The present invention provides a method for producing an optical film excellent in anti-fouling properties and scratch resistance as well as anti-reflection properties. The method includes the steps of: (1) applying a lower layer resin and an upper layer resin; (2) forming a resin layer having the uneven structure on a surface thereof by pressing a mold against the lower layer resin and the upper layer resin from the upper layer resin side in the state where the applied lower layer resin and upper layer resin are stacked; and (3) curing the resin layer, the lower layer resin containing at least one kind of first monomer that contains no fluorine atoms, the upper layer resin containing a fluorine-containing monomer and at least one kind of second monomer that contains no fluorine atoms, at least one of the first monomer and the second monomer containing a compatible monomer that is compatible with the fluorine-containing monomer and being dissolved in the lower layer resin and the upper layer resin.

A method for producing a polarizing lens having a high luminous transmittance and degree of polarization with astigmatism kept low, and a polarizing film and a polarizing lens. The method for producing a polarizing lens includes: contracting a polarizing film at a maximum rate of contraction of 14% or more and 30% or less under moist conditions; processing the polarizing film into a curve; drying the polarizing film; providing a mold having a cavity in which the polarizing film is placed in the inside; injecting a curable composition into the cavity; curing the curable composition to obtain a polarizing lens in which the polarizing film is placed in the inside; and annealing the polarizing lens.

According to the present invention, provided is a polymerizable composition for an optical material including: at least one amine compound (A) selected from a compound (a1) represented by Formula (1) and a compound (a2) represented by Formula (2); an iso(thio)cyanate compound (B) which contains two or more iso(thio)cyanate groups; and a polythiol compound (C) which contains a dithiol compound (c1) containing two mercapto groups and a polythiol compound (c2) containing three or more mercapto groups. ##STR00001##

An optical article (1) is disclosed, comprising: —a base lens substrate (10), having a front surface (101) and a back surface (102), —an abrasion resistant coating (20) covering at least one of said front surface and said back surface, the abrasion resistant coating (20) having a first surface (21, 22) at the interface with the base lens substrate and a second surface (22,21) opposite the first, and —at least one optical element (30) protruding from one of the first and second surfaces of said abrasion resistant coating, said optical element being composed of a material adapted to form an abrasion resistant coating.

The present disclosure includes optical articles comprising a lens having first and second lens surfaces and a protective layer having first and second protective surfaces that is coupled to the lens such that the first protective surface is disposed on the second lens surface. The optical article can comprise a plurality of convex or concave optical elements defined on the second lens surface or the first protective surface. The protective layer can have a maximum thickness larger than a maximum height of each of the optical elements such that the protective layer encapsulates the optical elements.

A liquid crystal dimming film includes two substrates, two conductive layers, two free radical resisting layers and a liquid crystal layer. After the two conductive layers are electrically conducted, the electric field generated by the conductive layer can change the liquid crystal light transmission state of the liquid crystal layer. In addition, the free radical resisting layers are coated and photo-cured on both surfaces of the liquid crystal layer respectively. When the two liquid crystal layers are situated in a lighting environment, the free radical resisting layer can capture the free radicals produced by the liquid crystal layer to prevent the free radicals from affecting the conductive layer, thereby maintaining good photoelectric properties of the conductive layer.

An ophthalmic lens including a substrate-independent adhesive primer for joining a functional element to a lens substrate. In particular, the ophthalmic lens includes at least one polymerized lens substrate including at least one thermoset monomer, a functional component including at least one thermoplastic layer, a surface of the at least one thermoplastic layer facing the polymerized lens substrate, and a primer coating deposited onto the surface of the at least one thermoplastic film facing the polymerized lens substrate.

Provided are a reflective sheet including a cholesteric liquid crystal layer and having excellent reflection wavelength range, diffuse reflectivity, reflectivity, hardness, and scratch resistance; and a transfer film for a reflective sheet that is used for the reflective sheet. The reflective sheet includes a substrate, an adhesive layer, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, and a hard coat layer in this order, in which in a cross-section of the cholesteric liquid crystal layer observed, at least a part of bright portions and dark portions has a flapping structure, the cholesteric liquid crystal layer has a pitch gradient structure in which a helical pitch changes in a thickness direction, and the helical pitch on the adhesive layer side is larger than that on the hard coat layer side.

A method of making a customized lens includes providing a first substrate having a first surface, the first surface being a non-flat surface; placing an optical film in contact with the first surface; bringing a layer of a first material into contact with the optical film; and curing the layer of the first material to form a lens. The optical film has a lower surface roughness than the first surface.

Method and composition for switchable panels are disclosed. Switchable films are placed between glass and liquid resin is injected between the glass and cured. The panels may be used for a wide variety of applications.