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Re: UV filtering films

  • From: Paul Talbot <ptww@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: UV filtering films
  • Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 12:48:09 -0700
Greg Erker quoted and wrote:

> >Light Impressions (www.lightimpressionsdirect.com)
> >sells acrylic sheets specifically designed
> >to protect against UV.  "Acrylite OP-3AR" is supposed
> >to filter out 98% of UV radiation.  An 8x10" sheet is $6.95.
> 
>   The Edmund stuff is cheaper if you
> need a lot: $11.25 for 20x24" but
> it only stops 90% of UV (below 390 nm
> they say).  Stock number is H39426.
> 

Anyone have any thoughts on how well the UV coating applied
to eyeglass lenses* works at providing protection?

* often an additional cost option

Paul Talbot