I have to get mine from a low vision center and they’re a very dark green gray. If you can get to a low vision store or center and try out some lens colours that’s the best thing to do. The kind of lenses we need usually aren’t available to the general public. If not that, I’ve heard good things about welders goggles.

I find that the dark greenish polarized are working best for me.

I have albanism and have had to wear sunglasses of some sort my whole life. One thing I have learned is that you have to know your color. I always thought the grey ones were best for me because they seem to block the most light, but it turns out that I do better with the brown ones as they are better at filtering out light scatter.



If you don't need prescription glasses, you don't need anything expensive, so you could get a few cheap pairs and see what works for you. If you do need prescription, it's a bit more involved. You can get surrounds that go on over your glasses and wrap around the sides to block light from all angles or prescription sports goggles. I get a brand called Clips that are prescription lenses that come with a clip on sunglasses. I find that this is less expensive than purchasing a separate pair of prescription sunglasses.



When I was younger, I was made to wear transition lenses, which are supposed to get lighter indoors and darker outdoors. I did not find these to be a good solution. They often did not lighten enough indoors and wouldn't darken enough when in a car. The technology may have improved by now, but, when I ask about it, I get mixed reviews that sound a lot like they haven't really improved much.

I also have advanced keratoconus and I am also photophobic :) I wear special custom dark contact lenses on my eyeballs, and on my face I wear "Clic Goggles" with custom lenses. The goggles are fantastic: the cover the whole eye socket and they drape around my neck when I'm not wearing them.

Personally, it all comes down to the level of tint you need. I require a 60 % tint, but you might require more or less than me. It's totally worth going to an optician or an eye doctor to test out different tints and see how they work for you. You can then get lenses made up in your prescription, assuming you still have some usable vision.

I got mine from Amazon. $19. Very dark and if I break them I don’t feel bad about it.

I’m extremely sensitive to UV light, so I wear 100% protection. I have a $300 Oakleys sunglasses, but it doesn’t wrap around and block side-angles.

Instead I recommend this sports sunglasses. It is also 100%, but way more comfy. They usually provide extra lenses too! My pair was $70.

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