UV Protection

UV and AR 

Listed web resources concerning UV and AR coatings

  • Journal of the American Optometric Association

Anti-reflective coatings reflect ultraviolet radiation
Karl Citek
Optometry (St. Louis, Mo.) 1 March 2008 (volume 79 issue 3 Pages 143-148 DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2007.08.019) http://www.optometryjaoa.com/article/S1529-1839(07)00577-5/abstract

 

Allentown Optical Work in Progress Reporting System

Reports Sent using Fax or Email

Internet Faxing is simply using the Internet to send you Work in Process reports instead of using a fax machine or fax modem. Since it is web based, Allentown Optical can send you emails and faxes anytime, anywhere. All reports are emailed faxed at the end of the day. This feature needs to be set up at the lab, call 610-433-5269 or http://www.allentownoptical.com/contact-us-2/

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Allentown Optical Account's Work in Progress

Allentown Optical Account’s Work in Progress

Another option for checking your work is to use our Lens Order Status Site. This data is updated every 30 minutes. You will need to supply your username and password after using this link Lens Order Status

 Log in Page

Work in progress log in page

Work in progress log in page

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Live Work in Progress

Live Work in Progress

 

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ALLENTOWN OPTICAL PARTNERS WITH LEYBOLD OPTICS; ADD’S FULL SERVICE, ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING LAB



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ALLENTOWN OPTICAL PARTNERS WITH LEYBOLD OPTICS; ADD’S FULL SERVICE, ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING LAB

Leybold Optics, USA announces that Allentown Optical has acquired state-of-the-art Anti-Reflective coating technology, specifically a CCSII A/R coating machine & premium A/R coating processes.  The acquisition of this equipment and technology from Leybold

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Allentown Optical Corp.’s Premier AR Facility

Allentown Optical Corp. has installed state of the art AR equipment from  Leybold Optics.

Mike Sprague loads CCS AR dome

Mike Sprague checks CCS parameters

Joe Felker loads CCS AR recipe

Joe Felker at quality control

AR Room

AR Room

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Checking Prism on a Progressive Lens

prism reference point

Taken from from http://www.zeiss.com web site:

For a progressive power lens or semifinished lens blank, that point on the front surface stipulated by the manufacturer at which the prismatic effect of the finished lens is determinde. NOTE: The prism measured is the resultant of prescribed prism

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Refraction Index of Various Substances

In 1621, a Dutch physicist named Willebrord Snell (1591-1626), derived the relationship between the different angles of light as it passes from one transperent medium to another. When light passes from one transparent medium to another, it bends according to Snell’s law which states: that the angle of refraction is related to the

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Wrap Prescription Sunglasses

There is high demand for sunwear in wrap form; it is estimated that as many as 25% of the prescription market is dispensed in highly curved lenses. Besides looking cool, wrap sunwear also provides better wind, dust, and sun protection than other lenses since they fit close and reduce light leak. However, the lens position

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Transposition

Transposing a Rx prescription is simply converting the prescription from minus cylinder notation to plus cylinder notation. The optical properties of the prescription remain the same.

Procedure: 1) Add the cylinder power to the sphere power to arrive at the new sphere power.

2) Change the sign of the cylinder power.

3) Add or subtract

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Trivex for Kids

It is that time of year when we start thinking about back to school and children’s eyewear. And we do not think about kids’ eyewear without thinking about lens materials. The standard lens material for years has been polycarbonate. Seven years ago we had a newcomer to the lens material arena. In 2001, Trivex hit

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