Abstract: The method for making an optical lens which includes: filling a molding cavity vertically oriented and defined by two mold pieces at the periphery of which is disposed an annular closure member with a polymerizable synthetic composition through a disposable check valve provided in the closure member; polymerizing the composition to form the lens; and recovering the lens with the disposable check valve imprisoned within the polymerized composition at the periphery thereof.

Abstract: The coating process according to the invention consists in bringing at least one surface of the substrate made of organic glass into contact with an aqueous treatment solution comprising at least one surface-active agent prior to the deposition of the coating on the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: The room temperature polymerizable composition comprises at least one polymerizable monomer having at least one episulfide functionality and an effective amount of at least one (alkoxyphenyl)phosphine polymerization catalyst.

Abstract: A method of releasing from the mold a transparent polymer material article formed in a cavity of a two-part mold by polymerizing a liquid polymerizable substance includes the step of uniformly heating the article in the mold to a mold release temperature in the range from Tg+20° C. to Tg+80° C., where Tg is the glass transition temperature of the transparent polymer material, without separating the article and the mold parts. An external mechanical force is applied to separate at least one of the mold parts from the article while it is at the mold release temperature.

Abstract: The invention relates to photochromic compounds of general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.a, R.sup.b and R.sup.c is denote hydrogen; alkyl; aryl; OR, SR, COR or COOR, in which R denotes hydrogen, alkyl or aryl, amino of formula NR.sub.1 R.sub.2 in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 denote hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl or an aryl; a halogen atom; a mono- or polyhaloalkyl group; or an NO.sub.2, CN or SCN group; n and m denote integers from 1 to 5; p is equal to 1 or 2; and H is a 5-members aromatic heterocycle containing one or more heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, these heterocyclic nuclei being eventually substituted by one or more alkyl, alkoxy, amino, aryl or aralkyl groups or condensed with a phenyl nucleus, a substituted phenyl nucleus or a 6-members cycloaliphatic nucleus and to their use in ophtalmic optics.

Abstract: The process comprises:(a) the introduction into a mould of a composition which is polymerizable into a transparent organic glass(b) the polymerization of the composition under conditions such that the resulting substrate made of transparent organic glass has at least one thin surface layer polymerized to a degree of progression and/or of crosslinking which is appreciably lower than that of the remainder of the substrate,and optionally (c) a stress-relieving thermal anneal of the substrate.Application to the manufacture of finished or semi-finished optical or ophthalmic items, in particular photochromic optical or ophthalmic items.

Abstract: A polymer composition obtained by polymerisation of a polymerisable composition comprising: at least 50% by weight of a monomer or mixture of monomers having formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be identical or different, represent hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, X represents ##STR2## and wherein m+n is between 0 and 10, 0 to 50% by weight of one or more mono- or polyfunctional vinyl, acrylic or methacrylic comonomers (II); 0.5 to 15% by weight with respect to the weight of components (I) and (II) of a compound having formula (III) ##STR3## where R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 represent hydrogen or one of radicals R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen atom while the other forms a ring with R.sub.7 ; R.sub.5, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are hydrogen or an alkyl group which may be substituted by OH and/or interrupted.

Abstract: An optical device, of the deflectometer type, particularly with phase detection, comprises a light source, a surface to be tested, a semi-reflective surface between the light source and the surface to be tested to deflect the light beam reflected by the surface to be tested, a grating placed adjacent a focal region of the reflected light beam, and a CCD camera coupled to a data processor. Between the grating and the CCD camera there is a primary objective (19) with a large entry pupil supplying an intermediate image, a ground glass (20) adapted to receive this intermediate image, and a secondary optical system (21) through which the intermediate image passes which is formed on the ground glass (20) and which forms a final image on the a detector (6) of the CCD camera.