Wiley X WX Omega Captivate Polarized Green Mirror

The darkest lens in the Omega range, with a camouflage frame. Twelve percent transmission compared to fifteen percent for other versions.

What these three points change

A VLT of 12% versus 15% is not a minor detail over prolonged exposure: it's one-fifth less light. This is the version to choose for the brightest light conditions – mid-summer, reflection on water, snow, or sand.

In average light, however, it will be too dark, whereas the 15% smoked version remains usable.

The green mirrored lens

The mirrored finish reflects a portion of the incident light before it enters the lens: filtering happens in two stages. From the outside, the eyes are not visible.

The green tint absorbs the spectrum homogeneously, which preserves color perception despite the darkening.

The Kryptek Neptune frame

A camouflage pattern, where the rest of the Omega range is plain black.

What Captivate technology offers

Captivate lenses are polarized, but Wiley X doesn't stop there: the brand boasts truer colors and sharper details, in addition to the glare reduction inherent in polarization.

Polarization eliminates light reflected by flat surfaces - water, car hoods, windows, wet roads - without darkening the rest of the scene. A merely tinted lens, on the other hand, darkens both the reflection and the target in the same proportions.

HEV protection, in addition to UV

Beyond 100% UVA and UVB, these lenses also filter HEV light - the high-energy blue-violet band, located just after ultraviolet in the visible spectrum.

This is a protection that most ballistic glasses do not claim, and it concerns the part of the spectrum to which we are exposed all day, not just in bright sunlight.

The lens and its coating

Unbreakable Selenite polycarbonate, extruded, cut, then heat-formed. The hard T-Shell coating is scratch-resistant, anti-reflective, and oleophobic.

This last property is rarely mentioned yet very practical: an oleophobic surface repels greasy substances. Fingerprints and sunscreen wipe off instead of smudging - which makes all the difference on a lens handled with dirty hands.

The frame

Reinforced frame and temples injection-molded from Triloid nylon, anatomically shaped for prolonged wear. The material makes them both lightweight and very resistant.

Rubber elements at the temple tips reduce fatigue and increase grip.

Standards declared by the manufacturer

ANSI Z87.1+ and EN 166 F.