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vision care

vision care

materials + products
Photochromic Glass
High Index Glass
Sunglass
Plastic Photochromic
Glass Molds for lens casting
Metal inserts for polycarbonate injection

capabilities
Optical design
Free form machining

contact
specialtymaterials@corning.com

Corning is a leading supplier of technologically advanced materials and customer-driven solutions for the ophthalmic industry and selected optics markets.

Leveraging its revolutionary invention of glass photochromic eyeglass lens materials in the 1960s, Corning has expanded its product offering to include one of the world’s most technologically advanced plastic photochromic lenses.

As a result, Corning delivers breakthrough technologies that improve quality of life, including fixed-tint sunglass lenses, clear high index lenses and specialty lenses for other optics markets.

applications
Plastic photochromic lenses
Glass photochromic lenses
Sunglass lenses
Clear high index lenses

additional information
Ophthalmic Glass Technical Data Sheets
Ophthalmic Glass Standard Items
Ophthalmic Product Specification 85 NQ 01 E
Physical Properties of Ophthalmic Glass