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The AO manufacturing process marries craft and engineering to create iconic eyewear.

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Lens Technology

Where Clarity
Meets Quality

AO’s suite of globally sourced lenses offer precise optics, fine-tuned for your lifestyle. Learn which material, color, and polarization option best suits you.

Materials

SkyMaster™ Lenses

Glass lenses are the gold standard for optics, offering superior clarity for the closest thing to your natural vision. Originally developed for pilots, SkyMaster™ is AO’s premium lens option for distortion-free vision and is available polarized or non-polarized.

AOLite™ Lenses

AOLite™ is crafted from high-quality nylon for a lightweight, impact-resistant lens that offers increased comfort without sacrificing on optics. Hard-coated to protect from scratches, AOLite™ is an excellent alternative to glass lenses and is available polarized or non-polarized.

Colors

True-Tone™ Green

Green sun lenses provide true color perception for natural vision. True-Tone™ Green is chromatically tuned to optimize optics.

Cosmetan™ Brown

Brown sun lenses amplify contrast and provide warmth. Cosmetan™ Brown is chromatically tuned to optimize optics.

True-Color™ Gray

Gray sun lenses reduce eye fatigue in bright light conditions and are the color of choice for many pilots. True-Color™ Gray is chromatically tuned to optimize optics.

AO SkyMaster™ Lenses

True-Color™ Gray Glass Polarized

AO AOLite™ Lenses

True-Color™ Gray Nylon Polarized

AO SkyMaster™ Lenses

True-Tone™ Green Glass Polarized

AO AOLite™ Lenses

True-Tone™ Green Nylon Polarized

AO SkyMaster™ Lenses

Cosmetan™ Brown Glass Polarized

AO AOLite™ Lenses

Cosmetan™ Brown Glass Polarized

SkyMaster™ glass lenses offer superior clarity and scratch resistance. Chromatically tuned True-Color™ gray tint reduces eye fatigue in bright light conditions. Lens Filter Category: 3

100% UVA/UVB protection
Anti-reflective backside coating
Oleophobic smudge-resistant coating
Impact-resistant (ANSI Z80.3)
Scratch-resistant material* and hardcoat
Distortion-free for optical clarity*

AO Polarized Enhanced contrast
AO Polarized Glare-free vision

AOLite™ lenses are extremely lightweight and impact resistant. Chromatically tuned True-Color™ gray tint reduces eye fatigue in bright light conditions. Lens Filter Category: 3

100% UVA/UVB protection
Anti-reflective backside coating
Oleophobic smudge-resistant coating
Impact-resistant (ANSI Z80.3)
Scratch-resistant material and hardcoat
Lightweight for comfort

AO Polarized Enhanced contrast
AO Polarized Glare-free vision

SkyMaster™ glass lenses offer superior clarity and scratch resistance. Chromatically tuned True-Tone™ green tint provides true color perception for natural vision. Lens Filter Category: 3

100% UVA/UVB protection
Anti-reflective backside coating
Oleophobic smudge-resistant coating
Impact-resistant (ANSI Z80.3)
Scratch-resistant material and hardcoat
Distortion-free for optical clarity

AO Polarized Enhanced contrast
AO Polarized Glare-free vision

AOLite™ lenses are extremely lightweight and impact resistant. Chromatically tuned True-Tone™ green tint provides true color perception for natural vision. Lens Filter Category: 3

100% UVA/UVB protection
Anti-reflective backside coating
Oleophobic smudge-resistant coating
Impact-resistant (ANSI Z80.3)
Scratch-resistant hardcoat
Lightweight for comfort

AO Polarized Enhanced contrast
AO Polarized Glare-free vision

SkyMaster™ Glass lenses offer superior clarity and scratch resistance. Chromatically tuned Cosmetan™ brown tint amplifies contrast and provides warmth. Lens Filter Category: 2

100% UVA/UVB protection
Anti-reflective backside coating
Oleophobic smudge-resistant coating
Impact-resistant (ANSI Z80.3)
Scratch-resistant hardcoat
Distortion-free for optical clarity

AO Polarized Enhanced contrast
AO Polarized Glare-free vision

AOLite™ lenses are extremely lightweight and impact resistant. Chromatically tuned Cosmetan™ brown tint amplifies contrast and provides warmth. Lens Filter Category: 2

100% UVA/UVB protection
Anti-reflective backside coating
Oleophobic smudge-resistant coating
Impact-resistant (ANSI Z80.3)
Scratch-resistant hardcoat
Lightweight for comfort

AO Polarized Enhanced contrast
AO Polarized Glare-free vision

Without

With

True-Color™ Gray Glass Polarized

True-Color™ Gray Nylon Polarized

True-Tone™ Green Glass Polarized

True-Tone™ Green Nylon Polarized

Cosmetan™ Brown Glass Polarized

Polarized

Polarized lenses reduce extra bright light glares and hazy vision. An option that offers superior clarity and eye protection

Understand Your Lens

TV 80-100%

Sunglasses with light lens colors. Very limited reduction of sunlight. >80% transmittance of sunlight. Lens Filter Category: 0

TV 43-80%

Sunglasses with light lens colors. Limited reduction of sunlight. 43-80% transmittance of sunlight. Lens Filter Category: 1

TV 18-43%

Sunglasses for general use. Good reduction of sunlight. 18-43% transmittance of sunlight. Lens Filter Category: 2

TV 8-18%

Sunglasses for general use. High reduction of sunlight. 8-18% transmittance of sunlight. Lens Filter Category: 3

TV 3-8%

Very high reduction of sunlight. Very dark sunglasses for special use. Not suitable for driving and road use. 3-8% transmittance of sunlight. Lens Filter Category: 4

Wear a Piece of History

It’s no coincidence that AO Sunwear was the choice of US presidents, the first on the moon, and has been immortalized in Hollywood history

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American Craft

The AO manufacturing process marries craft and engineering to create iconic eyewear.

Where Clarity Meets Quality

Materials

Colors

AO SkyMaster™ Lenses

AO AOLite™ Lenses

AO SkyMaster™ Lenses

AO AOLite™ Lenses

AO SkyMaster™ Lenses

AO AOLite™ Lenses

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