photochromic

(ˌfəʊtəʊˈkrəʊmɪk)

adj

(General Physics) (of glass) changing colour with the intensity of incident light, used, for example, in sunglasses that darken as the sunlight becomes brighter

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Anyone who can get on the Internet can get samples of photochromic pigmentation, and pretty much get to where you need to be to counterfeit it, depending on their level of expertise," he continued.

Specialty inks: thermochromic and photochromic inks are extremely useful in both security applications and interactive packaging

ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL has announced that it has acquired photochromic lens provider Transitions Optical.

Essilor acquires 51% of Transitions Optical

Coatings and speciality products company PPG Industries Inc (NYSE:PPG) announced today the signing of an agreement to divest its 51% interest in Transitions Optical, a supplier of photochromic lenses and a consolidated subsidiary of PPG, to ophthalmic optics company Essilor International, which currently holds a 49% interest in the joint venture.

PPG to divest 51% ownership interest in Transitions Optical JV to Essilor for USD3.4bn

PPG holds a 51% stake in Transitions Optical, which provides photochromic lenses to optical manufacturers, reporting it as part of its Optical and Specialty Materials segment.

PPG, Essilor discuss future of Transitions Optical

Lens product manager at Rodenstock UK, Debbie Bathgate, said the lenses are aimed at all active sunglass wearers and for all kinds of summer and winter sports, including drivers, bikers, climbers and water sports, when users benefit from permanent high contrast combined with photochromic properties.

Prices cut on Contrast lenses

However, it must be remembered that the figures quoted indicate the physical number of individual lens entries in the publication and one lens design can feature many times in the Availability Index if all the different refractive indices and treatments, such as photochromic and polarised versions, are taken into account.

The optician's bible is back: OT's clinical editor, Dr Navneet Gupta reviews the latest edition of Ophthalmic Lenses Availability

By eliminating extra product shipments for manufacturing, VEL saved more than 12,500 gallons of gas in 2006 by producing its proprietary, award winning LifeRx[TM] photochromic lenses in one facility.

Vision-Ease Lens Converts to 100 Percent Renewable Energy

SIGNET ARMORLITE has expanded its photochromic range to now include the new Kodak Transitions XTRActive lenses.

Innovation in driving

Specialty chemical companies have developed pigments that produce special effects such as: interference/color shifting, luminescent/phosphorescent, fluorescent, metal effect, light sensitive photochromic, and color changing thermochromic.

Specialty Pigments: Color Bliss

Hoya has released a new photochromic lens, Suntech Intense which is available in a wide choice of Hoya lens materials across the iD FreeForm, TrueForm, conventional and single vision lens designs.

Hoya has released a new photochromic lens, Suntech Intense which is available in a wide choice of Hoya lens materials across the iD FreeForm

coatings research and development center and advanced through a series of product and commercial development assignments before being appointed program manager for photochromic lenses in 1989.

PPG Announces Management Assignments

Zeiss PhotoFusion darken lenses are up to 20% faster than the company's existing photochromic lenses and fade back up to two times faster.