Flying Eyes Optics and Cambium have partnered to bring specialized laser eye protection to flight decks.
Laser strikes remain a significant hazard to aviation safety. Pilots reported 10,994 laser strikes to the FAA in 2025, and the agency has documented more than 330 pilot injuries since tracking began in 2010.
Cambium’s lens technology, developed on its SentinelOps platform, uses a precision notch filter that attenuates 532nm green laser light at an optical density of 2.5+, reducing exposure below the eye injury threshold while preserving the visible spectrum, according to company officials. The lenses maintain color acuity so cockpit instruments, avionics, and navigation displays remain visible during arrival and departure phases.
“Laser strikes don’t need to cause permanent injury to create a serious safety risk. A few seconds of flash blindness or glare during approach or departure is enough to compromise a pilot’s situational awareness at exactly the wrong moment,” said Kevin Nottage, senior optics products manager at Cambium. “We built this lens so pilots don’t have to choose between protection and performance, they can see their instruments clearly, keep full color vision in the cockpit, and know they’re covered during the flight phases where a strike is most likely to matter.”
The lenses are paired with Flying Eyes frames, which feature 1mm-thick Resilamide temples designed to fit under headsets and helmets without breaking the ear seal.
“Laser strikes are no longer a rare event. They are something professional pilots deal with on a regular basis, and until now there has been no practical protection they could actually wear in the cockpit,” said Dean Siracusa, president and CEO of Flying Eyes Optics. “Cambium solved the lens problem and we solved the frame problem. Together, this is protection pilots will actually use.”
For more information: FlyingEyesOptics.com
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