You wake up, reach for your glasses on the bedside table, and put them on before your feet touch the floor. That is exactly how most eye care professionals recommend treating your...
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The starting point for freeform production is a semi-finished lens, also known as a puck due to its resemblance to an ice hockey puck. These are produced in a casting process that is also used to manufacture stock lens. The semi-finished lens are produced in a casting process. Here, liquid monomers are first poured into moulds. Various substances are added to the monomers, e.g., initiators and UV absorbers. The initiator triggers a chemical reaction that leads to hardening or “curing” of the lens, while the UV absorber increases the UV absorption of the lens and prevents yellowing.
You wake up, reach for your glasses on the bedside table, and put them on before your feet touch the floor. That is exactly how most eye care professionals recommend treating your...
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