Iilensi zePhotochromic azigcini nje ngokuchanekileyo ukubona, kodwa zikwaxhathisa uninzi lomonakalo wamehlo ovela kwimitha ye-UV. Izifo ezininzi zamehlo, ezifana nokuguga kwe-macular degeneration, i-pterygium, i-senile cataract kunye nezinye izifo zamehlo zihambelana ngokuthe ngqo kwimitha ye-ultraviolet, ngoko iilensi ze-photochromic zinokukhusela amehlo kwinqanaba elithile.
Iilensi zePhotochromic zinokuhlengahlengisa ukuhanjiswa kokukhanya ngokutshintsha kwelensi, ukuze iliso lomntu likwazi ukuziqhelanisa nokutshintsha kokukhanya okungqonge, ukunciphisa ukudinwa okubonakalayo nokukhusela amehlo.