Lens ya Photochromic ntabwo ikosora neza iyerekwa gusa, ahubwo inarwanya ibyangiritse kumaso biturutse kumirasire ya UV. Indwara nyinshi zamaso, nka macula degeneration yimyaka, pterygium, cataract ya senile nizindi ndwara zamaso zifitanye isano itaziguye nimirasire ya ultraviolet, bityo lens fotochromic irashobora kurinda amaso kurwego runaka.
Lens ya Photochromic irashobora guhindura itumanaho ryumucyo binyuze mumabara ya lens, kugirango ijisho ryumuntu rishobora kumenyera ihinduka ryumucyo wibidukikije, kugabanya umunaniro ugaragara no kurinda amaso.