You'll be surprised to see the hazy, bluish clouds jump suddenly into focus, revealing a world of unexpected detail.
Many skiers use amber sunglasses too, to help see detail in white banks of snow.
On this Moment of Science, we'll learn how amber tinted sunglasses make things appear so much sharper. The answer has as more to do with your eyes than it does with the sunglasses. Behind the pupil of your eye is a natural lens like a tiny bag of transparent jello. This lens focuses images on the back of your eyeball the same way a camera's lens focuses images onto film. Unfortunately, even healthy eyes can't focus everything perfectly.