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FIGHTING PERFORMANCE KILLERS: THE STORY OF HYDROPHOBIC COATING
We have Customers who love sport and other outdoor activities like cycling, running, hiking and fishing. Even the world’s
best lenses can’t do their job if they’re coated with water, oil or dust. A hydrophobic coating on the lens:
Prevents moisture build up, so rain and perspiration won’t leave streaks that can compromise their vision. It repels oil, making
it easier to keep lenses clean. Skin oils, fingerprints and lotions are easily wiped away without leaving residue, so you
won’t get that blurring film common to ordinary lenses.
Prevents dirt, dust and other particles from clinging to the lens. A lens can
carry a static electrical charge that acts like a magnet for airborne particles.
The hydrophobic coating eliminates the charge, so particles aren’t attracted
to the lens surface.
REFLECTING THE LIGHT: THE STORY OF MIRROR COATING
A thin chemical coating is placed on the outside of the lens creating a mirror
effect which literally bounces light back away from the eyes. So when your
Customer is walking along a white sandy beach on a sunny day and looks across
the sea at the surfers, the glare is completely blocked but he can still easily see
the surfers in the distance.
BEHIND THE LENS: THE STORY OF ANTI-REFLECTIVE (AR) COATING
Unfortunately for your Customer, there’s also a glare being reflected from
the sand behind him. A metallic oxide coating on the inside of the lens stops
light from bouncing off the inside of the lens and into the eye and because
it has a blue tint, it’s easy for you to identify which products have this. The
AR treatment can be used together with the mirror coating for glare
protection and to ensure your Customer won’t miss anything, whether on
the beach or in the sea.
SUNSCREEN FOR YOUR EYES: THE STORY OF ULTRA-VIOLET (UV) PROTECTION
You can’t see ultraviolet light, but like the taxman and the secrets you haven’t ever told anyone, you know it’s there.
Every time you lather up in sunscreen, lather your lips in lip balm, or throw on a hat before going out, you do so because you’re
trying to protect yourself from the piercing sunlight that burns your skin and, if ignored, can cause cancer. For you and your
Customers, sliding on a pair of Polarised sunglasses should be an important part of any sun protection routine. The lenses are
coated with a special extremely thin plastic film which blocks 100% of all ultraviolet light –UVA, UVB, UVC… all of it.
Moreover, in case your Customers ask you what the A, B & C means: UVA has long wavelengths, UVB has medium
wavelengths and UVC has short wavelengths. Your eye has cells
which absorb UV light, and too much can cause damage to the retina,
cornea and lens. So if your Customer wants to avoid eye damage
such as cataracts or early ageing of the skin around the eye, they
need protection.
At Sunglass Hut, all the sunglasses we offer our Customers offer 100%
protection from all three bands of UV Rays, in compliance with the major
international standards.
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