A molded optical filter is provided having effective filtering of energy
emissions at an optical density (OD) of greater than 4 in three energy
emission bands corresponding to the wavelengths of laser emissions while
preserving the wearer's ability to differentiate and recognize colors and
having a pleasing overall color. The selective optical filter is a
moldable polymer filter that has three dyes therein to produce sharp
notch filtering ranges at about 530 nm, 700 nm and 1060 nm and a fourth
color balance dye therein to adjust the overall color of the filter
making it more pleasing and desirable to the wearer.