Give your customers complete UV defence in clear plastic lenses, supporting the health of their eyes and their sight. Every clear plastic ZEISS lens, apart from CT25, S728 and Aphal RS 22, includes full UV protection up to 400nm as standard, matching the level you would get from high-quality sunglasses.
As an eye care professional, you work to match lenses to what each customer needs, and keeping their eyes healthy is part of that. ZEISS lenses take care of UV defence for you. Every one of our clear plastic lenses blocks UV rays up to 400nm, so your customers’ eyes stay protected whatever their prescription.
A second anti-reflective layer on the inside of the lens cuts down the amount of UV light bouncing back toward the eye. It comes standard on every lens with DuraVision® Plus coatings.
The International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and many health bodies set 400 nm as the benchmark for proper UV protection.
Around 40% of the UV radiation in daylight falls at wavelengths that are not fully blocked by materials advertised as “100% UV protection” but that only filter up to 380nm.
By the time we turn 20, we have already taken in as much as half of the UV exposure we will accumulate by age 60.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), about one in five cataracts is caused or worsened by UV radiation.
This many new cases of eye cancer are diagnosed in the UK every year.
This share of the face is commonly left uncovered when people apply sunscreen, with the eyelids and the bridge of the nose the spots most often overlooked.
UV rays are there all day and all year, in summer and winter, under bright sun and under cloud cover alike.
That makes the need for protection universal. Customers can put on sunscreen to look after their skin, but they have very few ways to shield their eyes from harmful UV.
People are receiving more UV radiation because of ozone loss and climate change, which affect how much reaches the ground. Longer lives and changing lifestyles also mean more leisure time spent in environments with intense UV. This affects the eyes, so eye care professionals need to go past ordinary UV lens coatings to give their customers better protection.
Unfortunately, not every lens fully shields the eyes and the skin around them. About 40% of the UV in daylight sits at wavelengths that materials advertised as “100% UV protection” don’t completely block, since many of them only filter up to 380nm.
ICNIRP (the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection) and many health bodies set 400nm as the standard for UV protection. ZEISS has built its lens range around those guidelines so that both the recommendations and premium protection levels are met. With UVProtect Technology, clear ZEISS plastic lenses go further than the accepted standard, blocking harmful UV rays up to 400nm, which is the same level premium sunglasses offer.
Some UV reaches the eye indirectly, coming in from the sides or bouncing off the back of the lens. To stop that light reflecting into the eye, ZEISS DuraVision Plus coatings include UV protection on the back surface as standard. Together with the front, this gives customers the complete UV protection they need.
Trials with wearers and customer feedback both point to strong satisfaction with UVProtect Technology from ZEISS.
Of people who wear glasses, this share are happy with both the clarity and the look of ZEISS UVProtect Lenses.
Nearly all consumers believe clear lenses with sunglass-level UV protection would be a good thing to have.
