The present invention provides a method for improving visibility of an image display device which is capable of providing an image display device excellent in anti-reflection properties and bright-field contrast even using an optical layered body including a light-transmitting substrate having in-plane birefringence, such as a polyester film. The method of the present invention is a method for improving visibility of an image display device that has an optical layered body including a light-transmitting substrate having in-plane birefringence and an optical functional layer disposed on one surface of the substrate. The method includes the step of disposing the optical layered body such that the slow axis showing a greater refractive index of the light-transmitting substrate is in parallel with the vertical direction of a display screen of the image display device.

The present invention provides a film for thermal compression bonding, which contains a cholesteric liquid crystal layer that is formed by curing a liquid crystal composition including a polymerizable rod-like liquid crystal compound, a chiral agent, and a polymerizable monomer, in which the polymerizable rod-like liquid crystal includes a monofunctional rod-like liquid crystal compound having one polymerizable group and a bifunctional rod-like liquid crystal compound having two polymerizable groups, or two or more bifunctional rod-like liquid crystal compounds having two polymerizable groups, the polymerizable monomer has three or more polymerizable groups, and the polymerizable monomer is contained in an amount of 0.3% by mass to 6.0% by mass with respect to the total mass of the polymerizable rod-like liquid crystal compounds; a method for producing a molded article using the film for thermal compression bonding; and a molded article produced by the production method.

The present invention is to provide a full-frame adhesive anti-fog film structure, comprising: an anti-fog film, which has a front side and a back side opposing the front side; and an adhesive, which is disposed at an edge of the back side and arranged along the edge so as to be frame-shaped. The anti-fog film of the present invention is attachable to a planar, cylindrical or spherical lens through the full frame-shaped adhesive so that not only can the anti-fog film be fully attached to the lens but the full attachment of film also prevents bubbles from forming between the two attached surfaces. Also, an airtight space is formed between the full-frame adhesive anti-fog film structure and the lens to stop heat transfer and prevent fog from being formed, so as to not only provide good vision to users but also reduce the chance that the user will fall prey to an accident if the user's view is blocked.

A process for producing an episulfide compound for an optical material of the present invention includes a step of chlorinating glycerin to obtain dichloropropanol; a step of epoxidizing the dichloropropanol to obtain epichlorohydrin; a step of reacting the epichlorohydrin with a sulfating agent to obtain a bis(chlorohydrin) (di)sulfide compound thought a thiol compound; a step of epoxidizing the bis(chlorohydrin) (di)sulfide compound under basic conditions to obtain an epoxy compound; and a step of reacting the epoxy compound with a sulfating agent to obtain an episulfide compound represented by following General Formula (1): ##STR00001## wherein, in the formula, n represents 0 or 1.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a polarizing plate, the method including: preparing a polarizing plate where a protection film is laminated on one surface of a polyvinyl alcohol-based polarizer dyed with at least one or more of iodine and dichromatic dyes; and forming a depolarization region having single transmittance of 80% or more at a wavelength band in a range of 400 nm to 800 nm by bringing a decoloring solution including 1 to 30 wt % of a decolorant into local contact with the other surface of the polarizer, and a polarizing plate manufactured by using the same.

A method for producing a retardation film comprising the steps of: co-extruding or simultaneously casting a thermoplastic resin A and a thermoplastic resin B to obtain a laminated film comprising a layer of the thermoplastic resin A and a layer of the thermoplastic resin B; and uniaxially stretching the laminated film at least twice to cross a molecular orientation axis in the layer of the thermoplastic resin A and a molecular orientation axis in the layer of the thermoplastic resin B each other at almost right angles.

There is provided a polarizer excellent in heat resistance. A polarizer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a resin film containing iodine, wherein an end portion of the resin film has formed therein a high-concentration portion having a concentration of a substance that forms a counter ion of iodine higher than that of another portion.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a polarizing plate, the method including: preparing a polarizing plate where a protection film is laminated on one surface of a polyvinyl alcohol-based polarizer dyed with at least one or more of iodine and dichromatic dyes; and forming a depolarization region having single transmittance of 80% or more at a wavelength band in a range of 400 nm to 800 nm by bringing a decoloring solution including 1 to 30 wt % of a decolorant into local contact with the other surface of the polarizer, and a polarizing plate manufactured by using the same.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a polarizing plate, the method comprising the sequential steps of: preparing a polarizing element comprising a polyvinyl alcohol-based polarizer dyed with any one or more of iodine and a dichroic dye; irradiating the polarizing element with light having a specific wavelength selected from a wavelength range of 200 nm to 800 nm; and moistening the polarizing element, and to a polarizing plate manufactured by the method.

An optical layered body including: a substrate layer and a first surface layer, wherein the substrate layer contains a crystallizable polymer containing an alicyclic structure, and the first surface layer contains an amorphous polymer.