Compositions including a combination of (meth)acryloyl-terminated monomers and oligomers prepared by co-reacting reactants having active hydrogen groups with an acrylating agent are disclosed. Polymerizates formed using the combinations of (meth)acryloyl-terminated monomers and oligomers exhibit a high hardness, excellent thermomechanical properties, and a high refractive index. The compositions can be used to fabricate optical components.

The invention provides a machine for manufacturing an ophthalmic article molded by casting and having a straight peripheral edge, comprising a mold assembly (2) having first and second molding shells (10, 13) provided with first and second predetermined molding surfaces (12, 14) and facing to each other, an adhesive tape member (20) joining said shells for forming a molding cavity (8), having a Young's modulus greater than 200 MPa and a maximum shear stress smaller than 0.05 MPa when measured at a temperature of polymerization of a molding material, and also configured to form a peripheral case of the mold assembly in which said first molding shell is able to be displaced relative to the second molding shell without affecting an intermediate portion (22) of the adhesive tape member which define said cavity, and a filling aperture formed in said adhesive tape member for introducing by casting said material into said cavity for forming the article.

A method for producing a molding mold for use in the production of a spectacle lens in which a minute protrusion is formed on one surface thereof includes preparing a master mold that has a base material and a coating portion coating the base material and having a surface formed into a shape corresponding to the shape of the one surface of the spectacle lens; cutting a recess corresponding to the protrusion into the surface of the coating portion; producing a transfer mold by performing electroforming on the coating portion in which the recess has been cut, the transfer mold having a surface that is complementary to the surface of the coating portion; and producing a first mold by performing electroforming on the surface of the transfer mold, the first mold having a surface that is complementary to the surface of the transfer mold.

A method for producing a spectacle lens 2 including a base portion 2 that is made of a resin material and includes a convex object-side face and a concave eyeball-side face, and an optical element 12 that is made of a material different from the material for forming the base portion and is embedded in the base portion, is described. The method includes: arranging an optical element in a cavity 28 of a mold including a first mold part 20 and a second mold part 24 that can be opened and closed; introducing a resin material for forming a base portion of the spectacle lens into the cavity of the mold; obtaining the spectacle lens by curing the resin material that is a resin for forming the base portion; disassembling the mold; and detaching the spectacle lens from the mold.

A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for molding a plastic lens having a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on a surface of the substrate. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes an acrylic copolymer having a functional group and a crosslinking agent capable of reacting with the functional group; the acrylic copolymer has a weight-average molecular weight (M.sub.w) of 1,100,000 or more and a molecular-weight polydispersity (M.sub.w/M.sub.n) of 10.0 or less; the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has an elution percentage of 48.0% or less when immersed for two hours in toluene the temperature of which being adjusted to 80° C.; the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape exhibits a shift length of 0.15 mm or more and 0.50 mm or less after 800 minutes in a creep test; and the plastic lens has a refractive index of 1.59 or more.

A process for producing a plastic lens includes a step of stirring and mixing a solution including a polymerization reactive compound in a preparation tank; a step of transferring the polymerizable composition obtained in the step from the preparation tank to a lens casting mold; a step of curing the polymerizable composition; and a step of obtaining a plastic lens molded product by separating the obtained resin from the lens casting mold. The step of transferring the polymerizable composition includes a step of re-mixing the polymerizable composition discharged from the preparation tank and injecting the polymerizable composition into the lens casting mold.

A deflashing machine (100) including a lens-mold-assembly-rotation mechanism (110) having a coaxially aligned first and second rotary parts (112, 114). The first and second rotary parts (1112, 114) being operable for holding the lens-mold-assembly (102) therebetween, and rotatable about a common axis (113). The machine further includes a deflashing mechanism (120) having a first blade (130) and a second blade (140) disposed at a first radial position and a second radial position from the common axis (113) respectively. The first blade (130) having a trimming edge (132) parallel to the common axis (113) for engaging a circumferential surface of the lens-mold-assembly (102) held between the first rotary part (112) and the second rotary part (114). The second blade (140) having a trimming edge (142) radially aligned with respect to the common axis (113) for engaging a convex surface (106) or a concave surface (101) of the lens-mold-assembly (102) held between the first rotary part (112) and the second rotary part (114).

A method of manufacturing a plastic lens includes first heating of a lens preform, disposing the lens preform in a molding apparatus, second heating of the lens preform, pressing the lens preform with the molding apparatus, and cooling the molding apparatus.

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.

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.