The effect of multiple antireflective coatings and center thickness on resistance of polycarbonate spectacle lenses to penetration by pointed missiles

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 964-969

  Chou, B Ralph ^a   Gupta, Alina ^a   Hovis, Jeffery K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antireflection; Coatings; Impact resistance; Lenses; Polycarbonate; Puncture; Scratch resistant

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; IMPACT RESISTANCE; LENSES; MISSILES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PLASTIC LENSES; POLYCARBONATES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

ANTIREFLECTION; MINIMUM ANGLE OF RESOLUTION; PUNCTURE; SCRATCH-RESISTANT;

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS;

ALUMINUM; POLYCARBONATE;

ARTICLE; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; INDUSTRY; MATERIAL COATING; NEEDLE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; SCRATCHING; THICKNESS; VELOCITY;

COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; EYE INJURIES; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENT;

EID: 28844474869     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.opx.0000187846.82423.94     Document Type: Article

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