How do I choose a lens type and tint?

The easiest way to narrow down the tint type and strength you need is to answer a few quick questions with our lens assistant. If you still have questions, please contact our customer care team for help at contact@theraspecs.com or read below for more information on how to choose a lens type and lens strength.

How to Choose a Lens Type

As part of an overall light management plan, we recommend specific lens options to help manage the problematic light for people living with different types of light sensitivity, such as:

• Migraine and headache
• Brain injury and post-concussion syndrome
• Photosensitive epilepsy
• Photophobia and light sensitivity
• Contrast sensitivity
• Sleep

If you need lens recommendations based on a particular type of light source that gives you trouble, you can find more information at the links below:

• Digital screens
• Fluorescent lights
• LED lights
• Blue light
• Flashing lights and repeating patterns
• Night driving
• Sunlight

Lastly, you can also explore detailed information about each of our lens options in order to make an informed decision about the right TheraSpecs for you.

• FL-Pro™: offers the strongest FL-41 protection for artificial lights and digital device screens | three lens strengths available
• FL-Blend™: balances FL-41 protection against screen and other artificial light with more natural color perception | two lens strengths available
• Z-Blue™: filters the most problematic wavelengths from flashing and/or repeating lights and patterns | three lens strengths available
• Flex: takes the edge off of the bright light with a barely-visible tint
• Sleep: removes 100% of blue light and may help promote healthy sleep when worn before bedtime
• Contrast HEV™: may bring greater visual contrast and comfort for screens and bright light
• FL-Sun™: enhanced outdoor protection—the best sunglasses lens you've ever tried | polarized | two lens strengths available

How to Choose a Lens Strength

For lenses that offer multiple strengths, our standard strength tint is most popular. The overall tint of the lens is 35%. It balances protection from the most problematic wavelengths of light with a lens that is comfortable to wear.

If you know light bothers you a lot, our extra strength tint may be a good option. For people who require even more protection, we offer max strength, though we generally recommend starting with a lighter tint first.

Note, if you are living with photosensitive epilepsy, we recommend adding TheraSpecs Z-Blue™ in max strength to your light management toolkit in order to filter the harsh wavelengths from flashing or strobing lights and/or repeating patterns.

Whatever tint strength you choose, please let us know if it doesn’t meet your needs. We make exchanging for a lighter or darker tint easy!