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Will Anti-Reflective Coatings Rub Off My Lenses?

POSTED ON August 25, 2009

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I was in our Anderson vision center the other day and I heard a patient as one of our opticians if she could rub off the anti-reflective (AR) coating on her lenses.  She had heard from someone that she shouldn’t get AR because it would rub and peel off and ruin her lenses. Being around eye doctors and in our Dr. Tavel Family Eye Care offices, I hear all kinds of rumors and myths about eye care and products, specifically glasses and lenses.  This is one ...

I was in our Anderson vision center the other day and I heard a patient as one of our opticians if she could rub off the anti-reflective (AR) coating on her lenses.  She had heard from someone that she shouldn’t get AR because it would rub and peel off and ruin her lenses.

Being around eye doctors and in our Dr. Tavel Family Eye Care offices, I hear all kinds of rumors and myths about eye care and products, specifically glasses and lenses.  This is one myth that at one point might have been true years ago.  The reality is that AR coatings have come a long way in terms of the technology that is used to create this coating.  The current process is that the AR is put on the lens through a process of stacks so there are multiple layers of coatings that go on the lens, making it very resistant to wear and tear.  In addition, most manufacturers of AR coatings will test their lenses with thousands of rub cycles back and forth to make sure the lens will stand up to cleaning and wear and tear.

So if you are staying away from an Anti-Reflective lens coating because you are afraid it is going to rub off, then you are staying away for the wrong reason.  And if you want to buy the best eye glasses possible, then you will want to make sure AR is part of the package.

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