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ZEISS SmartLife Young lenses

The big solution for little customers.

Children constantly grow and change, and so do their visual needs.  ZEISS Single Vision SmartLife Young lenses are specifically designed to consider the age, anatomy, lifestyle and visual needs of growing children from 6-19 years in a digitally-immersive world. It also gives ZEISS' best optical performance for hyperopic and myopic children.

  • Optimised for young people's visual needs
  • Considers changing age-specific anatomy in lens design
  • Comes standard with full UV protection
  • Various lens treatments and add-ons are available as bundle packages

#ExpertTalk: Why kids need lenses to meet their ever-evolving needs

Dr Jennifer Tsai, a New York-based OD takes an in-depth look at SmartLife Young lenses. She gives her honest opinion about the new "kid on the block" at ZEISS.

Learn what young customers need

This product overview reviews why ZEISS Single Vision SmartLife Young lenses are suited to children's visual needs.

ZEISS SmartView 2.0 technology

Powered by the age specific parameters of growing children

  • Smart Dynamic Optics by ZEISS

    Kids and teens have a shorter near vision distance than adults which is related to their age. The 3D object model in ZEISS Single Vision SmartLife Young lenses is adapted to this unique visual characteristic of your younger customers.

  • Luminance Design® 2.0 technology by ZEISS

    Pupil diameter changes along with a constantly growing child. ZEISS Luminance Design 2.0 technology takes this into consideration.

  • Dynamic AgeFit® technology by ZEISS

    This technology uses dynamic position of wear data to incorporate the changing anatomy of children in the lens calculation.

Designed for busy (little) lifestyles

  • Protected from the sun: With full UV protection up to 400 nm in all ZEISS plastic lenses.
  • Safer screen time: 50% of potentially harmful blue light is blocked by ZEISS BlueGuard material.2
  • Carefree playtime: ZEISS DuraVision Kids coating is 3 times more scratch resistant.3
  • Supports an indoor-outdoor lifestyle: Can be customised with ZEISS PhotoFusion X, the latest photochromic lens technology, which tints the clear lens to sunglasses-level darkness outdoors in seconds.

Ready, set, go!

Take your practice to the next level with the new ZEISS Single Vision SmartLife Young lenses, available from 1 April 2023.

Check out the product fact sheet, VISUSTORE and our price list for more information.


  • 1

    Qualitative analyses by Technology & Innovation, Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH, DE 2022.

  • 2

    Measurements and calculations based on the BVB (Blue-Violet-Blocking) metric. Analyses by Technology and Innovation, Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH, DE 2020.  

  • 3

    Compared to hardcoated ZEISS lenses. Data on file. Qualitative analyses by Technology and Innovation, Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH, DE 2021.