Zeiss DuraVision Gold UV

Zeiss Vision Care is launching a new golden anti-reflective coating, Zeiss DuraVision Gold UV, designed for improved clear and hassle-free vision, it said.

In a global survey, Zeiss found maintaining clear vision at all times was the top priority for wearers. Zeiss’ new coating better protects spectacle lenses from all kinds of external factors that compromise clear vision: water drops, grease, dust and dirt, said Volker Gahr, Zeiss senior product manager. “The broad-band, anti-reflective coating system was designed to have a very low reflectance in the blue-light spectrum. This leads to a reduced lens yellowness and excellent clarity, especially in night-time conditions.”

The company is also introducing Zeiss CleanGuard, a new technology with superior oil and water repellence. CleanGuard allows lenses to be cleaned three times as fast as previous Zeiss coatings, said Gahr. “The science behind this is a new molecular formula on the lens surface that significantly increases contact angles of water drops and oil-like substances. Additionally, a patented anti-static layer repels dust and dirt. The benefit: smears and smudges on the lenses can be removed much faster and easier.”

The lens’s multiple densely packed metal oxide layers combined with an extra hard coating means upgraded durability and high-level scratch resistance (a score of 164 for the Bayer industry standard test).