Sports media channels lit up recently when Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert was seen sporting red-tinted contact lenses during training camp. “They’re like sunglasses,” Herbert told reporters. “I didn’t have to squint nearly as much… When I stepped into the huddle, I think some of the guys were a little surprised. Think they were like, ‘Oh, we’re gonna score.’”
What Herbert was wearing? ALTIUS® Amber Performance-Tinted Contact Lenses. Precision-engineered with patents-pending Light Architecture™ technology, these single-use lenses are rapidly becoming the go-to visual enhancement for elite athletes in dynamic, light-intensive environments. Developed by the same inventors as Nike MaxSight, these lenses are the Next Generation.
Football is fast, dynamic, and filled with visual challenges, glare, inconsistent lighting, and high-speed motion. ALTIUS® Amber lenses are optimized for exactly these conditions. With 50% visible light transmission, they deliver:
Some have questioned whether performance-tinted contact lenses provide an unfair edge. The answer is simple: NO. Based on 25+ years of university research with athletes, and being FDA Approved, ALTIUS® Lenses are available to everyone, whether or not they wear a vision correction, to provide improved visual comfort, clarity and contrast. As elite athletes like Justin Herbert seek every edge, it’s no surprise more are turning to this next-gen light management solution.
Herbert’s choice didn’t go unnoticed. Major sports outlets like NFL.com, ESPN, Yahoo! Sports, The Sporting News, Chargers.com and others all reported on his red-tinted lenses, spotlighting their visual impact on-field.
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