Abstract: An apparatus for coating a lens and curing the coating on the lens including a lens carrier for griping and holding the lens, a housing having a first set of walls defining a coating chamber with an opening in one of the first walls, the housing also having a second set of walls defining a curing chamber with an opening in one of the second walls. An arrangement for applying a coating to the lens within the coating chamber, an arrangement for projecting ultraviolet radiation within the curing chamber for curing the coating on the lens, and an arrangement for selectively blocking the ultraviolet radiation from passing into the coating chamber are provided.