An improved ten-layer performance polarized lens for sunglasses. The lens design
maximizes the benefit to watermen, giving them a combination of outer hydrophobic
overcoat to protect the lens from seawater and smudging, multi-layer dielectric
mirror which further reduces glare and overall light transmission, two layers of
high-contrast blue-blocking amber or color-discriminating grey ophthalmic CR-39
plastic or polycarbonate, sandwiching a polarizing layer. The foregoing layers
are arranged to provide a balanced light transmission profile optimum for use on
the water in which 100% of UV-A & B light is absorbed to at least 400 nm. An alternative
embodiment is described in which a Rugate filter is incorporated in place of or
in addition to the multi-layer dielectric mirror. The resulting watermens' dielectric-mirrored
sunglass lens reduces both overall light transmission and ocular photochemical
damage, and is available in either high-contrast blue-light blocking amber or grey coloration.