Anti-reflective coatings reflect ultraviolet radiation

Optometry

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 143-148

  Citek, Karl ^a  

^a PACIFIC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti reflective coating; Lens reflections; Reflectance; Transmittance; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; EYE; HUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; SPECTACLES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; EYE; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 41649107896     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2007.08.019     Document Type: Article

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