue-violet light is between 400 and 455nm (ISO TR 20772:2018)

⁹ Transitions Optical, Quality of Vision and Vision Experience Test In Real Life situations (Life Wearer Testing), France, Eurosyn, Q3 2020, N=148 – Top4Boxes *Based on wearers who preferred XTRActive II lenses (32% of total wearers). Caution: small base size (n=46 wearers who preferred XTRActive II lenses).

Featuring dynamic polarization, Transitions XTRActive Polarized breaks the paradigm of conventional polarization and traditional photochromics. The lens is clear and unpolarized indoors. In bright light outdoors, Transitions XTRActive Polarized quickly darkens and also becomes polarized.

Transitions XTRActive Polarized is extra dark outdoors, even in hot temperatures. The darker it gets, the more it becomes polarized to reduce glare outdoors and provide a better vision experience. Transitions XTRActive Polarized darkens in the car.

THE ONLY DYNAMIC POLARIZED PHOTOCHROMIC LENS.

EXTRA DARK EVEN IN HOT TEMPERATURES

Achieves up to category 3 sunglass darkness

ACTIVATES IN THE CAR UP TO CATEGORY 2

Darkens in the car for light protection on the road

UP TO 90% POLARIZATION EFFICIENCY

For sharper vision, a larger field of view and vivid colours outdoors

BEST BLUE-VIOLET LIGHT FILTER INDOORS

Filters up to 45% of blue-violet light indoors and up to 90% of blue-violet light outdoors⁷

UP TO 2X FASTER FADE BACK

Compared to Transitions Vantage

CLEAR INDOORS WITH A HINT OF PROTECTIVE TINT

Helps reduce glare from harsh artificial lighting, digital devices and screens

BLOCKS 100% UVA & UVB

Everyday eyecare blocking UV outdoors

Colours

GREY

Wearer Profile

Transitions XTRActive Polarized is suited to people that:

  • Continually move in and out of doors during the day
  • Seek the hassle free convenience of a light intelligent lens
  • Need extra glare reduction outdoors
  • Appreciate the benefits of polarization
  • Spend some time by the water
  • Need to protect eyes from UVA & UVB
  • Desire extra blue-violet light filtering

Wearer Benefits

  • Responding to light, the lens automatically polarizes as it darkens outdoors
  • Adapt tint to match level of glare
  • Noticeably crisper, sharper vision outdoors
  • Extra dark with variable polarization
  • Clear indoors with a hint of tint
  • Filters extra blue-violet light
  • Blocks UVA & UVB

Materials & Designs

MATERIAL

  • 1.50 Hard Resin
  • 1.53 Trilogy Trivex
  • 1.59 Polycarbonate
  • 1.60 High Index
  • 1.67 High Index

DESIGNS

  • Single vision
  • Suitable for freeform digital progressive processing

⁴ Based on tests on polycarbonate grey lenses; up to 10% darker than Transitions Vantage @ 23°C and up to 5% darker @ 35°C.

⁵ Based on tests across materials on grey lenses, achieving transmission below 45% @ 23°C behind a standard windscreen. The lens achieves a polarisation efficiency of up to 30% behind the windscreen.

⁶ Based on tests across materials on grey lenses @ 23°C, using ISO 12312-1 standard.

⁷ Filters up to 45% of blue-violet light indoors. Tests performed on grey Transitions XTRActive Polarized and clear lenses, CR 39 and polycarbonate, with a premium anti reflective coating. Blue-violet light is between 400 and 455 nm (ISO TR 20772 2018).

⁸ Based on tests across materials on grey lenses @ 23°C, using ISO 12312-1 standard tests across materials on grey lenses @ 23°C.