ZEISS DuraVision Platinum UV

The best of ZEISS Premium coatings

To meet the challenges of everyday life, we need hard, dirt-resistant lenses that are easy to clean. This is precisely what many anti-reflective lens coatings offer – but the quality of these coatings can vary greatly.

What makes ZEISS lenses with DuraVision® Platinum UV AR coating different? These lenses are very robust, dirt-resistant and easy to clean while offering first-rate anti-reflective properties. An integrated system of coating layers densely packed using ion-assisted deposition results in a lens surface that is three times harder than the previous generation of hard anti-reflective (AR) coated ZEISS lenses *. ZEISS lenses with DuraVision Platinum UV AR coating also have a more cosmetically attractive, blue residual reflection color that has 20% less luminous reflectance than a conventional green AR coated lens.

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1. More robust

ZEISS lenses with DuraVision Platinum UV AR coating are three times harder than the previous generation of hard anti-reflective (AR) coated ZEISS lenses1.

ZEISS DuraVision Platinum UV, More robust
Without DuraVision Platinum UV** With DuraVision Platinum UV
Without DuraVision Platinum UV** (left) and with DuraVision Platinum UV (right)

2. Dirt-resistant

The patented anti-static layer2 prevents the build-up of static electricityso that dust and lint are not attracted to the lens surface, so lenses stay cleaner longer.

ZEISS DuravVision Platinum UV, Dirt-resistant
Without DuraVision Platinum UV** With DuraVision Platinum UV
Without DuraVision Platinum UV** (left) and with DuraVision Platinum UV (right)

3. Very easy to clean

The super-slick Clean Coat makes lenses very easy to clean. Lenses with high contact angles repel oil and water more effectively. ZEISS lenses with DuraVision Platinum UV AR coating have a minimum contact angle of 110° (lenses without super-slick clean coat: 95°).

ZEISS DuravVision Platinum UV, Very easy to clean
Without DuraVision Platinum UV** With DuraVision Platinum UV
Without DuraVision Platinum UV** (left) and with DuraVision Platinum UV (right).

4. Anti-reflective properties

A less noticeable blue reflection color increases the light transmitted by the lens, resulting in better vision. These lenses have 20% less luminous reflectance than conventional green AR coated lenses.

ZEISS DuravVision Platinum UV, Anti-reflective properties
Without DuraVision Platinum UV** With DuraVision Platinum UV
Without DuraVision Platinum UV** (left) and with DuraVision Platinum UV (right)

Discover the technology behind the hardest ever ZEISS lenses with DuraVision Platinum UV AR coating

Made up of an integrated system of ultra-thin coating layers densely packed using ion-assisted deposition and resulting in a lens surface that is three times harder than the previous generation of (AR) coated plastic ZEISS lenses1.

ZEISS DuraVision Platinum UV AR coating

The secret of hard lenses: ion bombardment

Ions transfer their kinetic energy to the coating molecules when these strike the lens surface.
The result: the coating's layers are more densely packed.

Why compromise on hardness, dirt-resistance and easy cleaning when you can have ZEISS lenses with DuraVision® Platinum UV AR coating?

The hardest lenses ZEISS ever made.

Three questions - three answers:

1. What exactly is a “hard” lens?
Lenses need to be robust enough to resist damage in daily life. The harder the lens surface, the more durable the lenses are.

2. How is lens hardness defined?
To find the best ways to make the hardest ever ZEISS AR coating for DuraVision Platinum UV, we looked at:

  • Other high-tech industries
  • The everyday life of a spectacle wearer

3. How does DuraVision® Platinum UV perform in terms of Durability?
DuraVision Platinum UV outperforms previous generations of ZEISS AR coatings in:

  • High-tech hardness testing
  • Real-life simulation tests
  • The Bayer ratio

Hardness tests: using DIN ISO 14577

Following the measurement setup as described in DIN ISO 14577 we used an indentation instrument to determine two critical properties of DuraVision Platinum UV:

We measured the hardness in a depth range of around 200 nanometers, the most critical range for visible scratches:

To create scratches that extend to more than the critical 200 nm below the coating surface, much higher forces need to be applied for DuraVision Platinum UV than for conventional AR coatings.

At the same time, we also measured the force needed to completely break the coating:

The force needed to generate coating breakage is increased from 211 µN (conventional ZEISS coatings) to 316 µN.

High-tech equipment in the development of DuraVision Platinum UV

High-tech equipment in the development of DuraVision Platinum UV

The technology: a high-resolution nano-indenter

What we improved: surface hardness and crack-resistance of the coating

What’s new:
Similar technology has been used internationally in many different industries in which the hardness of material surfaces plays an important role, e.g. in the development and production of modern precision tools. But so far, it has not been applicable to lenses.

At the forefront of research:
Indentation equipment precise enough for the extremely of thin coating layers on spectacle lenses has just recently been developed and was immediately integrated into the ZEISS research lab to help create the hardest ever ZEISS AR coating – DuraVision Platinum UV.

SDWT (Standardized Dirt Wiping Test): The test that reflects real life.

600 wipes with 4kg pressure: DuraVision Platinum UV still looks like new

SDWT (Standardized Dirt Wiping Test): The test that reflects real life.

In daily life, most scratches occur when lenses are cleaned with a cloth that has dirt on it, either from abrasive dirt particles that are on the lens when the wiping starts or from dirt particles that are already in the cloth. In the SDWT we use an artificially soiled cloth to simulate damage caused by lens cleaning:

  • Cleaning procedure using standardized dust to soil cleaning cloth
  • Improvement in scratch resistance from previous generations of ZEISS AR coating to DuraVision Platinum UV after 600 wipes with 4 kg pressure.

Bayer ratio (COLTS procedure)

The Bayer ratio is a measure of the abrasion resistance of a (coated) surface to an oscillating abrasive medium (defined sand or similar).
Previous generation of AR coating: Bayer ratio < 3 The AR peels off the surface, producing a large amount of scattered light
Previous generation of AR coating: Bayer ratio < 3 The AR peels off the surface, producing a large amount of scattered light
DuraVision Platinum UV: Bayer ratio > 10 generates only fine lines in the coating. There is no peeling of the coating and less scattered light
DuraVision Platinum UV: Bayer ratio > 10 generates only fine lines in the coating. There is no peeling of the coating and less scattered light
  • The Bayer ratio is a measure of the abrasion resistance of a (coated) surface to an oscillating abrasive medium (defined sand or similar).
  • The surface damage is assessed via the increase in scattered light resulting from the surface damage.
  • Different procedures for such a test are in place.
  • We follow the procedure set forth by the COLTS laboratory in the U.S.
  • (COLTS is the supplier-independent ophthalmic lens testing facility in the U.S.).

3 times harder than previous generation of ZEISS lenses with AR coatings

The use of an electron microscope with 3000x magnification makes the advantages of DuraVision Platinum UV clearly visible. While the previous generation of ZEISS coatings tears and peels, DuraVision Platinum UV only shows fine lines. Less scattered light is generated and a higher Bayer ratio is achieved.

NEW! UV protection
from all sides.

To offer patients true protection, ZEISS has developed an additional anti-reflective layer on the back of the lens, reducing the indirect light reflected into the eye. This extra layer complements the protection offered by ZEISS UVProtect Technology in all clear plastic lenses, which blocks direct UV rays from the front.

More than 90% of UV radiation comes directly from the front. However, a small part approaches the eye indirectly from the sides and back. As some UV rays may be reflected onto the eye by the back surface of the lens, ZEISS anti-reflective coatings are designed to have low reflectance in the UV spectral range.

Back surface UV protection is now integrated as a standard feature into all premium ZEISS DuraVision coatings and mirrors.

Anti-reflective coatings with UV protection

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