Plastic Plus Debuts Blue/Violet Filter AR coating
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Executive
Director
Robert
Dalton provided a statement on
I
t’s been a long time coming, but for users of today’s digital devices or those
specifically affected by the irritating glare from various light sources —
including LED, Halogen and Fluorescent lighting or HID car headlights —
behalf of the OAC.
”The Opticians Association
there is the new PPS Super-Oleophobic AR + Blue/Violet Filter from Plastic Plus.
of Canada is sympathetic to the
“Our premium PPS Super-Oleophobic + Blue/Violet Filter coating uses
over 200 employees and families
technology provided by and licensed through a global leader in AR Technology,
who are affected by this closure.
and can be applied to any of our hard coated surfaced lenses. As far as cost, the
We feel that it is a direct result of
difference is very minimal,” said Plastic Plus President Paul Faibish. “But for many
the further erosion of the optical
patients, the addition of our new BVF coating can not only improve how well
industry due to globalization.
they view the world today… it could seriously affect how well they will be able
The public demand for lower cost
to view the world in the future.”
goods is a driving factor here.
With the same high quality anti-reflective properties and increased light
This trend is expected to continue
transmission as their other premium AR coatings, the new BVF AR filter blocks
in most sectors as companies
Blue/Violet light from computers, phones or tablet screens and potentially harmful
position themselves to be more
HEV light caused by Fluorescent bulbs and LED devices. It also significantly reduces
competitive in a global economy.
nighttime glare from distracting High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlights — a
Our advice is to buy local and
problem that is worse for older drivers because of their increased intraocular
support local. ”
light scattering, glare sensitivity and photo stress recovery time.
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