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anti-reflection coating 

A thin film of transparent material, usually a metallic fluoride (e.g. magnesium fluoride), deposited on the surface of a lens which increases transmission and reduces surface reflection. Abbreviated: AR coating. Syn. anti-reflection film. See coating; Fresnel's formula; ghost image; coated lens.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
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The Scopz lenses are polycarbonate for impact resistance and have a high-tech anti-reflective coating they call "ET" which is quite remarkable.
Choose an anti-reflective coating that allows light to pass through the lens.
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It is also used in the optics industry for an anti-reflective coating to improve efficiency of the lens.
Each lens has a [MgF.sub.2] anti-reflective coating, which offers maximum transmission from 400-700nm.
The Digital Inside Technology of EnergizeMe "supports the wearer's visual behaviour in the digital world, while the DuraVision BlueProtect anti-reflective coating protects the eyes from blue light emitted from smartphone and tablet screens, as well as energy-saving lightbulbs," says Zeiss.
This goes well with the stable, double-domed sapphire glass with scratchproof anti-reflective coating. As a result, the UNO Titan is one of the lightest and highest quality quartz watches on the market.
The lens also has a Zeiss T* anti-reflective coating, which helps to reduce reflections and lens flare for rich, contrast and vibrant pictures.
It is designed to support applications in the most aggressive environments, suitable for temperatures ranging between -40 to 55 degrees Celsius (-40 to 131 degrees Fahrenheit) with an anti-reflective coating that eliminates glare from the sun.
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